Guest blogging today is Dana Ohlsen all the way from Disney World. She tells us how to eat healthy even on vacation! 
An Instagram Breakfast of Champions
What more can you ask of a meal that can feed you for 0.20 a person for breakfast, lunch, or dinner?
Yep. A pancake meal is $0.20 a serving, while a serving of cereal is $0.80.
It’s all good.
When Sandi asked if I’d like to participate on the breakfast blog week, I didn’t hesitate for a moment.
Even though I knew doing so would only add to my ever growing mountainous to-do-list.
But, ha! What’s one more thing, right? ;)
Because, well…
breakfast is the most important meal of the day you know.
But more importantly, it is THE best meal of the day.
Breakfast, brunch, brinner.
A meal of many colors.
How can you go wrong with a meal that can be enjoyed
any. time. of. the. day.
More than anything for me, breakfast is nostalgic.
It reminds me of childhood.
At home with Mom:
German “puffy” pancakes with lots of fresh squeezed lemons and powdered sugar.
Ooey gooey Butterscotch Rolls (sticky buns, to some).
The best bran muffins on the planet smothered in “meltedy” butter.
And I will never forget the plethora of shapes and animals and letters my mom could make for a pancake…
she was a wizard in the kitchen!
Of course Mickey Mouse was the favorite for a long time (and now for my children).
At home with Grandma Mac:
“Bird’s In A Nest” — everyone has a different name for it, but you know the one…
Grandma would take a glass from the cupboard, press circles out of the center of our bread,
place in frying pan of butter and crack sunny yellow eggs into the center.
Perfection.
{Full disclosure… she also had the cupboards full of Cocoa Puffs. We didn’t get sugary cereals at home, so it was a treat!}
Over the river to Grandma Isaksen’s Farm:
Danish Evelskivers or scones with homemade freezer jam.
I could never get enough “Runny” side up eggs either from the fresh eggs we gathered from the chicken coop.
We were also afforded the luxury of homemade apple or peach pie for breakfast covered in fresh cream ala Grandpa Duke!
Mmmmmmmm.
Oh man, the list could go on and on.
We have adapted all of this deliciousness from my childhood into my girl’s childhood,
along with a fave of my Mister’s… Strata.
We have added a fun tradition to the long list of breakfast goodness…
“TABLE” sandwiches–a twist on a BLT.
Here’s how to build a T.A.B.L.E. sandwich:
(T) your 2 pieces of toast and a tomato
(A) Avocado,
(B) BACON!!!
(L) Leafy green Lettuce like romaine or spinach
(E) sunny-side up EGGS!
Put it all together and there you have a healthy and hearty breakfast of champions!
And if you have a fantastic buffet at a Disney resort,
then you can have your TABLE sandwich anywhere!
Eat up!!!
Smiles,
Dana
p.s. If I really wanted to drive the chefs crazy, I would have had them whip up my Mister’s Mean Green Smoothie we eat with our TABLE sandwich. We’ll save that for another day… ;)