SubscribeBreakfast at Fatimah’s
I have to admit it. I’m not really a breakfast person at heart, which I know is very unhealthy. During the week, I do like my one cup of coffee while reading my newspapers. It’s a way for me to kick-start my workday after getting the children off to school.
My kids get hot breakfast every day: grits, turkey or soy bacon, eggs and toast. My personal favorite meal is lunch during the week, for many reasons, not the least of which is that it motivates me with something to look forward to as I work through the morning. But on days when I am health-focused (which isn’t all of the time because as health-savvy as I am, I’m also very undisciplined), I’ll make a blender drink and eat whole-grain toast or have a bowl of oatmeal or fruit with yogurt.
When I do eat a full breakfast – usually on weekends - my favorite is fried apples, grits and turkey bacon. This was a staple from my Grandmother Susie (whom I was named after as Susan Elaine Hughes) except that she used beef bacon and never ate pork, because she had high blood pressure and her doctor told her not to. Grandmother Susie’s food was good but simple, and sometimes she would add scrambled or poached eggs.
My kids love this breakfast or they like eggs-in-a basket, French toast and pancakes. On weekends, we go all out and make a full-fledged brunch with all of the above dishes, plus oven-baked home fries and a fruit salad topped with vanilla yogurt and cinnamon.
My typical Sunday Brunch menu:
Fruit salad with vanilla yogurt and walnuts
Creamy grits
Turkey bacon
Eggs-in-a-basket
French toast
Pancakes
Home fries
Fried apples
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As the mother of five and a journalist, I've always encouraged people to empower themselves with information on healthy foods and lifestyles. Nurturing our children with healthy food is one of the most important jobs we have, yet as families have become busier or drifted apart, meal times have been sacrificed.
