Tag: breakfast

March 7th National Cereal Day

March Holidays

Cereals were put on the American breakfast table starting somewhere around the mid-1800’s. For the most part they were healthy, being made basically of grains and ingredients good for the body as long lasting fillers and energy producing boosters. Somewhere around 1939 we started adding sugar to most cereals and though they did taste better, they became less and less healthy until we have what we have today, cereal with very little to no nutritional value.

How to celebrate – Have a bowl of cereal. Determine what you favorite cereal is. Look for cereals that are healthy at the grocery store.

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February 4th Eat Ice Cream For Breakfast Day

February holidays

Created for the first Saturday of February, Eat Ice Cream For Breakfast Day began, apparently, in the 1960’s, in an effort to try and get her children to eat breakfast. Was it good for them? Well, no. But then when you consider the amount of sugar we have in most kids cereals these days eating ice cream isn’t really all that much worse! And milk is well… milk! So I guess if you want to make the kids happy for a day, eating ice cream isn’t the worse thing you could do. Just don’t make a habit of it! Heck, you might even want to join them for a change!

How to celebrate – Have ice cream for breakfast today. Figure out which ice cream is the healthiest for you. Someone make a bacon and eggs flavored ice cream!

December 30th Bacon Day

December holidays

Who doesn’t like bacon!?! Well, okay, there are those people who do not like bacon for numerous reasons but come on… even pigs like bacon! The smell of it cooking can wake up an entire household and adding it to a sandwich, soup or any meal just perks the flavor up instantly! And what is breakfast without bacon!?! Bacon-less!!!

How to celebrate – Cook up some bacon. Figure out different foods you can flavor with bacon. Serve bacon at every meal.

March 7th National Cereal Day

March Holidays

Cereal came about because by the mid-1800’s people began to realize that eating meat, drinking alcohol and washing it all down with coffee may not be the healthiest way to eat. They, of course, were right. However some, like John Harvey Kellogg, had the right idea they too went a little too far to the extreme insisting that daily enemas and harsher treatments were required to keep one healthy. Will, his brother, promoted Kellogg’s in a lighter mode and made the business what it is today. National Cereal Day has been celebrated since 2005.

How to celebrate – Have a bowl of cereal. See how many types or brands of cereal you can name. Make your own new cereal.

February 24th National Toast Day

February holidays

February 24th National Toast Day

This day is celebrated on the last Thursday of February so the dates will change. This year it’s on the 24th obviously. The day was created back in 2014 by the Tiptree World Bread Awards in the UK. Since then it has world wide and celebrated nearly every place bread is available, which means, everywhere! It’s a simple enough item to make, you just need bread and fire and that has been around for over 8,000 years according to historians.

How to celebrate – Make your own bread. Figure out which brand of bread is your favorite. Learn how to make fire.

February 5th and 18th Ice Cream For Breakfast Day & Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Day

February holidays

Well there are technically 2 days in February around this theme. The 1st one in the month was created by Florence Rappaport, who had 6 kids, in the 1960’s and set on the first Saturday in February, which this year happens to be the fifth. The 2nd one is a day to bring awareness to childhood cancer. Most of us have cereal and milk for breakfast, and what is ice cream but milk normally with added sweet ingredients that might even be made out of cereal. So, nothing really all that odd about having ice cream for breakfast. Maybe even make it coffee flavored to get a complete breakfast in all in one bowl!

How to celebrate – Have some ice cream for breakfast today. You can try the Almond milk or Oat milk but I’m really not sure how that will work out. Throw and ice cream social breakfast. Support childhood cancer centers.

February 5th and 18th Ice Cream For Breakfast Day & Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Day

February holidays

Well there are technically 2 days in February around this theme. The 1st one in the month was created by Florence Rappaport, who had 6 kids, in the 1960’s and set on the first Saturday in February, which this year happens to be the fifth. The 2nd one is a day to bring awareness to childhood cancer. Most of us have cereal and milk for breakfast, and what is ice cream but milk normally with added sweet ingredients that might even be made out of cereal. So, nothing really all that odd about having ice cream for breakfast. Maybe even make it coffee flavored to get a complete breakfast in all in one bowl!

How to celebrate – Have some ice cream for breakfast today. You can try the Almond milk or Oat milk but I’m really not sure how that will work out. Throw and ice cream social breakfast. Support childhood cancer centers.

September 1st National Cherry Popover Day

September Holidays

Who ever thought something so simple would be so good! Cherry Popovers qualify for that honor to me, simple and yet so good. Just some flour, eggs, sugar and lots and lots of cherries. They are great for breakfast, lunch, dinner or even just as a daytime snack. You can even make them out of different kinds of cherries. So how many different types of cherries are there? Well there are close to a thousand different types believe it or not!

How to celebrate – Have a cherry popover. See how many types of cherries you can name. Visit a cherry grove.

August 24th National Waffle Day

March Holidays, Unboxing the Bizarre

Waffles are generally made from flour, milk, vegetable oil, sugar, baking powder, salt and vanilla. They are thought to be a breakfast food, or a snack, but can be enjoyed any time of the day. I was a little surprised to find out that the first record of waffles being served was back in 1300’s Greece. International Waffle Day on March 25, was created in Sweden, it’s called Vaffeldagan Day there, but I guess in the US we had to have our own National Waffle Day so August 24th was proclaimed. Even if we “stole” the day, everyone knows of course the most famous waffles come from Belgium (well the story goes a bit differently, but that is for another day and time).

How to celebrate – Make some waffles. Try different kinds of waffles. Visit Sweden!

April 16th National Eggs Benedict Day

April Holidays

Eggs Benedict were originally meant to feed the rich, and famous, a lush breakfast most could not afford. It is made from eggs, Hollandaise sauce and Canadian bacon on an English muffin. It was first made in New York City either for Mrs. LeGrand Benedict in 1893 or for Mr. Lemuel Benedict in 1894. Delmonico’s in New York City also lays claim to Eggs Benedict but states it was on their menu in their 1860’s. Who knows, and frankly, besides those laying claim to it, who cares!?! It is a delicious way to start your day. Does anybody know who Mrs. Benedict or Mr. Benedict were? Too bad it wasn’t Benedict Arnold!

How to celebrate – Have Eggs Benedict today. (It doesn’t have to be for breakfast) Visit New York City. Visit Delmonico’s and see if Eggs Benedict is on the menu!