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Title: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: bloomer on February 16, 2012, 10:17:52 am

Is chocolate acceptable breakfast for a grown up  ;D discuss!!!

Cos thats what i had this morning and now i feel bad, even though it was yummy...
Title: Re: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: little blue on February 16, 2012, 10:24:52 am
yes.

And cake, doughnuts, biscuits .... :P
Title: Re: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: doganjo on February 16, 2012, 11:36:58 am
He'll feel even worse if he eats them too  ;D ;D

Serves you right for pinching the kids' chocolate! ;)
Title: Re: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: bloomer on February 16, 2012, 11:43:05 am
was my chocolate the kids have their own...

mmm donuts....
Title: Re: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: anderso on February 16, 2012, 11:53:17 am
Toffee is the best dark toffee
Title: Re: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: doganjo on February 16, 2012, 12:22:57 pm
was my chocolate the kids have their own...

mmm donuts....
Yeah, right!  ::)    I'll ask them!  ;) ;)
Title: Re: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: Fowgill Farm on February 16, 2012, 12:49:06 pm
in answer to your question ..............YES  ;D
Mandy  :pig:
Title: Re: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: Womble on February 16, 2012, 12:53:25 pm
Of course! Why did you even need to ask?
Title: Re: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: bloomer on February 16, 2012, 12:56:41 pm
was just checking as was feeling bad

kids get cereal i had dairy milk.

i have now made fresh sausage rolls for lunch to compensate!!!
Title: Re: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: deepinthewoods on February 16, 2012, 12:57:53 pm
chocolate is fine for brekky, cider isnt!!
Title: Re: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: SallyintNorth on February 16, 2012, 12:58:27 pm
Now I love chocolate as much as, probably more than, the next woman, but I've never been able to eat it first thing.  BH, however, starts his day on Tunnocks Caramel Wafers (without which the whole of British Agriculture would grind to a halt  :D) and has done for ever.  He has his proper breakfast after he's done the first feeds. 
Title: Re: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: Tilly on February 16, 2012, 01:10:41 pm

....... :o chocolate for breakfast !! ::)        - only acceptable if you grate it and mix it in your porridge  :yum: 
Title: Re: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: doganjo on February 16, 2012, 02:01:55 pm

....... :o chocolate for breakfast !! ::)        - only acceptable if you grate it and mix it in your porridge  :yum:
YUK!!! Noooooo..............  ONLY salt in porridge!!!!! ;D
Title: Re: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: Brijjy on February 16, 2012, 02:16:11 pm
I had porridge with water the other day and that was bad enough. I don't think I could face having salt in it as well. I miss the lashings of golden syrup  :yum:
Title: Re: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: MAK on February 16, 2012, 02:28:23 pm
Chocolate for breakfast ?

mmm depends if you weigh more than you should and if you don't want to. Otherwise I would say eat what you want and enjoy.
If I take breakfast then my favourite is smoked mackerel and hummus on rye biscuits. Whatever floats your boat I guess.
Martin
Title: Re: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: Sylvia on February 16, 2012, 02:41:19 pm
Left over soup, left over stew and dumplings, left over roast.......... :yum: :yum: :yum:
Title: Re: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: mab on February 16, 2012, 07:31:04 pm
Definitely OK - but I may be biased as my wake up drink is chocolate according to the following recipe:-

1 heaped tsp cocoa powder
4 - 6 heaped tsp dark brown soft sugar (approx - it doesn't heap properly)
add a little milk and mix to a paste
add 3 - 4 heaped tsp horlicks - you need to add a bit more milk at this point
after mixing vigorously you should have 1/3 - 1/2 a mug of thick chocolaty paste
Mix in milk to a full mug and warm to taste

Good for waking you up and energizing you on a cold early start ;D ;D ;D

mab
Title: Re: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: knightquest on February 16, 2012, 07:59:31 pm
Chocolate for breakfast is normal for me. It's actually taken after my weetabix but it is there......................it's also there after elevenses, lunch, dinner, supper, tea and any other snack that takes my fancy  ::)

My record for chocolate consumption is a 1kg bar in one sitting.................too much? How 'bout discussing that?  ;D ;D

Ian
Title: Re: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: Rosemary on February 16, 2012, 08:03:28 pm
Only on Christmas Day, IMHO  ;D
Title: Re: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: bloomer on February 16, 2012, 08:05:43 pm
christmas day breakfast is bucks fizz unless im forced to drive for some stupid reason
Title: Re: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: Small Farmer on February 16, 2012, 08:12:28 pm
It's part of your five a day along with alcohol and sugar.  They are, after all, vegetables...
Title: Re: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: colliewoman on February 16, 2012, 08:47:57 pm
No chocolate isn't appropriate as breakfast.
It plays a far more vital role than a mere meal.
Chocolate is kept beside the bed to be consumed the nano second one wakes up, ideally before even sitting upright. It is akin to breathing and plays a vital role in day to day functions.
Besides eating it for breakfast then suggests the idea that you can't then have a fry up because one has already had breakfast....
 :yum: :yum: :yum:
Title: Re: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: princesspiggy on February 16, 2012, 08:54:41 pm
Only on Christmas Day, IMHO  ;D

and easter, mothers day and birthday......
Title: Re: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: Bangbang on February 16, 2012, 09:13:02 pm
I occationally have milk chocolate buiscits dunked in my coffee
as a breaky

yummy n soggy!      mmmmmm! ;D
Title: Re: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: Lesley Silvester on February 16, 2012, 11:45:29 pm
When isn't chocolate acceptable?  And if I can have trifle for breakfast...
Title: Re: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: Small Farmer on February 17, 2012, 11:54:02 am
The heir to our debts likes to drink coffee through a KitKat.  He bites the ends off first and then sucks.  Has to be done fast or it becomes a bit messy...

Coffee is of course another of your five a day.  Coffee beans are a fruit aren't they?
Title: Re: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: SallyintNorth on February 17, 2012, 02:28:42 pm
The heir to our debts likes to drink coffee through a KitKat.  He bites the ends off first and then sucks.  Has to be done fast or it becomes a bit messy...
I just have to try that.  Will report back  :D
Title: Re: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: Small Farmer on February 17, 2012, 02:45:11 pm
The spare, the heir's brother, went off to uni last year and we finally got an excavator into his bedroom this morning. 

We discussed the likely identity of the black dust in his sealed plastic lunchbox and thought it had probably been a sandwich.  But given he's been back a few times for fleeting visits since he departed we were surprised that he hadn't noticed the glass of milk, or rather the glass of biohazard.

Title: Re: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: PetiteGalette on February 17, 2012, 06:02:23 pm
Breakfast in Brittany is a steaming bowl of hot, milky chocolate into which you dip you bread, brioche, croissante or whatever takes your fancy.
Pity I'm allergic to lactose...................................., love to watch.......,  and smell the hot chocolate, though..........!
Title: Re: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: Lesley Silvester on February 17, 2012, 06:48:40 pm
The spare, the heir's brother, went off to uni last year and we finally got an excavator into his bedroom this morning. 

We discussed the likely identity of the black dust in his sealed plastic lunchbox and thought it had probably been a sandwich.  But given he's been back a few times for fleeting visits since he departed we were surprised that he hadn't noticed the glass of milk, or rather the glass of biohazard.



Hope you don't get the bill for fumigating his uni lodgings when he leaves.  ;D
Title: Re: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: Small Farmer on February 17, 2012, 07:20:15 pm

Hope you don't get the bill for fumigating his uni lodgings when he leaves.  ;D

He's sharing with seven girls and appears to be taking a minimalist approach to his uni existence.  He did mention having to buy bleach but suspect that might be to clean up after a night out.  Seven girls....
Title: Re: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: colliewoman on February 17, 2012, 07:47:10 pm
The heir to our debts likes to drink coffee through a KitKat.  He bites the ends off first and then sucks.  Has to be done fast or it becomes a bit messy...

Coffee is of course another of your five a day.  Coffee beans are a fruit aren't they?

Tell him to try with a penguin (biscuit!) nibble off opposite corners, dunk into coffee and suck :yum: :yum: :yum:
Title: Re: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: MAK on February 17, 2012, 07:59:33 pm
Just reminded that 30 years ago my french girlfriend and I toured Scotland eating Cadburys Hazel Nut Chocolate melted in a teaspoon in black coffee. We left melted chocolate all over Scotland !!
Title: Re: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: bloomer on February 17, 2012, 08:29:12 pm
The heir to our debts likes to drink coffee through a KitKat.  He bites the ends off first and then sucks.  Has to be done fast or it becomes a bit messy...

Coffee is of course another of your five a day.  Coffee beans are a fruit aren't they?

Tell him to try with a penguin (biscuit!) nibble off opposite corners, dunk into coffee and suck :yum: :yum: :yum:

This works best with cadburys chocolate fingers, a box full should do a large coffee :-)
Title: Re: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: Small Farmer on February 18, 2012, 02:17:13 pm
I'm delighted to find so many fellow food deviants here
Title: Re: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: Rich/Jan on February 18, 2012, 05:30:04 pm
nearly every cereal in France has some form of chocolate in it - including Special K :wave:
Title: Re: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: NormandyMary on February 18, 2012, 10:35:44 pm
nearly every cereal in France has some form of chocolate in it - including Special K :wave:
I was going to say that, plus half the brioches you buy have chocolate bits in, and dont forget the pain au chocolat!!
I personally DONT do chocolate for breakfast unless OH gets me pains aux chocs straight from our bakery for a special treat. Normally I have either scrambled or boiled eggs, with crispbreads spread with low fat spread and Marmite. Eggs and Marmite go so well together. As our hens have gone into overdrive at the moment and OH has gone off eggs, Im having to try and get through them alone!
Title: Re: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: Lesley Silvester on February 19, 2012, 12:45:48 am
I had boiled eggs for lunch today.  Scrummy.  I boiled extra so I could make egg mayo sandwiches tomorrow.
Title: Re: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: MAK on February 19, 2012, 12:41:26 pm
Chocolate cereals !
yes - I remember now that we could only buy such when the grandchildren and my son came out last year. My son had chocolate rice crispiest, pain au chocolate and on some days hot chocolate for breakfast. He told me off because he was gaining weight and I put too much out on the table for him to choose from. Not sure he would have joined me in an orange when he could have chocolate. Hes still a bit fat.
Title: Re: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: Sylvia on February 19, 2012, 01:17:11 pm
 :-[ I don't like chocolate :-[ :-[  ::)
Title: Re: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: SallyintNorth on February 20, 2012, 01:30:06 pm
The heir to our debts likes to drink coffee through a KitKat.  He bites the ends off first and then sucks.  Has to be done fast or it becomes a bit messy...
I just have to try that.  Will report back  :D

Well, I used the Co-op plain version not the branded one - not sure if that made the difference.  In truth, I didn't really get the coffee into my mouth, but enough came up the 'straw' so that the melty coffee-flavoured soggy stick was scrummy!   :yum: :D  Yet another bad habit to add to the list...  ::)
Title: Re: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: bloomer on February 20, 2012, 01:54:04 pm
The heir to our debts likes to drink coffee through a KitKat.  He bites the ends off first and then sucks.  Has to be done fast or it becomes a bit messy...
I just have to try that.  Will report back  :D

Well, I used the Co-op plain version not the branded one - not sure if that made the difference.  In truth, I didn't really get the coffee into my mouth, but enough came up the 'straw' so that the melty coffee-flavoured soggy stick was scrummy!   :yum: :D  Yet another bad habit to add to the list...  ::)


and this is clearly where we need a like button  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: Small Farmer on February 20, 2012, 04:34:31 pm
We had an au pair briefly who for breakfast poured herself a cup of black tea and a bowl of dry muesli and dunked each spoonful of muesli into the tea before eating it. 

I've never tried the KitKat technique.  Sounds like it ought to be included in the deep-fried Mars bar cookery book.
Title: Re: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: MAK on February 20, 2012, 08:24:36 pm
I am home alone and have not been to the shops for a bit.
Today I had a breakfast after sorting out the birds, pigs and dog.
1 tin of sardines ( in olive oil) a sliced tomatoes and a sliced onion with oil and pepper.
Beats choclate !
Title: Re: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: Rich/Jan on February 22, 2012, 08:50:12 am
ooh sardines for breakfast - dont think I could manage that - kedgeree yes, sardine no.
Title: Re: Is chocolate acceptable for breakfast?!?
Post by: MAK on February 22, 2012, 10:50:28 pm
Sardines - smoked mackeral or sweet pickled herring - best breakfasts ever. Makes me feel so refreshed and alert ready for the day ahead.  Call to all chocolate junkies - try fish for breakfast  after a few weeks you will be serving up the olives, cucumber or pickles too. NO BREAD though !  :D :D