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One of the questions I get asked most is what I eat every day. While my day-to-day meals vary somewhat, the overall picture remains the same: tea, breakfast lunch, snack, dinner, dessert. Here’s a glimpse into what I ate yesterday – a day in the life of The Picky Eater
Every morning starts out with a HUGE cup of tea. I can’t do without it and I like to make it really milky and slightly sweet.
My two fav teas are English Breakfast and Bombay Chai – this was the English Breakfast tea before I added milk. I also love my oatmeal, so I’ll usually have a huge bowl of steel cut or rolled oats oatmeal with a variety of toppings: flax seeds, chia seeds, nut butter, milk (soy, almond or regular depending on my mood), stevia, honey,…
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