yum.

Okay, so I normally don't advocate this business or that, but I just have to get the word out that a Panera breakfast is part of a well-balanced day. Seriously, it's a 7 dollar splurge, but every now and then ...

This morning, I swung by for a bacon/egg/cheese sandwich on an asiago cheese bagel. Now, I've been doing McDonald's breakfast for years (not every day!!!) and my standard is #11. That is a bacon/egg/cheese bagel.

I am here to tell you that Panera does a much better job! Seriously, if you want to start the day with a smile, do your morning devotions and pop into Panera. Repeat: Bacon/egg/cheese on an asiago cheese bagel. Add a strawberry smoothie and you are COOKIN'!

I've been thinking a lot lately about food and what God intends it for. If you can get a (fairly) natural meal that tastes amazing - go for it!

Really, I think the more natural you go, the better things taste, because God gave us such a wide range of food options. I mean really - He came up with some pretty cool ideas. Which reminds me... I've always wondered about the first person who fried an egg. Think about it. What possessed that person to crack open something that dropped out of a chicken's back end and cook it for food?

Beats me. Happy digesting!