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When I was the pastry chef at <a href="http://flourbakery.com/">Flour</a>, breakfast consisted of warm muffins, croissants, scones, and any other "fresh out of the oven" item that might have been slightly overbaked, underbaked or broken.  God, it was wonderful....for my soul, not so much for my waistline.  I love breakfast, and I would choose a carby, sweet breakfast almost any day of the week.   But, I can't.  It just doesn't work for my health, and frankly, it doesn't really work for most people.  These days, I eat a lot of eggs.  I buy cage-free, no hormones or antibiotics added.  I'd love to always buy organic, but I think this is a good compromise.  Pictured here is my go-to, fertility-friendly breakfast.  I start with a handful of asparagus (high in folic acid and great for developing embryos)dry roasted in a cast-iron pan.   Asparagus is also one of the clean 15 so it's ok to buy cheaper conventionally grown product; plus cheap asparagus is a sure sign spring is just around the corner!!  I then saute several handfuls of baby kale with olive oil (heart, brain, and ovary-friendly fat) and garlic for my daily cruciferous veg intake.  The tastiest part is a 2 egg omelette, cooked in a steel pan with olive oil and filled with an ounce of goat cheese (lots of lean protein and a small taste of full-fat goat milk).  Top it all off with a generous sprinkling of nutritional yeast for those B vitamins. Avoid using non-stick pans as they chemicals they release wreak havoc with your own hormones.  Today, this was my lunch instead.  As I was ravenously hungry, I snacked on 2 ounces of smoked salmon while I was cooking, therefore getting my omega-3s from a low-mercury source.  The best smoked salmon around these parts comes from <a href="https://www.standardmarket.com/">Standard Market</a> in Westmont, though they are opening a new location in Naperville.  Ask for the housemade stuff.  It's pricey but worth every penny.  O delighted in the smoked salmon as well, happily gobbling up 3 tiny bowls full.