Nutri-Grain Elevenses Breakfast Raisin Bakes Bars, 6-Piece, Pack of 6

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If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” — Tolkien SELECTED COMMENTS Workers who are happy and not distracted by hunger are more efficient. If you feel like your whole office might benefit from this ritual, let your human resource officer know about it. Sir: It’s funny you bring this up as I was thinking the other day about “elevenses” being a word I don’t really use any more. I certainly partook of elevenses as a child. Here are my theories on elevenses disappearance factors: Azuza - The thing with the hobbits though, is if I remember correctly, all their meals were big. So they weren't actually eating small meals spaced throughout the day. They were just eating many large meals! Owners recognized that for their workers to be productive and safe, they needed energy throughout the day. Tea breaks became the norm. Tea Was Not Always a Popular Drink

And my fellow BMers have come put with 31 amazing elevenses recipes. Some of the recipes are traditional English elevenses recipes and some are just perfect to serve during 11am. Britain is associated with tea time traditions around the world. It is a popular drink that people from every level of society drink regularly. This was not always the case, though. At first, tea was associated with royalty. Queen Catherine of Braganza, the Portuguese wife of Charles II, introduced tea to the royal court.Even today, though he is nearly 80 and lives an ascetic lifestyle on a meditation retreat near Oxford, he still loves stuffing his face with biscuits at 11, or, more likely, ten to. I am a big fan of cakes, scones, and biscuits. If I could eat those every day around eleven, I probably wouldn’t need dinner until 3:00 p.m. The sugar would provide a temporary energy boost to help me make it through the sleepy part of the afternoon.

Since Weight Watchers introduced the new Personal Points plan it is harder to calculate points. This means I can no longer offer exact WW Points for food lists. (I am working on the recipe part). HOW MANY CALORIES SHOULD I BE CONSUMING PER DAY? Margaret Thatcher did away with the 11am ⅓ pint of warm milk in schools that had conditioned all of us to take a break and our stomachs to expect a little something. When I was growing up my Dad used to love elevenses. It was an important custom to him. At 11am, during the holidays, we stopped whatever we were doing and with great joy he would set out a little treat for my brother and me.

I can't imagine why somebody would mention Elevenses in England because we just know Elevenses. If you ask a Brit, "Do you know elevenses?" it's like asking an American what the Super Bowl is. There was once an advert or, sorry, a commercial for this bar — it was a candy bar — but it was this "health" bar that they called Elevenses. They were just using the term that everyone knows. As coffee becomes more popular around the world, some people have started drinking it instead of tea. The options for food and drink during elevenses are endless. The purpose of this break, after all, is to stem any hunger before lunch and to get enough energy to make it to lunch. Similar Traditions Around the World Unlike Western Europe and North America, many countries in Central and Eastern Europe have a second breakfast as part of the daily eating schedule. Countries that observe a second breakfast include:

What about you? Do you observe the hallowed custom of elevenses? And if you do, tell us how you do it. My phone, that's all I can handle. We don't have Alexa or whatever all those other things are. Literally no interest whatsoever. Anything techie, I've got to turn all that off. I cannot use tech, it drives me insane. Because it always crashes, it's always complicated. You always have to reboot something, and I don't know how to reboot something. Boots are the gorgeous heels I've got. Other than that, I want to talk about a boot. You must have a laptop... Both parents working, so no pre-school sitting around the kitchen table as Mum takes a well-deserved sit-down. I don't know what you're doing, but I can't help you. You said you're not really into tech at all. Why? Welcome to Small Talk, a series where we catch up with the internet's favorite Extremely Online individuals offline.EricRadley - How about some home-made low-fat muffins, crepe rolls with a bit of jam or some fruit kebabs? These days, onces can be eaten mid-morning or mid-afternoon. The traditional meal is cheese bread and a hot beverage. A popular beverage is aguapanela, which is made from sugarcane. It can be served cold or hot. Second Breakfast is Common in Central Europe Tolkien says that the hobbits loved elevenses, and one of the Lord of the Rings films has this delightful little exchange. The hobbits are on a trek when hobbit Pippin suggest they take a break. The hard-working human Aragorn is all for pressing on: Winnie-the-Pooh did not have tea with his elevenses. He preferred bread with honey and condensed milk. Another famous literary bear, Paddington Bear, would have hot cocoa with marmalade sandwiches. Pastries and Tea are Traditional Elevenses Fare The word "elevenses" always makes me laugh because it sounds so quaint! I must admit though, it's quite nice to have a little mid-morning break to refresh yourself.