A morning breakfast...

Breakfast, an important meal of the the day, and more than many will imagine. However, I for the last year have always tried to get some fluids in me and some movement in my body before having a true North American type of breakfast. I do this for a few different reasons. The first is to get my system lubricated. Sure it sounds simple, but usually the first thing we want to do in the morning is to urinate and defecate; that is if our systems are working normally. So the first thing i do is gets some fluids into my body.

This morning, I chose some freshly steeped ginger tea from fresh ginger root. The benefits of ginger are numerous, and I am not going to be relating them to you here. I want people who read my blog to think about their choices, and eventually learn as I have how to change their dietary habits. I travelled my journey, and if you are ready travel yours I would appreciate it. We are all very different, but me telling you what my readers need to do is just not mys style!

Yes, this morning was my fifty-first birthday... A year after I had made a decision to change my lifestyle.

Before I went for my nearly 3km walk, I was contemplating on what I could do with oatmeal, and rather than turning to the WWW I went out and looked at what I had in the garden. I thought to myself about what I had and thought how I could incorporate it into a breakfast!

There really wasn't much left in the garden, some beets, and Red Swiss Chard. It was not unusual for me to use the stems and greens of beets during the summer in omlettes; however, this was a bit of a different situation.

I went for my walk through the community I grew up in, and very much aware of the changes that had transpired from my adolesence! When I arrived home, it was certain that I wanted something tasty and out of the ordinary, though at the same time healthy in a number of aspects. Eureka Somehow, I didn't want to simply have oatmeal this morning. I recalled having a baked egg dish when I was visiting with family in Ukraine, so I thought. What kind of baked egg dishes could I have with oatmeal. Though I really did have a hankering for something with a bit of bite on my birthday.

After prancing around the WWW for a bit, I got a few ideas, though what I had in mind was a little more natural in content than what I had seen.

Oatmeal! Spinach! Egg! That wasn't making my consensus of ingredients I had on hand!

So why is it a nice bite?

Because it bites you back to some degree, however, it also provides you with a lot of energy and great things for your body!

While there are only six ingredients and I can guarantee you will get a great boost from such a breakfast.

How to do it!
It's not Rocket Science!

The primary focus is:

• Oatmeal - this can be of either format - quick preparation or slow cook!
• Red Swiss Chard - this can be replaced with either Beet Greens or Spinach.
• Garlic - One big clove - cleaned and chopped up nice and fine. The finer the better - but all is according to taste! :)
• Medium Egg - The healthier the egg, the healthier you are!
  

Cooking mediums: Water for Oatmeal, butter for garlic and egg.

The other things like cinnamon are child's play. The silly stuff - And a parallel world!

Chop your Red Swiss Chard so you have about half a cup... this comes to about two big leaves with their stems.. Don't forget to wash them when you take them from your garden!

Take your one clove of garlic. Clean it in whatever way you know how and chop the clove up into little pieces. If you like bigger pieces that is great. You do want to some degree infuse the butter that you will be frying that egg in in that garlic. However, the best is to make sure that you lay down your egg on those lovely little pieces of garlic that you have browned in the pan. (Personally, I use a small three inch cast iron pan, it works so well!)

When your Oatmeal is nearly half cooked, throw in our Red Swiss Chard. Stir it aound so that it gets in touch with the other food in the bowl. When all is mixed, return it to cooking for its required time.

I hope you have cooked your oatmeal in a bowl you can live with?

During this period you are watching your egg frying with your selected chunks of garlic. You have the choice to turn it or not. It's up to you! Just like it was up to you how important is was to cut those pieces of garlic!

When your Oatmeal is ready, with the other things you have thrown in there;placed yor fried egg with that wonderful garlic on top of your Oatmeal...

Yes, I don't have a picture of my first attempt, but I think I will love to see such attempts. You will love the food and I hope you share the pictures.