I am all for healthy breakfasts for my kids. I expect them to eat something hearty before school every morning. So….what kind of breakfasts do you think we have? Everyone, besides my husband, enjoy leftovers from dinner from the night before. My kids favorites are pizza and Chinese. My favorite is mashed potatoes. YUMMY! Now, don’t get me wrong. My family does eat the normal cereal and pop tarts. But I do try to push the dinner’s leftovers. Why? It sticks with them longer AND I don’t have to throw as many leftovers away. I really hate wasting food.
Why do I bring this up? Well, the other day I was talking to a friend and we were talking about breakfast. I had mentioned that I had eaten mashed potatoes for my breakfast. The look on her face was priceless! I didn’t think ANYTHING about potatoes for breakfast, but she thought that it was a horrible choice. She said “It just isn’t right!” However, I strongly disagree! Who can pass up mashed potatoes for breakfast!
So, if you want to use up those leftovers, give them to your kids in the morning for breakfast! It definitely is a better meal than that sugary cereal. However, some people might think it just isn’t right, like my friend. But as I always say “to each their own!”
So….who else eats mashed potatoes for breakfast????
4 responses so far ↓
1 Michelle // Mar 26, 2008 at 6:39 pm
Around here I grew up on potato pancakes, aka mashed potatoes. My grandmother use to make them and then serve a sunnyside up egg with it.
OMG it was awesome!
No you are not strange…. just because someone else thinks its wierd doesnt mean it is.
So yes Angela its ok to eat mashed potatoes for breakfast too.
My husband thinks its weird to eat breakfast for dinner. AndI LOVE IT!
2 cate // Mar 26, 2008 at 9:17 pm
Its really not that different from the shredded or cubed hashbrowns when you come to think about it.
I looove cold pizza for breakfast. You just can’t beat it.
I will never forget a few years ago I went to a training for work and on our last night we all went out as a group and were served mashed potatos in a martini glass with whatever toppings we wanted. Talk about yummy.
3 Pat // Mar 27, 2008 at 10:49 am
Ummmm……..mashed potatoes, with a nice glob of butter on it. What could be better for breakfast?
4 Carrie // Mar 27, 2008 at 1:16 pm
Sorry that would gross me out. I can’t do the dinner stuff for breakfast. I have a friend who is always eating stuff like spaghetti, chili, etc for breakfast - yuck! To each their own I guess!
But I do hear you on the not wanting to waste food stuff - my kids and hubby are terrible about not eating leftovers and I really hate throwing it all away at the end of the week. So usually Saturday lunch is all leftovers!
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