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Wednesday, May 15, 2019
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Before putting the finishing touches on this morningâs newsletter, I enjoyed a version of my standard breakfast: eggs (scrambled today); a small piece of toast (slathered with a yogurt spread and a spice mix); fruit (apple, banana and clementine); and vegetables (spinach and sweet potatoes, sprinkled with sumac).
When I tell people about my breakfast routine, they often have two skeptical reactions. The first is that it sounds as if the meal takes a lot of time to prepare and cook. The second is: Vegetables for breakfast?
If you share one of those reactions, let me reassure you: No, it doesnât take a lot of time, and yes, vegetables can be a delicious and normal part of breakfast. In much of the world, they already are.
The Atlantic yesterday published a delightful history of the American breakfast, by [Amanda Mull](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRevoTqP0RMaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlYXRsYW50aWMuY29tL2hlYWx0aC9hcmNoaXZlLzIwMTkvMDUvd2hhdC1pcy1icmVha2Zhc3QvNTg5NDExL1cDbnl0QgoAHOr_21ydM6UeUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Itâs full of details I didnât know, on German beer soup, the connection between Corn Flakes and libido and more. The articleâs subhead is: âAmericans eat a narrower variety of foods for breakfast than anyone else. It doesnât have to be this way.â
American breakfasts arenât just narrow. Theyâre also heavy on foods that make us heavy â specifically, added sweeteners and other simple carbohydrates. Gary Taubes, a science journalist, [points out](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRevoTqP0RwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxNi8xMi8zMC9vcGluaW9uL2EtbW9udGgtd2l0aG91dC1zdWdhci5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDUxNVcDbnl0QgoAHOr_21ydM6UeUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) that breakfasts in this country have become âlower-fat versions of dessert.â Krishnendu Ray, a professor of food studies at New York University, told Mull, âThereâs no good reason why we should have so much sugar in the morning.â
Even if you arenât willing to make the leap to morning vegetables, you donât have to let breakfast be a morning dessert. Some combination of eggs, plain yogurt, nuts, cheese, fruit and a little toast can work quite nicely. But I do encourage you at least to try some breakfast vegetables, with a generous topping of spices. (You can make a big batch in advance to save time.)
I spent decades eating sugar-heavy breakfasts. Since I switched a few years ago, the meal no longer feels complete without greens.
For more, my New York Times Cooking colleagues have recipes for [Breakfast Salad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRevoTqP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAxOTQxOS1icmVha2Zhc3Qtc2FsYWQ_dGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNTE1VwNueXRCCgAc6v_bXJ0zpR5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~); [More-Vegetable-than-Egg Frittata](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRevoTqP0R3aHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAxMjYyOS1tb3JlLXZlZ2V0YWJsZS10aGFuLWVnZy1mcml0dGF0YT90ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA1MTVXA255dEIKABzq_9tcnTOlHlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA); and [Zucchini](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRevoTqP0SJaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tLzY4ODYxNjkyLW55dC1jb29raW5nLzkwMDg0LXp1Y2NoaW5pLWZvci1icmVha2Zhc3QtbHVuY2gtYW5kLWRpbm5lcj90ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA1MTVXA255dEIKABzq_9tcnTOlHlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). [Saveur](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRevoTqP0QyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2F2ZXVyLmNvbS92ZWdldGFibGUtYnJlYWtmYXN0LXJlY2lwZXNXA255dEIKABzq_9tcnTOlHlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) has 15 recipes for breakfast vegetables. Last year, I wrote a guide to [eating less sugar](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRevoTqP0RwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vZ3VpZGVzL3NtYXJ0ZXJsaXZpbmcvaG93LXRvLXN0b3AtZWF0aW5nLXN1Z2FyP3RlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDUxNVcDbnl0QgoAHOr_21ydM6UeUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). On one particular point, Iâd go even further now than I did in the guide: Donât just keep your juice portions small; [skip juice altogether](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRevoTqP0R8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOC8wNy8wNy9vcGluaW9uL3N1bmRheS9qdWljZS1pcy1ub3QtaGVhbHRoeS1zdWdhci5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDUxNVcDbnl0QgoAHOr_21ydM6UeUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Water, seltzer and coffee are perfectly good breakfast beverages.
Programming note. I know that yesterdayâs newsletter arrived late, and Iâm sorry about that. It was a technical glitch we hope to have fixed. In the future, if you encounter delivery difficulties, drop me an email at leonhardt@nytimes.com, with ânewsletter problemâ in the subject field.
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By RANDALL KENNEDY
Misguided students believe that defending Harvey Weinstein makes Ronald Sullivan unfit to be their dean. Apparently the university agrees.
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By N. SCOTT MOMADAY
Power is language.
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By DEBORAH S. ESQUENAZI
Years living as an undocumented immigrant taught me not to believe in the American dream.
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By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
New Yorkâs governor has a legacy-making chance to save the subway system. If only heâll get out of his own way.
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By LINDSAY CROUSE
While Nike promotes gender equality in its ads, their sponsored athletes say they risk losing pay if they become pregnant.
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By RACHEL L. HARRIS AND LISA TARCHAK
Many wonder whether the place occupied by social media in our society is, or could ever be, a positive one.
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One reader describes Iraniansâ anger over U.S. sanctions and their willingness to go to war. Another worries that the U.S. hasnât learned from past conflicts.
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