Are Croissant's pointless? (Breakfast)

[VincentHanna]

Anyone regularly eat these for breakfast? Super calorific/fatty and yet don't fill you up at all.

Just ate 4 smallish ones, sliced down the middle and spread in the middle with strawberry jam (even more calories, yay) and literally 30 minutes later I am hungry again.

Don't get me wrong, they taste great but they aren't satisfying at all. Like eating a bag of crisps.

Usual breakfast is 2 Weetabix husks with 0% fat Icelandic Yoghurt - Sometimes with a few bran flakes to bulk it out, or a sliced banana on top. That keeps me going for literally hours on end.

 

[mid_gen]

You don't eat croissants to fill you up. You eat croissant when you want a croissant and can actually get a good, freshly baked one (which is exceedingly rare).

 

[Ayahuasca]

Shock horror as what's essentially a dessert doesn't fill you up in comparison to a relatively nutritional breakfast.

It's the same for me with McDonald's, I can eat an inordinate amount of food there then feel hungry 30-60 minutes later.

 

[MikeTheNative]

Could say the same about a lot of breakfast cereal to be fair.

 

[robfosters]

Could say the same about a lot of breakfast cereal to be fair.

Except porridge.

I find cereals made with oats or wheat quite filling, but corn and rice based stuff isn’t very satisfying for long.

 

[montymint]

As a treat I get posh almond ones.

 

[Mesai]

Croissant with scrambled egg, sausage and some baked beans will get you through the morning.

Oats, some berries, peanut butter - gets you a few hours. Common box cereal is going to leave you hungry in less than an hour.

 

[dlockers]

As a treat I get posh almond ones.

I bet they don't even recognise you in Newcastle

 

[Raymond Lin]

You don't eat croissants to fill you up. You eat croissant when you want a croissant and can actually get a good, freshly baked one (which is exceedingly rare).

It makes me sad seeing those in supermarket inside a plastic bag.

 

[200sols]

They're not a breakfast to fill you up. For me they are more pastry you have when sitting in a nice café somewhere, I'm gonna pluck a figure and say 99% of croissants are awful.

 

[VincentHanna]

Shock horror as what's essentially a dessert doesn't fill you up in comparison to a relatively nutritional breakfast.

Fair enough

I guess it is a bit like having a donut for breakfast or something.

 

[TheBrooder]

You don't eat croissants to fill you up. You eat croissant when you want a croissant and can actually get a good, freshly baked one (which is exceedingly rare).

 

[montymint]

I bet they don't even recognise you in Newcastle

haha there's a couple of great places here for them.

There's one place that does warm ones with cooked pear and cinnamon.

Jesus it's divine.

 

[robfosters]

Bacon and cheese croissants. Nom.

 

[ColdAsIce]

I see them as a treat once every 2-3 weeks. Usually buy the frozen ones you can do in the oven with some Jam yum! but yea, not something to fill you up for a days work.

 

[OG]

As above, croissants are definitely not a breakfast meal. A good croissant is something to be treasured (especially in the UK) and best enjoyed as a mid morning snack with a coffee of some sort.

Side note - https://theundergroundbakery.co.uk/ has been the best croissant I think I've found in the UK, baked fresh every morning and the size/lamination is great.

 

[Yaayuh!]

A croissant is perfect for elevenses with a coffee.

 

[Junglist]

As a treat I get posh almond ones.

Came to say this. When I used to have a nice cafe near my old job I'd get a flat white and an almond croissant as a treat.

 

[PlacidCasual]

Sunday morning with a nice cup of properly made hot chocolate, start with a Pain AU Chocolate and finish with a Croissant. Life is good.

 

[montymint]

Came to say this. When I used to have a nice cafe near my old job I'd get a flat white and an almond croissant as a treat.

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