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In her book Home Comforts, Cheryl Mendelson tells us breakfast is a meal wherein we want simple, easy-to-chew and repetitive menus that require little thinking while we're still groggy, and trying to wake up. Ha!
As the Butler here, I can tell you for sure this is absolutely true -- at least in the house where I currently work. (There is no "thinking" going on around here whatsoever until the afternoons -- which suits me just fine!)
In the three years I've been here, the breakfast menu has been the same, each and every day! And again -- each and every day! omg!
- Coffee.
- Fresh-squeezed orange juice.
- Plain yogurt.
- Fruit Bowl (fresh and diced).
- A half-slice of whole grain toast, dry.
Sounds really nutritious, right? But I worry about the small amount of protein.
Most of us go straight for the proteins in the mornings -- eggs, ham, sausage, bacon, cereal with milk -- anything to give us strength to get through the day! Right?
So I don't know. I'm not a nutritionist -- but I do have a sense of balance when it comes to what the body needs.
But maybe rich people, not facing a day's labor, don't need as much protein as we do. Ha!
I don't know! It's none of my business, after all. I just work here.
But before I go, I'd like to dedicate this post to a reader named Joey in Cape Town, South Africa. He's a qualified Chef, and about to start school at the South African Butler Academy.
Awesome! We wish you well, Joey. And do keep us posted as to your progress. (And by the way, any international gossip you might want to pass along would be most welcome! Ha!)
Thanks for reading tonight!
Andrew
Dear Andrew
ReplyDeleteThanks for dedicating the post to me, will keep you up to date on my progress and off course any international gossip!
That is a rather "limited" breakfast, but judging by the amount of alcohol they consume the night before they might not be fully conscience at breakfast time and don't realize what they eating.
Would it be a bad idea for you, the butler to suggest an alternative breakfast menu? Come to think of it, what do you have for breakfast?
Kindest regards
Joey
Hi, Joey,
ReplyDeleteWhether or not you can make suggestions to your employers varies from house to house, and what kind of relationship you have with them.
And you're right about them not being fully conscious at breakfast! (But neither are we.) Ha!
I do have more to add about breakfast, by the way, in a future post.
Andrew
Glad you posted this article, Andrew!
ReplyDeleteWe were starting to worry about that Sink Hole you were hoping for, in your last post! lol
Joline
Not to worry, Joline.
ReplyDeleteNo sink hole. All is as it was.
Damn it!
Andrew
There's protein in the almond milk too, Andrew. But I agree, not enough protein in the overall picture. And I'd be bored to death with the same breakfast like that, day after day! MS
ReplyDeleteThanks for adding to the topic, MS.
ReplyDeleteBut the protein in one teaspoon of almond milk is negligeable, don't you think?
What's wrong with sausage gravey over biscuits?
Thanks for visiting and commenting!
Andrew
Excuse me, it's "gravy". Not gravey.
ReplyDeleteHummmm...getting hungry here.
ME TOO!
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