Breakfast....

[Magick1]

Hey, I need breakfast ideas for something quick, portable and like the fast food joints that you can pick up, eat, transport, tastes good but isn't horrible for you.

Any ideas?

We do have microwaves at work and I have looked at some of the breakfast bowls or sandwiches in the freezer section at work, but those are terribly high in fat, cholesterol and especially sodium.

I have limited time at night to prep things, so I am hoping for things you might do on the weekend and freeze yourself and grab and go.

Any tips, suggestions, recipes greatly appreciated!

[hadassahchana[$]]

Breakfast burrito:

1/2 c. low-fat refried beans
2 slices Mexican chicken lunch meat (can substitute ham)
few slices green pepper
1/4 c. grated cheese
salsa or taco sauce

Layer beans, then meat cut into thin strips, green pepper and cheese on a tortilla. Drizzle salsa in a line. Roll, wrap in foil and freeze.

[hadassahchana[$]]

I also make extra biscuits when I bake them. Then, I fill them with low-fat turkey sausage patties and freeze them individually.


Blueberry pancakes freeze really well. Heat, spread with cream cheese and there you go.

[lynnzop[$]]

At home I have a great WW recipe for breakfast bars that is low-fat, low points, and tastes delicious. Will look it up.

I'll use left over egg casserole or scrambled eggs (keep in a tupperware container) in a tortilla for a quick breakfast on the go - just wrap, pop in the microwave for 30 seconds or so, and you're ready to go.

[mjfrombuffalo[$]]

I nuke an egg in a bowl with a paper towel over it (1.5 minutes at power 4; YMMV) and toast a slice of bread for breakfast.

[Magick1]

mjfrombuffalo said

I nuke an egg in a bowl with a paper towel over it (1.5 minutes at power 4; YMMV) and toast a slice of bread for breakfast.

stupid question....are you going for the hard boiled or are you cracking that egg.

[mjfrombuffalo[$]]

Sunny-side up

[magenta321]

Instant oatmeal

Yogurt with granola (and maybe some fruit)

I tend to eat lunch foods for breakfast. Less so since Kevin is here, but I still give into those cravings. This morning was flax seed tortilla, tomato sauce, and cheddar. Shrug. Could not have been too bad, because Kevin wanted it too.

[amykhar]

I have one of those magic bullet blenders. They are great for making a quick smoothie to go in the morning.

[Helen_B[$]]

We used to pack bagels made up like egg McMuffins, wrapped in foil, for breakfast, on car trips, to avoid the fast food breakfast sandwiches. If you make them before leaving, they stay hot for a while. They re-heat well if cold. You could freeze them, I suppose. I didn't butter the bagels, I used lean Black Forest ham, a thin slice of low-fat cheddar cheese, and blotted all the grease off the "stepped on" fried eggs. Probably half a one of these would be enough, calorie-wise.

[emeleel]

I've been looking for a good version of Quaker Oatmeal breakfast squares (the big "cookie" like things, not the cereal) but I can't ever seem to find one.

[mtbat]

Kraft makes a thing called a Bagleful-it's like a mini bagle tube with cream cheese inside, you can eat it cold or toasted. they're not too bad and easy to grab on the way out the door

[Magick1]

Might have to look for those. I like bagels.

[Prepoia[$]]

I've had those at meetings before and really like them. What part of the grocery store do they have them in? I've never found them.

[mtbat]

bagelfuls? they're in the frozen section with the breakfast stuff. They can stay frozen, or you can stick them in the fridge