Breakfast Suggestions?

adkjo1968

Hello,
Anyone have any suggestions for breakfast? What can I eat on the go? In my lunchbox? I usually eat at my desk at work. No yogurt with fruit....any other ideas?
Thanks!
Tomorrow is Day 1
Jo

Alatariel75

Do you have a toaster at work? I keep english muffins and a container of cream cheese in the fridge at work and have cream cheese on muffins some mornings. Otherwise, I make individual fritattas in a muffin pan and take those, or have a sandwich.

I'm not a huge fan of 'breakfast food' - the idea that some foods are appropriate for breakfast and others aren't is an ideal purely perpetuated by the breakfast food companies. Once I realised that, my breakfast possibilities opened up immensly.

RodaRose

Cook more at dinner so you can bring in leftovers for lunch.

Ewok31

oatmeal for breakfast

futuresw

English muffin with peanut butter, I actually had leftover veggie pizza today for breakfast.

adkjo1968

Thank you! You are right, why limit myself to "breakfast" foods in the morning? I do like English muffins and cream cheese or peanut butter. I actually love peanut butter but I know it's high in fat and calories. I need to think outside the box. Old habits die hard.
Have a great week everyone.

Laughter_Girl

Rather I am at home, in the car, or at the office, I eat the following: boiled egg whites, nuts (measured out) w/fruit, smoothies, protein bars, peanut butter & jelly sandwiches (Any sandwich will do.), vegetarian meat substitutes (You can try sausage, bacon, chicken, turkey, or fish.), quiche, oatmeal, cereal, etc.

Your options for breakfast are limitless. I just try to have a nice balance of protein, fiber, and fat to ensure I stay fuller longer.

Wishing you the best!

flabassmcgee

I have a desk job, too. I eat cold stuff so I bring a lunch box with two blue ice packs to keep stuff cold.

One of my go-to snacks is yogurt with fruit, lol.

Also:
Veggies+ hummus
Veggies+ cheese stick
Celery or Apple+ peanut butter
Nuts+ dried fruit or cut fresh fruit
Rice cakes+ deli meat/cheese
Protein shakes or bars

For breakfast, I like to make things in bulk to eat all week.

Muffins or breads with nuts and fruit
Steel cut oats with mix ins
Eggs and ham baked in a muffin tin
Cereal with fruit
Protein coffee and a bagel with cream cheese

For lunch, same concept.

Salad in a jar. So many recipes on Pinterest! Chef, summer, taco, Greek... It's endless.
Quinoa salad with chicken
Bento boxes with a fruit, vegetable, "snack" and protein/carb combo. Tons on Pinterest, too.
Soup and sandwich, or salad and sandwich, or salad and soup.

I tend to eat the same thing all week long and switch to something different the next week. A little boring, but I've gotten used to it. I do it to save some money.

savvyfantastic

Desk eater here also! I tend to make things and then warm up in the office. Current favourites:

Potato waffles.

Pumpkin pie oats. (Oats + pumpkin puree + banana + spices).

Carrot cake oats. (Oats + carrot + sultanas + walnuts + spices).

Sweet eggs (eggs scrambled with sweetener and peanut butter).

I also like having sausages, spinach, slow roasted tomatoes. A touch of weekend brunch at work lol.

SnuggleSmacks

Fill each cavity of a muffin tin with:
3 tater tots or a couple spoonfuls of hash Browns or potatoes o'brien
1 egg (whisked or not, up to you)
Toppings such as cheese, peppers, bacon, ham, etc.
Throw them in a 400 degree oven until the eggs are set (around 15 minutes)

SnuggleSmacks

Mash an Avocado and mix with sliced tomatoes and feta cheese. Put on a wrap with baked or grilled chicken, or an egg.

ejcanavan

I'm not a huge breakfast person but I buy the Advantedge low carb shakes and take one in the car. Good protein and I can drink it while I am headed in just like I would a cup of coffee.

Kalikel

Fruit is my breakfast or part of it every day, so I have to vote for that. Also Nature Valley Granola bars. They don't look like much, but they're very tasty and exceptionally filling.

I make "Fruit Slop" a lot. Bunch of different frozen berries and cherries, thawed, in a bowl, then smooshed up. Crumble in Apple Crisp granola bar, stir, eat. The granola soaks up the extra fruit juice. It looks a lot like leftover body parts after surgery, but it tastes like heaven. (I could come up with a better name, but if you saw it, you'd think it was a good name.)

tomatoey

For on the go breakfasts: Jamaican beef patty, salmon and light cream cheese on English muffin or toast ( not bagel, too many cals), Starbucks bacon & egg sandwich (fewer cals than the sausage obv), scrambled egg sandwich