5 Morning-After Breakfast Ideas She’ll Love

By Kendal Lambert

You both had a great night. It was fun. It was hot. And now it’s 9 a.m. the next day. What now? To keep an ounce of chivalry and kindness in the year 2020, you decide on breakfast. After all, both of you were burning tons of calories just a few hours ago!

Here are five breakfast ideas you can easily pull off that she’ll love.

Bagels and Coffee

Especially if you live in the city, there’s bound to be nearby a deli where you can get an assortment of half a dozen bagels, cream cheese, and two coffees all for under ten bucks.

Why she’ll love it: She’s a no-hassle kind of girl and is down for a no-hassle kind of breakfast. Her low-maintenance lifestyle allows her to go with the flow, and the best part is she doesn’t nag you about the little things like your ex-girlfriend did.

Caution: If you plan on slipping out before she wakes up, consider leaving a note letting her know you went to grab bagels and will be back in a few. (You don’t want her to think you ditched her, because that’s a surefire way to make sure you never receive a booty call from that gorgeous girl ever again.)

Avocado Toast

This one’s another simple fix. Just pop a few slices of bread in the toaster and slab on the avocado, then sprinkle a few pinches of salt and pepper to taste.

Why she’ll love it: A lady who likes AvoToast is very trendy. She probably uses Instagram. A lot. But instead of tagging a fancy café in the photo of her meal, the caption will be about how the guy she hooked up with made her a pretty decent avocado toast the next morning.

Caution: There is a 65% chance you do not have an avocado at your place because: A) You’re a single dude living in a one-bedroom apartment and

B) See reason A. So head down to the same deli with the bagels and snag two avocadoes.

Pancakes

Whipping up a short stack takes patience and precision (pouring just the right amount of batter into the pan and knowing exactly when to flip); but also signifies that you are willing to put time and effort into this woman. And if that’s your plan, then by all means, break out the syrup!

Why she’ll love it: From the lyrics of Jack Johnson’s Banana Pancakes: “Maybe we could sleep in, Make you banana pancakes, Pretend like it’s the weekend,” she will wholeheartedly appreciate your thoughtfulness. Caution: Solid breakfast choice if you have been with this girl more than once and only if you want to continue seeing her. Pancakes are definitely a “we’re-more-than-just-a-Friday-night-fling” type of gesture.

Fruit Smoothie

Break out that NutriBullet and start blending up every fruit in sight. Add ice. Add honey. Add milk (sniff it first). Think of this as the food equivalent of a quickie. It shows that you enjoyed yourselves, but now it’s time to get on with the day.

Why she’ll love it: Smoothies are super healthy, packed with nutrients to recharge from the busy night you two had. Plus, it’s convenient enough to consume on the go as she drives (or jogs) back to her place.

Caution: You’ll probably wake her with the blender running.

Brunch

This is for the “I-really-don’t-have-time-but-I-have-money” type of guy. If you can swing taking her to a restaurant to save you the fuss of cooking, do it. Instead of scavenging through the fridge that you know, for a fact, has nothing but one stick of butter and a few bottles of beer, let her have her choice of a breakfast burger and mimosa, if she so pleases.

Why she’ll love it: Who wouldn’t want to be taken out to eat?

Caution: If you like being called Daddy, then hopefully you’re okay with it being Sugar Daddy.

No matter what you decide for your morning-after meal, just remember that something beats nothing. Even if it boils down to scraping the leftover fajitas from Chillis into a Tex-Mex omelet. Who knows, if you play your cards right you might even have round two in store for you!