Do you like variety or are you pretty routine?
@GardenGerty (160611)
United States
October 5, 2022 6:50am CST
Right now I am talking about meals.
I am never sure what I will have for breakfast, because I like variety. I might even have leftovers from the night before.
Today I made a two egg omelette with cheddar cheese. Side of sausages. I topped it with avocado salsa for "zing'
Today I went "high protein" because I know I will swim later with my student. Other days I want something high carb, maybe a little sweet. My mom wanted the exact same thing every morning and that is what we got as well.
Me, I want variety.
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@FourWalls (67705)
• United States
6 Oct 22
As much as I eat at Chuy’s???? 
I’ve lost 35 pounds eating what I love, so why change.
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@GardenGerty (160611)
• United States
6 Oct 22
I am not familiar with Chuy's. I think if we eat what we love for meals, we are less susceptible to the mindless munchies that pack on pounds.
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@GardenGerty (160611)
• United States
12 Oct 22
@FourWalls If I ever get back to Texas I will have to look for it.
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@FourWalls (67705)
• United States
6 Oct 22
@GardenGerty — it’s a chain of Tex-Mex based out of Austin, Texas.
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@Marilynda1225 (82690)
• United States
5 Oct 22
When it comes to meals I like variety. I tend to cook the same things but try to create them in different ways. I think eating the same thing every day for breakfast would be boring.
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@GardenGerty (160611)
• United States
6 Oct 22
It is boring. I think that is why I do such variety now. Even "the same thing" as you said, can be prepared a different way.
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@GardenGerty (160611)
• United States
12 Oct 22
@Marilynda1225 And different spices add variety.
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@Marilynda1225 (82690)
• United States
6 Oct 22
@GardenGerty variety is the spice of life as they say 
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@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
7 Oct 22
I like to know what I'm going to be eating but, don't want the same thing all the time. That's why I make so many leftovers and freeze them. I can still enjoy a variety but not have to put in very much work at it.
Dad always wanted biscuits and gravy for breakfast. I still won't eat gravy... We kids had to eat it just because dad wanted it. 
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@GardenGerty (160611)
• United States
12 Oct 22
I am like you. I like to have a stash of frozen leftovers. Love biscuits and gravy but I did not get it growing up.
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@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
12 Oct 22
@GardenGerty I like to make biscuit dough and line muffin cups with the dough and fill the insides with cooked beef or sausage with different veggies and then cook the biscuit cups. Yummy!
@LindaOHio (177826)
• United States
6 Oct 22
Sometimes I like variety and sometimes I could eat the same thing every day. For example, when my husband retired on disability, he made a PB&J sandwich and a banana every day for me when I came home from work. I always looked forward to that lunch.
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@GardenGerty (160611)
• United States
6 Oct 22
That kind of routine is good and very understandable.
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@GardenGerty (160611)
• United States
6 Oct 22
It was, and it stayed with me well.
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@Ethereal8 (6)
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6 Oct 22
Depends on the mood. Sometimes, I crave something simple. Other times I feel like experimenting and being creative. Then sometimes it ends up tasting great but many times it either tastes bad (not that often lol) or it simply falls short of my dreamy expectations, but that's on me.
I still like experimenting, so for me, I like variety, just not necessarily too much of it I guess.
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@GardenGerty (160611)
• United States
6 Oct 22
Hi, welcome aboard. Sometimes for me it is the time involved. Especially for breakfast. I can be a very experimental cook.
@snowy22315 (180362)
• United States
5 Oct 22
I like variety and have an adventuresome palate. With so many delicious foods to eat, I don't see the point in eating the same thing all the time. I think you get more nutrition from a varied plate anyway.
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@GardenGerty (160611)
• United States
6 Oct 22
That is a really good point about the nutrition. I do try to start with a good protein breakfast if I know I will be having a challenging day.
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@RebeccasFarm (89832)
• Arvada, Colorado
5 Oct 22
Right now i am so boring Heather.
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@GardenGerty (160611)
• United States
6 Oct 22
Sometimes you eat what you have on hand or what you can afford.
@GardenGerty (160611)
• United States
6 Oct 22
I had one egg, one strip of bacon and one piece of toast. At that time it was less expensive than cereal. Oh, and if we had it, four ounces of orange juice. I get to choose now as an adult.
@GardenGerty (160611)
• United States
6 Oct 22
I think it is fun to have variety. That is what I did with my kids growing up.
@GardenGerty (160611)
• United States
6 Oct 22
I am happy to have leftovers because it is much less work. I might, however, eat those leftovers for my breakfast.
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@GardenGerty (160611)
• United States
6 Oct 22
So do I. Hubby tends to find something he likes and eat it over and over.
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@freelancermariagrace (27766)
• Philippines
6 Oct 22
When it comes to food, i like variety, too.
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@GardenGerty (160611)
• United States
6 Oct 22
Yes, definitely. Growing up it was always the same but as an adult I can have my own way.
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@MarieCoyle (37105)
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6 Oct 22
I've never been one to follow the crowd. I do like the rather traditional breakfasts, but so often they are so big and heavy to start out the day. My go-to is a poached egg and toast or an English muffin. But sometimes I have leftovers, or my own homemade soups, or something not traditional.
Sometimes, not often, we fix breakfast for dinner. It's good no matter what time we eat it.
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@GardenGerty (160611)
• United States
6 Oct 22
Oh, I can identify with all of those options. I find that breakfast is a good time for me to have foods hubby does not like, as he seldom is up to eat it with me.
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@shaggin (72103)
• United States
7 Oct 22
My husband when he cooks makes the same meals over and over. So boring. I like making different things all the time.
@LadyDuck (471255)
• Switzerland
5 Oct 22
I like variety for lunch and dinner, but I prepare more or less the same breakfast every day. Often it is toasted bread with butter and jam. Sometimes English muffin and cream cheese, during warmer days, yogurt with berries and different fruits. We have not the habit of heavy breakfast with sausages and eggs.
@Beestring (14518)
• Hong Kong
5 Oct 22
I like variety for lunch and dinner, but I have more or less same breakfast everyday. Oatmeal with milk, an egg and a slice of toast. Occasionally, I have Chinese congee with fried noodles.
