I wasn't going to post today. Over these holidays I've been curled in on myself, a bit like a millipede when they feel uncertain or under threat. I have been still and quiet and reluctant to push myself out. It would be counterproductive to say more than that, I think.
My breakfast, this week, is the very antithesis of what I've been feeling. Colourful, fresh, bright, enthusiastic, if food could be considered such. I'm normally a toast girl. I love toast. It is my very favourite thing. A piece of toast with raspberry jam and I'm good. But I don't think my mind and the rest of my body quite agree. If all I ate was good sourdough bread my mind would be so happy. And my body would be very ... difficult. Therefore, I have been trying to find a good alternative to toast that I'm happy to eat day in day out. Because breakfast is the only meal I'm inclined to be staunchly dedicated to one thing. Every other meal needs to be the height of variety. Interesting, different, tasty.
On the bottom I have plain coconut yoghurt. I was introduced to this at a food exhibition hubby and I flew to Sydney for (and that is a whole story in itself!!). We tasted the CoYo brand, and it is amazing. Their guava and plum yoghurt? Oh. My. Goodness! Delicious! Their ice cream? I could dive right in, and I don't adore ice cream. Well of course, I can't get that brand in my little excuse for a Woolworths store, so I've had to experiment with what they have on the shelf here. I tried the Nudie brand, and I wasn't thrilled. It feel smooth-but-gritty (don't ask me how that's even possible), and the flavour was kind of watered down. Then I tried Nakula. It is pretty close to the CoYo, so I haven't gone any further. And it's cheaper than the others, so that's a bonus.
Over the yoghurt is some organic berry cluster granola from Aldi, and then fresh strawberries on top of that. I'm not a cereal lover, but I like it with the yoghurt and fruit as a crunchy texture in something otherwise smooth. Also, I just felt like I needed to chew something, and yoghurt doesn't do that for you.
An interesting observation with the coconut yoghurt: I prefer it to regular yoghurt. If you're someone interested in plant-based food or you're intolerant to dairy, this is a magnificent alternative.
3 comments:
We love coconut yoghurt here, and we have a breakie similar to this often.
Ooh I've never tried coconut yoghurt before. Is it a new thing? The breakfast looks delicious. I actually feel like one now!
You have reminded me that I too coconut yoghurt. My mouth is out of action for chewing and biting after cancer surgery so I am always looking for new ideas to eat. However, i downed a lot of vanilla yoghurt in my initial days at home and I am thinking no more of that. But I reckon with some finely chopped fruit and coconut yoghurt I would be Ok. I used to have a snack for morning tea when I was teaching of yogurt, a cereal of some kind and fruit all in together and it helped keep me going till lunch!
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