1 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:09,360 --> 00:00:14,040 Speaker 1: Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:19,279 Speaker 1: Today's tip is to try a picnic breakfast. In my 4 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:21,880 Speaker 1: part of the world, the weather is getting warmer and 5 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:25,400 Speaker 1: the flowers are blooming. We are also, as I am 6 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 1: writing this, mostly staying around the house with schools and 7 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:34,240 Speaker 1: non essential businesses closed due to coronavirus concerns. Life feels 8 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 1: better when we have adventures, but those are somewhat harder 9 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 1: to pull off in the current situation. Harder but not impossible. 10 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 1: One little adventure I've been trying a picnic breakfast. Eating 11 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 1: outside is almost always exciting because it's different. But on 12 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 1: those rare occasions when this does happen, the meal in 13 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 1: question tends to be lunch or dinner. No one does 14 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:02,200 Speaker 1: a picnic breakfast, and so that's a great reason to 15 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:06,400 Speaker 1: try it. Put your coffee in a thermest sir insulated cup, 16 00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 1: grab a blanket or towel, get cut up fruit or 17 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:14,360 Speaker 1: bananas for easy portability. You could fry up some pancakes 18 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 1: and keep them warm in a picnic basket, or just 19 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 1: go for something that doesn't require temperature logistics. Pastries work. 20 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:24,760 Speaker 1: Even toaster pastries could be fun to try, or pack. 21 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:27,680 Speaker 1: Some hard boiled eggs, teas, and a good loaf of 22 00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 1: bread work. For any meal with coffee or with butter 23 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:33,480 Speaker 1: and jam on the bread, it will feel like breakfast 24 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:36,920 Speaker 1: in any case. The good news is that because a 25 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:40,120 Speaker 1: picnic breakfast is so out of the ordinary, you don't 26 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 1: have to travel far to make the meal feel like 27 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 1: an adventure. If you've got a backyard, great, go there. 28 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 1: An apartment balcony could also work, or visit a nearby park. 29 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 1: The whole thing doesn't have to take long. My family 30 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 1: has plenty of time these days with no school or activities. 31 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 1: But the beauty of breakfast is that it's rarely too 32 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:03,320 Speaker 1: long a meal. You can set a timer for fifteen minutes, 33 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 1: and if all you're eating is a hard boiled egg 34 00:02:06,040 --> 00:02:08,519 Speaker 1: and a piece of fruit, you'll still feel like it's 35 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:12,520 Speaker 1: been a leisurely experience. Then pack up and go back in. 36 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 1: At most, you need to start your day twenty or 37 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:19,360 Speaker 1: thirty minutes earlier, or start your usual activities twenty or 38 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:22,800 Speaker 1: thirty minutes later, and you will probably feel like you 39 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:26,360 Speaker 1: have all the time in the world. So think about 40 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 1: your life this week, look at the weather forecast and 41 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 1: choose a nice day. See if there's a morning that 42 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:36,799 Speaker 1: might work for a picnic breakfast. I guarantee the experience 43 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 1: will be memorable. In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks 44 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:51,800 Speaker 1: for listening, and here's to making the most of our time. 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