Poached Egg Breakfast

Today's breakfast is a pretty dish. Poached egg, cherry tomatoes and Ryvita.

 
I've heard different stories how to cook a poached egg and have had many disasters in the past. Some people say add salt to the water, others (my mum) insist vinegar (the white kind) is necessary, although she can't explain why.
I used neither. All I did was bring the water to the boil, swirl it with a wooden spoon and crack the egg in. The swirling water keeps the egg in shape. Guess what? It turned out perfect!
Another successful breakfast. And a healthy one to boot.

Simple Fruit Bowl Breakfast

Breakfast this morning was a fruit bowl with a glass of lemon water.

We had water melon, cantaloup melon, kiwi fruit and grapes - that's it. No additives, no sugar... Just as nature intended. Kate had hers with a Soya Yoghurt Pot.

I'm enjoying fruit this week and have eaten more in a week than my entire life I think! :-)

The best thing was watching Charlie (our 2 year old) share Kate's cantaloup melon. It seems our enthusiasm is starting to rub off on the kids.

Healthy Breakfast

It's Friday!

This morning I've had tomato omelette, followed by a melon & strawberry medley, washed down with a cup of hot water with lemon and ginger.

To cook the omelette I heated a little soya butter in a small frying pan, cracked in 2 eggs and mixed it up with a wooden spoon. While it was cooking I thinly sliced a tomato and laid 4 slices over the top of the omelette, then left for a few more minutes for the egg to cook through and the tomato to warm. I finished this off with a little salt & black pepper.

The melon and strawberry was simply that, no extras.

For the hot water drink I squeezed a wedge of lemon into a cup and thinly sliced fresh ginger. Apparently both ingredients are great for detox.

I ate the omelette before the thought of taking a photo occurred to me, but I got a pic of the leftovers, haha...

You may notice a few pieces of Belgian Waffle on the plate. NB: Belgian Waffles are not part of the detox diet, the kids like them! There's also a grape vine too. I didn't have grapes this morning, Kate did. Grapes are a good source of fruit and are included in the detox diet :-)