Colorado Rockies Baseball Breakfast
The Colorado Rockies are wrapping up Spring Training down in Scottsdale and are getting ready for their big season opener at Coors Field in just a couple of weeks. At the Original Pancake House, we’re getting excited for baseball season in Denver! So that got us to thinking – what do baseball players like to eat?
Baseball is a bit different than other professional sports in its approach to health and nutrition. Until very recently, baseball players were eating candy bars, hot dogs, and their fair share of beer after a game. Just in the past few years, baseball players and their respective clubs have started to put a much greater focus on nutrition and healthy choices that one might expect for professional athletes. Whereas a pre or post game spread used to consist of cheese and bologna sandwiches, fast food, and a few hot dogs, now the players are dining on salmon, veggies, and shrimp scampi. Gone are the sweets and processed foods, gone are the days of ball park fare!
With a focus on health and well-balanced meals, baseball players are also making healthy choices for their other meals, including breakfast. Many baseball players sleep in and enjoy a big breakfast after a late night at the park. But their breakfast is typically well-balanced with lean protein, fruits, veggies, and of course a few healthy carbs.
We’ve come up with a perfect breakfast for the professional (or little league!) baseball player. This meal has a perfect balance of protein, fruit, veggies, and carbs to fuel any position from pitcher to left field.
Colorado Rockies Veggie Omelet Platter
- To start, make sure your eggs are whipped until they are light and even a bit frothy. For a solid meal, we usually use three eggs. Choose a selection of your favorite veggies such as broccoli, peppers, onion, spinach, tomatoes – anything goes! Dice veggies.
- Warm your pan over medium heat and add a tablespoon of butter or oil.
- Turn your pan down to low heat. Add your eggs to the pan and sprinkle veggies and cheese if you like over the top.
- Once the eggs are in the pan, lightly stir the eggs and pulling them away from the sides to ensure evenly cooked eggs. Cook covered on very low heat for 5-8 minutes.
- Once the omelet has finished cooking, fold in half or in thirds and ENJOY!
Serve Omelet with whole wheat toast or an English muffin and a side of fruit.
Of course if you are tired from extra innings in your game the previous night, the Original Pancake House would be happy to serve you an MLB-style breakfast in Denver. We have a great selection of veggie omelets including our Mediterranean Omelet, our Denver Omelet, the Fresh Vegetarian Omelet, or the Florentine Omelet. Best of luck to our Colorado Rockies in their upcoming season, and best of luck all our Denver little leaguers who dream of someday becoming one of the Rox!
EGGstravagant Easter Eggs!
Easter is one of our favorite holidays as we always enjoy a big family brunch with our loved ones. But the highlight for the little ones is usually the Easter Bunny and of course the Egg Hunt! We love decorating our own Easter Eggs and each year we try to come up with a few fun new ideas to surprise the kids. Here are a few of our favorite Easter Egg ideas:
Easter Chick Eggs:
First dye your Easter Eggs yellow with traditional egg dye. Once the dye has dried, use a permanent marker to draw eyes, a beak, and cute little wings.
Neon Dip-Dyed Eggs:
Use bright or neon colored dye for these eggs. Wrap small strips of tape around eggs and dip parts of the eggs in different color dyes. Remove tap when finished to reveal stripes of natural shell color. Experiment with overlapping colors and angles.
Glitter Eggs:
Dye eggs in a variety of colors. Once dye has dried, use glue to create lined design patterns or polka dots. Gently roll eggs in glitter allowing the sparkles to adhere to the glue strips. Shake of excess glitter and allow eggs to fully dry. Alternatively, you can skip the dye and cover the whole egg in glue and then roll in glitter to create beautiful and sparkly eggs.
Tattoo Eggs:
Tattoo eggs are a cute idea for slightly older children. Purchase a variety of temporary tattoos - Spiderman, butterflies, hearts, etc., any design will work! Follow instructions to adhere tattoos to eggs. Either overlap images to cover entire egg, or select one larger image to feature on each egg.
Of course we adults love watching the Egg Hunt, but our highlight is usually the Easter Brunch that follows. If you’re up all night decorating eggs, join us for Easter breakfast or brunch in Denver. We’ll be happy to feed the whole family! Happy Easter from your friends at the Original Pancake House!