No more cold toast
12.08.10
Toasted breads, and associated goodies like toaster pastries, waffles ,and other treats, are deceptively homely breakfast foods. It doesn't take much to send morning schedules careening off spoor, and having a bite to eat is the cornerstone that gives us the energy to get through the day (or at least out the door). As the most material meal of the day, breakfast meant to be hot should never be served cold.
Hyperactive mornings often scatter attention, but with an 8-second toast chuck, the DeLonghi DTT720 2-Slice Toaster can at least help keep hot breakfasts on schedule. The fashionable brushed-metal toaster features an LED countdown display that is for more than at most show. An audible alarm sounds when 8-seconds remain in the toasting and procedure, and if the toast is ready before you are, an automatic keep-warm function kicks in and drops the cheers back down into the toaster.
A motorized lift-and-lower function offers flush operability, keeping at least one aspect of the morning routine on oversee. Helpful settings like cancel, defrost, warming, and bagel functions outfit much-appreciated automatic toasting, while a removable bun warmer expands purposefulness to croissants, muffins or other pastries. Now if it could only remind you where you last set down the car keys.
Source: CNET (blog)
Speedy breakfasts to pick you up for the day
11.08.10
Promote BREAKFAST No. 1 -- Greek yogurt with cereal, nuts, preserves.
Metre TO PREPARE -- Under 2 minutes.
Protein really is an conspicuous part of a complete breakfast. That's what makes Greek-style yogurt such a valuable weapon in your on-the-run eye-opener. Eight ounces of equilateral plain, fat-free yogurt provides 137 calories and 14 grams of protein. Lash to the same size portion of Greek-style yogurt and for 140 calories you'll get 23 grams of protein -- enough to keep you sentiment fuller longer. Throw in some complex carbohydrates in the formality of granola and some healthy monounsaturated fat from almonds. For fun and flavor, spoon on a dollop of your favorite preserves or a drizzling of honey.
Expedition BREAKFAST NO. 2 -- Peanut butter on whole-wheat bread, preserves, banana slices, draw off.
TIME TO PREPARE -- Under 3 minutes.
It's not just for lunch boxes anymore. If the kids (or you) taste peanut butter, it's one of the easiest things to pull from the pantry first inanimate object in the morning. (Don't feel stuck eating the whole thing; wrap the other half for a midafternoon morsel.) Granted, 2 tablespoons of extra-crunchy peanut butter provides 190 calories -- most of them from fat -- but that fat comes for all practical purposes in the form of monounsaturates, a desirable type. Plus dietary fiber and 7 grams of protein. Spread it on whole-wheat bread for unclarified carbohydrates, an array of vitamins and more fiber. Milk rounds out the protein in this go too far (along with calcium and other minerals). If you or the kids prefer a less starchy fruit, go with an orange or apple slices.
Source: Plain Dealer