<p>Good Morning Britain host Susanna Reid, 47, lives in London with her sons Sam, 15, Fin, 13 and Jack, 12.</p><p><strong>What do you eat for breakfast?</strong></p><p>My alarm goes off at 4am and I&rsquo;m at work for 4.20am. At 5am I have a black coffee and chopped-up apples with peanut butter, which keeps me going until I get home at 9.30am. My second breakfast is always rye toast, poached eggs and avocado. Once I&rsquo;m off air, I&rsquo;m ravenous!</p><p><strong>What&rsquo;s your go-to lunch dish?</strong></p><p>Kale and pumpkin seeds stir-fried in olive oil, garlic and soy sauce &ndash; if you fry kale it&rsquo;s a bit like tasty Chinese seaweed. Kale is supposed to be good for you &ndash; I&rsquo;ve tried to eat it raw in smoothies but I don&rsquo;t like the taste!</p><p><center><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bfp8lAAgZdZ/" data-instgrm-version="8" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div> <p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bfp8lAAgZdZ/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">MONDAY! #STUDIOSTYLE Repost @debbiedresses (@get_repost) ・・・ @gmb @susannareid100 wearing @phaseeight kimono style dress @zara embroidered heels! #studiostyle #styledbyme #monday! ��</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/susannareid100/" style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;" target="_blank"> Susanna Reid</a> (@susannareid100) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2018-02-26T09:47:40+00:00">Feb 26, 2018 at 1:47am PST</time></p></div></blockquote> <script async defer src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script></center></p><p><strong>Do you ever find it tough to eat well?</strong></p><p>After I have a nap and go to the gym, at 2.30pm I want to raid the cupboard for calories. The temptation is to have a cup of tea with some chocolate cherries or half a packet of biscuits.</p><p><strong>What do you cook for the family? </strong></p><p>I like to cook from scratch. I recently made chicken and leek pie, toad in the hole as well as chicken and tarragon risotto. Everything is always homemade &ndash; unless I&rsquo;ve been working all day, then I might be tempted by a takeaway!</p><p><center><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BSdYIktAUMu/" data-instgrm-version="8" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div><p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BSdYIktAUMu/" style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">A post shared by Susanna Reid (@susannareid100)</a> on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2017-04-04T09:50:12+00:00">Apr 4, 2017 at 2:50am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote> <script async defer src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script></center></p><p><strong>What kind of cook are you?</strong></p><p>I&rsquo;m capable but not imaginative. If I don&rsquo;t have everything I need for a dish I know what to substitute &ndash; like dill instead of tarragon. You can still do a recipe even if you don&rsquo;t have every single ingredient.</p><p><strong>Childhood favourite?</strong></p><p>Chocolate cake made by my grandma, who died a few years ago. My mum kept the recipe and still makes it for the boys. It&rsquo;s one of those solid, familiar recipes and reminds me of tea with Grandma. I adored her.</p><p><strong>Do you eat meat?</strong></p><p>When I was 13, I became vegetarian to support animal welfare. Then, aged 30, just before I got pregnant with my first child, I got it into my head that I needed more protein and I&rsquo;ve eaten fish ever since. I cook meat every night for the boys, though.</p><p><center><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BXCyK7MAriS/" data-instgrm-version="8" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div> <p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BXCyK7MAriS/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">Back in September...</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/susannareid100/" style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;" target="_blank"> Susanna Reid</a> (@susannareid100) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2017-07-27T08:35:11+00:00">Jul 27, 2017 at 1:35am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote> <script async defer src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script></center></p><p><strong>Worst meal of your life?</strong></p><p>When I was at university I went to a mate&rsquo;s house for a dinner party and they made a red wine risotto. It turned out grey. It was so awful.</p><p><strong>Has Piers Morgan [TV co-host] ever invited you to dinner?</strong></p><p>I&rsquo;ve had to nip into his house to use the loo but I&rsquo;ve never been for dinner! I know that his ‘spaghetti Morgan-ese&rsquo; &ndash; the Piers version of spaghetti Bolognese &ndash; is legendary. According to him, anyway!</p><p><em>Words: Gemma Calvert</em></p>

Susanna Reid talks breakfast, chocolate cake and vegetarianism

By Asda Good Living,21st March 2018

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