Food & habits / Column
In praise of eating the same breakfast again
The small pleasure of a meal you already know you like, and why variety does not have to be a daily assignment.
The breakfast you make on autopilot can be one of the most agreeable parts of the morning. You know which bowl to use, how you like your toast and whether the coffee will be ready before you sit down.
There is a particular comfort in not having to invent the first meal of the day. Familiar food has its own story, even when it would not make a particularly surprising photograph.
A little variation, when you want it
Perhaps the fruit changes with the season. Perhaps the bread comes from a different bakery. You can make small changes because they appeal to you, rather than because yesterday’s breakfast somehow needs replacing.
Some mornings you may want something entirely different. Repetition is an option, not a rule.
Let breakfast belong to the morning
Choose what works for your own needs and circumstances. A rushed weekday and a leisurely weekend do not have to look the same.
If you enjoy what is in your bowl, you are allowed to enjoy it again tomorrow. Not every pleasant thing needs to be reinvented.
