Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.
Speaker 1: Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.
Speaker 1: Today's tip is to try a picnic breakfast. In my
Speaker 1: part of the world, the weather is getting warmer and
Speaker 1: the flowers are blooming. We are also, as I am
Speaker 1: writing this, mostly staying around the house with schools and
Speaker 1: non essential businesses closed due to coronavirus concerns. Life feels
Speaker 1: better when we have adventures, but those are somewhat harder
Speaker 1: to pull off in the current situation. Harder but not impossible.
Speaker 1: One little adventure I've been trying a picnic breakfast. Eating
Speaker 1: outside is almost always exciting because it's different. But on
Speaker 1: those rare occasions when this does happen, the meal in
Speaker 1: question tends to be lunch or dinner. No one does
Speaker 1: a picnic breakfast, and so that's a great reason to
Speaker 1: try it. Put your coffee in a thermest sir insulated cup,
Speaker 1: grab a blanket or towel, get cut up fruit or
Speaker 1: bananas for easy portability. You could fry up some pancakes
Speaker 1: and keep them warm in a picnic basket, or just
Speaker 1: go for something that doesn't require temperature logistics. Pastries work.
Speaker 1: Even toaster pastries could be fun to try, or pack.
Speaker 1: Some hard boiled eggs, teas, and a good loaf of
Speaker 1: bread work. For any meal with coffee or with butter
Speaker 1: and jam on the bread, it will feel like breakfast
Speaker 1: in any case. The good news is that because a
Speaker 1: picnic breakfast is so out of the ordinary, you don't
Speaker 1: have to travel far to make the meal feel like
Speaker 1: an adventure. If you've got a backyard, great, go there.
Speaker 1: An apartment balcony could also work, or visit a nearby park.
Speaker 1: The whole thing doesn't have to take long. My family
Speaker 1: has plenty of time these days with no school or activities.
Speaker 1: But the beauty of breakfast is that it's rarely too
Speaker 1: long a meal. You can set a timer for fifteen minutes,
Speaker 1: and if all you're eating is a hard boiled egg
Speaker 1: and a piece of fruit, you'll still feel like it's
Speaker 1: been a leisurely experience. Then pack up and go back in.
Speaker 1: At most, you need to start your day twenty or
Speaker 1: thirty minutes earlier, or start your usual activities twenty or
Speaker 1: thirty minutes later, and you will probably feel like you
Speaker 1: have all the time in the world. So think about
Speaker 1: your life this week, look at the weather forecast and
Speaker 1: choose a nice day. See if there's a morning that
Speaker 1: might work for a picnic breakfast. I guarantee the experience
Speaker 1: will be memorable. In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks
Speaker 1: for listening, and here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody,
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