When I’m out at a restaurant my favorite breakfast is an omelet with green pepper, mushrooms, and cheese with bacon on the side and a dry toasted English muffin. A few strawberries on the plate is good if I am only drinking water, but not any other fruit is really appealing to me in the morning. To drink I like water or fresh squeezed orange juice. If it is a cold morning I might have some tea if they have a classic black decaf. Most restaurants don’t have it. It can be Liptions, it does not need to be a fancy brand. English Breakfast decaf is good too. I don’t want Earl Grey or Orange Pekoe or herbal or some other flavor.
At home it’s a toss-up between French toast or an omelet. The French toast is made with regular white bread and eggs (no milk added). Cook the egg-soaked bread in a pan in minimal butter or oil so it is not soaked into the bread and well cooked through at that. Bacon on the side. Serve with real maple syrup or white sugar.
On rare occasion I make a version of the Monte Cristo using the French toast and making it into a sandwich with melted Swiss and thick sliced good quality ham. The Monte Cristo I eat with some maple syrup if I want a sweet touch, or sometimes without.
To drink at home I like hot chocolate and a glass of water or fresh squeezed orange juice and water. If the juice is from concentrate I prefer grapefruit juice.
Note: My favorite is to use whole eggs, but for health reasons I make almost everything with only egg whites (not the same, but I am used to it) or sometimes one whole egg and two whites.
Typically, I don’t crave sweet in the morning, so very little fruit and very little syrup if any at all. French toast is better for me at a late breakfast or brunch.