It wouldn’t be summer…. without cravings for cereal + milk!
They said you should use small bowls to control portions – but of course I chose my largest bowl today! But they also say voluminous foods are good for satisfying the mind and body, so my honey puffs and puffed quinoa made up for the big bowl with all their air.
I filled it out with some dense, satiating foods: a few tbsp of cville cluster, toasted buckwheat, chia seeds and sunflower butter. Without them I’d be hungry in an hour!
Blueberries, banana and milk rounded out the bowl.
[Quite a mouthful of ingredients!]
It was an amazing bowl of cereal!
On the side: Tazo Green – one of the few green teas I like
Two things define how I’m spending the rest of my day: Goggles and good bread!
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I haven’t seen puffed quinoa at my grocery store yet, but I’m so curious to try it!
Looks phenomonal! Yum. Off to breakfast I go
Whoever ‘they’ are that say to use the smallest bowl, don’t listen to ‘em…. Go with the bowl if you want the bowl.
Looks great!
Do you buy puffed quinoa or do it yourself?
I don’t think I could eat a bowl of anything without toppings nowadays!
Bought it from the bulk bins at Integral Yoga
I have never even heard of puffed quinoa! I will surely be looking for it next time I am at the store
What a lovely and satisfying breakfast you have going on there. I look forward to your morning posts, your food always looks so wonderful
Have a great day Kath!
Goggles? Your either swimming or making some bread souffle dessert with a torch
Hahaha I hadn’t considered option number two! I hope that’s the real plan.
Take some funny goggle pics!!!
I always use a big bowl for my cereal too
Who uses small bowls to control cereal serving sizes? Not me!
I’m with you on the green tea – I rarely find one I like but Tazo isn’t bad at all!
Green tea is usually a miss for me! I have tried the Tazo one, and like to mix it with a black tea or lemonaide I like! Goggles? swimming today?
You always know how to ‘jazz’ up a good bowl of cereal! I rarely eat cereal, dunno why, maybe I need to add a little more ‘jazz’
For 10 months of the year, I only want oatmeal for breakfast. But during hottest months of summer, cereal + yogurt + berries + PB are my go-to breakfast. I’m not sure whether it’s because it’s so hot outside, or simply that there are so many delicious berries in season. Yum.
Now that’s one loaded cereal bowl! Awesome!
Your bowl makes me think of Hawaii
There is just something so satisfying about dunking your spoon into a deep bowl of cereal with all the fixin’s. I feel like I have to wrap my arms around it and just dig in. Haha.
Puffed quinoa?? That Looks great!! Cereal is great in the summer
Okay, I have a critical decision to make…and I need your help.
A farmers market just started coming to the Department of Health (where I work) every Thursday, and they have a Great Harvest stand. We don’t have any of these in our area so I’m really excited!
So my question to you is- High Five bread, or Dakota bread?
High 5 is my fav!!
I’m so glad you said that, because I was going to get Dakota bread but they were all out, so I ended up getting the High 5! It’s SO heavy, I can’t wait to slice it up tonight!!
I love your spoon!
I’ve got to get my hands on that puffed quinoa! Sounds yummy!
Great breakfast bowl!
So pretty! You always have the cutest dishes! And the best looking breakfasts
Have a great day!
Exploding bread in the future?
toasted buckwheat groats are the best….adds a nice crunch! I made overnight oats for this morning….I can’t get enough! they are the best!!!
Thanks so much for all your beautiful breakfast ideas.
I love your dishes? They are so cute! Where do you find them?
I haven’t eaten breakfast yet b/c somehow I just didn’t wake up hungry! This is now making me want a cereal bowl
I love a big bowl of cereal in the summer — even though I’m hungry 10 minutes later, I still find a bowl of cereal so refreshing!
Goggles and good bread sounds like the perfect day to me! And I’m with you on both cereal points – 1) must use a small bowl because I always (inevitably) fill up the entire thing no matter the size 2) HAVE to add more dense foods to it or I’d be chewing my arm off by 10am!
Have a great day
have you tried any yogi teas? their green kombucha is amazing!
Mmm delicious! Its amazing how cereal with cold milk is just so refreshing in the hot summer months!
Mmmmm… blueberries! Now I’m wishing I had a bowl of cereal for breakfast too.
Tazo Green is definitely my fave green tea out there. The Zen or Thrive – not the Green Tips.
Green Tips is basically drinking your lawn in a glass.
Craving some cold cereal! On tap for tomorrow morning! Enjoy the day…
I can’t get enough cereal lately either! It’s just so yummy and cold in the morning.
You rock those goggles!!
Kath, I always love your breakfast shots; they look so beautiful and happy, bursting with color! I just love the bowls and coffee mugs you use. Where do you usually pick them up?
I suggest Celestial Seasonings Honey Lemon Ginseng Green Tea – far better than the chemically tasting Tazo tea.
I dislike the Tazo teas myself….
instead enjoy Twinings looseleaf Gunpowder Green for
my morning tea-yummy!
First I thought, blueberries and nut butter…? I don’t know. And then I realized it’s like a pb & j on a noel of cereal. Mmm.
mmm
I seriously come to your blog every morning as the finale to my breakfast
I’m new to the blog-world; LOVE your site!
cereal + milk concoctions are the BEST in summer – I’m currently nomming a mix with kashi/ezekiel cereal, cherries&bananas, cacoa nibs, and vanilla kefir.
Also your photography is fantastic, can I ask what camera you use?
Thanks! I have a Canon DSLR XSI
I love all the toppings! I can’t eat a bowl of anything without several toppings nowadays
I love cereal and milk! I’ve been eating it like crazy lately! Love that crunch and cool creaminess from the milk!
Your pictures always look so amazing! Great work!
Thanks!
i like to eat cereal in the big bowl- i just fill it up halfway instead of all the way. it makes it easier to eat on the couch
I think I need to try puffed quinoa. You make it look and sound pretty darn good ; )
I had cereal for breakfast today too! I added some chia seeds, a banana and protein for staying power, because cereal never keeps me full long!
I usually choose a big bowl and fill it up! It makes me happy
cereal and almond milk as we speak (er, type?)
so delicious, simple and perfect!
Those blueberries look amazing! I need to get my hands on some stat!
Yesterday I received your Cville Cluster Granola from my opensky order! I have been so excited for it and just had it for breakfast on top of my fruit and yogurt mixture.. so delicious!! Now I understand why it’s your favorite and you put it on top of everything
it is going to be so hard to make it last longer than the weekend… thank you for creating such a delicious granola!! oh and i have that same mug as you from anthropologie, except mine has an “L” -Great taste!
So glad you like it!!
Guess who’s OpenSky order shipped out today?! Cannot wait to get my hands on that granola!
I keep forgetting chia seeds help to fill you up – I’ve had a bag sitting on top of my fridge that I still need to break open!
They say you eat with your eyes, volume is good.
Is there a specific thing you look for in cereal? Is wholesome ingredients good enough? or do you look for certain # such as fiber, etc?
I think the simpler the better. I look for things like bran flakes or shredded wheat or a simple puffed whole food. I avoid things with isolated protein or added fiber – not how nature intended those foods to be consumed!
Such a pretty bowl! I’m always so jealous of your lovely dishes…
Do you use pinterest?
If you could take a vacation anywhere in the continental US where would you go (top 5 destinations)?
Yes I do use Pinterest!
Top 5 hmmm..
Pacific NW wine country
Finger lakes
Maine
Arizona
Back to Sonoma
Will you share your pins??
I think they are shared? I know some people are following me. I’m not sure how it works! I’m KathEats on there.
Can I just say that I’m obsessed with the Cville cluster! I snapped at my husband for eating some this morning because I’m trying to ration it knowing that you won’t be selling it often. Any chance at a recipe for someone without access to any GH?
Sorry, the recipe will never, ever be released
Once and a while a large bowl is okay to use
http://faithfulsolutions.blogspot.com/
Goggles and good bread, eh? Sounds like you have a good day ahead of you! Have you ever tried puffed millet?? It is so so good.. and great for adding volume… perfect for yummy toppings
Bagged, puffed cereal is just so affordable too. Great to have a round the house!
I haven’t seen puffed millet yt
I really like the taste of green tea and I try to drink 5 cups or so a day for the health benefits. I drink Bigelow because the flavor is really distinct from any other green tea I’ve tried–really mellow and savory.
I dislike Tazo green tips very much! Tastes like a metal soap dish!
I had a nice big bowl of popped amaranth this morning with a smoothie on the side. I am STUFFED!! So good
I bought two cereal bowls yesterday, not realizing how huge they are…oops! more oatmeal for me!
mmmm cereal. i bought a box of honey comb yesterday on impulse. i haven’t had it since i was a kid!
Love the spoon you are using for your breakfast! Makes the pics extra fun!!
Good bread? That means your day is going to be wonderful!
If you like Tazo green, I’d suggest Tazo’s Zen, it is a green tea with lemongrass, spearmint, and lemon. It’s super tasty and doesn’t get bitter.
that’s what it was!
Ohh I find that Biggelow’s teas are really good too~your breakfast looks delicious!~
Um, I want cereal now!! With sunflower butter, of course
Hello, Kath!
Okay, I added KERF on my blog roll, but I’m new to this and I don’t know how to link it correctly haha but I didn’t know if it was protocol to tell the people of the page’s you linked to! so just fyi!
You don’t have to – but thanks for putting me on!
Good bread sounds like a yummy way to spend the day
And after 1+ years of seeing them around here, I finally tried your overnight oats! Ah.ma.zing. Truly spectacular and you’ve given me a new obsession, I’m in love
Yay!
I love all kinds of green tea but can get why many people aren’t a fan…have you tried the green teas that are infused with fruity flavors? They are a lot tastier than the regular kind!
tazo green tea is my favorite kind of tea! it’s especially great for summer, I’m going make some iced tea with it!
Puffed quinoa? I am going to have to try that – it sounds wonderful.
Mmm I love how you combined voluminous foods with nutrient dense ones. The perfect combo!
I love how satisfying crunchy cereal can be! But adding some energy dense ingredients to my cereal is a must for me, otherwise I’m hungry an hour later.
Banana, almonds and raisins are my favourite mix ins!
YUMYUM! And I love Tazo Green