Beyond The Omelet: 6 Ways to Break The Egg Routine

Beyond The Omelet: 6 Ways To Break The Egg Routine
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As experimental as I pride myself on being the kitchen, there's one thing I never vary - eggs in the morning. I went through my bagel phase, my three cereal combo phase, oatmeal, smoothies, and yogurt, but eggs just work for me, and perform far better than any other food at ensuring I'll keep my hands out of the office snack baskets.

But it means that if I don't vary them, I not only get tired of them, but I stop really tasting what I'm eating and I'm a big believer that when we stop experiencing novelty and excitement with our food, we start to eat mindlessly and we start to eat more.

So here are six ways to break the egg rut...

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