I cant believe I just ate..... - Page 10

Clodfobble · 12-11-2007, 06:34 PM

At various times in my life, a "breakfast of champions" has specifically referred to:

--A kit-kat and a Coke
--Powdered sugar donuts and a Sprite

I had to eat the menu in question on a very regular basis (and specifically for breakfast) before I ever considered it for champion status.

Aliantha · 12-11-2007, 06:39 PM

I can't imagine having softdrink (soda/pop) for breakfast.

Maybe a donut with a coffee? I don't think I'd call it the breakfast of champions though. lol

I suppose I think of a champion breakfast as something healthy which will give you energy. Of course, that means I don't think nutrigrain fits the bill either.

I'd go for a good quality muselie(sp?) with some yoghurt and fruit on top. Now that's a breakfast of champions.

Oats are good too...specially when you pop to dried fruit in at the start of the cooking process so it plumps up nicely. yummo!

jinx · 12-11-2007, 08:14 PM

Wheaties is the breakfast of champions.

I can't eat breakfast, it ruins my whole day.

Clodfobble · 12-11-2007, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

I suppose I think of a champion breakfast as something healthy which will give you energy.

Well, sure, that was the original meaning of the cliche (maybe it's not a cliche in Australia? It was a Wheaties cereal slogan for years, as jinx noted.) But I make it a point to be ironic as often as possible, or insincere at the very least.

If it helps explain it any, it was only breakfast in that it was still morning and I had not eaten anything else. It wasn't like 7 AM in my pajamas or anything. The Coke/kitkats were while driving to school, and the donuts/Sprite were after I got to work at this particular employer who had really awesome powdered sugar donuts in the vending machine. They changed suppliers at some point, and that's when I stopped the habit.

Aliantha · 12-11-2007, 09:58 PM

yeah Clod, breakfast of champions is a slogan for nutrigrain over here, but I didn't know it was a slogan for a cereal over there although I suppose I should have guessed it must have been.

Urbane Guerrilla · 12-12-2007, 01:59 AM

Ah. Cultural differences.

Let's hear it for two slices of cold pizza, from the fridge, in last night's take-out pizza box. Accompanied however.

Here's a good looking Muesli recipe from Mister Breakfast's site. (Surf this site only if you want to awaken your appetite -- I rather avoid it unless I'm eating at the keyboard 'cos I think the place is calorically dangerous!) It seems homemade is the way to go with muesli, and it seems it should really include two particular ingredients to bring it to full potential: orange juice or concentrate in the soaking fluid, and either yoghurt or powdered milk to enrich. I picked that recipe of several on Mr. Breakfast because it had yoghurt and a banana in it. Muesli's pretty free-form. Adding powdered milk can do a lot for any muesli recipe.

Shawnee123 · 12-12-2007, 02:56 PM

No, no, no: This is the breakfast of champions:

kerosene · 12-12-2007, 06:05 PM

God, please let my SS be Australian...

Those sound SO good whenever you guys talk about them.

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

on the subject of tim tams, I just opened a packet of 'pink wish' tim tams. They're strawberry filled and 10 cents from every packet goes to the breast cancer foundation. Anyway, I pulled the whole tray out of the packet to put them in a container and discovered to my everlasting shock and horror, that there's only 9 (NINE) in the packet!

Now i'm feeling so ripped off!!!

Aliantha · 12-12-2007, 11:48 PM

They are good case. I'll send you a packet if you like.

DucksNuts · 12-13-2007, 03:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Well, sure, that was the original meaning of the cliche (maybe it's not a cliche in Australia? It was a Wheaties cereal slogan for years, as jinx noted.) But I make it a point to be ironic as often as possible, or insincere at the very least.

If it helps explain it any, it was only breakfast in that it was still morning and I had not eaten anything else. It wasn't like 7 AM in my pajamas or anything. The Coke/kitkats were while driving to school, and the donuts/Sprite were after I got to work at this particular employer who had really awesome powdered sugar donuts in the vending machine. They changed suppliers at some point, and that's when I stopped the habit.

Thats what I was going for when I mentioned my seriously *healthy* snack of milo and rice bubbles.

Shawnee123 · 12-13-2007, 08:57 AM

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Griff · 12-13-2007, 09:41 AM

I can't believe I ate Chrismas cookies with wheat in them yesterday... I paid the price.

HungLikeJesus · 12-13-2007, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

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Does that mean that you ate nothing?

ZenGum · 12-13-2007, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

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Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

Does that mean that you ate nothing?

Less than nothing, I guess.

Edit: with just a dash of flavor.

Shawnee123 · 12-13-2007, 10:38 AM

Oooops, was still thinking about little chocolate donut training.

12-11-2007, 06:39 PM	#137
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I can't imagine having softdrink (soda/pop) for breakfast. Maybe a donut with a coffee? I don't think I'd call it the breakfast of champions though. lol I suppose I think of a champion breakfast as something healthy which will give you energy. Of course, that means I don't think nutrigrain fits the bill either. I'd go for a good quality muselie(sp?) with some yoghurt and fruit on top. Now that's a breakfast of champions. Oats are good too...specially when you pop to dried fruit in at the start of the cooking process so it plumps up nicely. yummo! __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

12-11-2007, 08:14 PM	#138
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Wheaties is the breakfast of champions. I can't eat breakfast, it ruins my whole day. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

12-11-2007, 09:58 PM	#140
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	yeah Clod, breakfast of champions is a slogan for nutrigrain over here, but I didn't know it was a slogan for a cereal over there although I suppose I should have guessed it must have been. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

12-12-2007, 01:59 AM	#141
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Ah. Cultural differences. Let's hear it for two slices of cold pizza, from the fridge, in last night's take-out pizza box. Accompanied however. Here's a good looking Muesli recipe from Mister Breakfast's site. (Surf this site only if you want to awaken your appetite -- I rather avoid it unless I'm eating at the keyboard 'cos I think the place is calorically dangerous!) It seems homemade is the way to go with muesli, and it seems it should really include two particular ingredients to bring it to full potential: orange juice or concentrate in the soaking fluid, and either yoghurt or powdered milk to enrich. I picked that recipe of several on Mr. Breakfast because it had yoghurt and a banana in it. Muesli's pretty free-form. Adding powdered milk can do a lot for any muesli recipe. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course. Last edited by Urbane Guerrilla; 12-12-2007 at 02:16 AM.

12-12-2007, 02:56 PM	#142
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	gotta love Belushi No, no, no: This is the breakfast of champions:

12-11-2007, 06:34 PM	#136
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	At various times in my life, a "breakfast of champions" has specifically referred to: --A kit-kat and a Coke --Powdered sugar donuts and a Sprite I had to eat the menu in question on a very regular basis (and specifically for breakfast) before I ever considered it for champion status.

12-12-2007, 11:48 PM	#144
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	They are good case. I'll send you a packet if you like. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

12-13-2007, 08:57 AM	#146
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	-

12-13-2007, 09:41 AM	#147
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I can't believe I ate Chrismas cookies with wheat in them yesterday... I paid the price. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

12-13-2007, 10:38 AM	#150
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Oooops, was still thinking about little chocolate donut training.

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