Breakfasts To-Go ...?

Crisann9

Do you have a Trader Joe's or similiar? They have these awesome frozen pockets of Steel Cut Oatmeal and they taste terrific. I pop them in the microwave for 3min and enjoy. I also eat the Chiobani Greek Yogurt - look at the flavors though.. many of them pack in sugars.. I found either the plain with a packet of honey, or the key lime to be the lowest in sugars. I do come to work with at least a banana, orange and/or baby carrots and brocolli florets... they make great snack additions. Hope that helps.
oh.. Walmart also sells a Sensible or Smart Ones frozen Oatmeal, but it's not Steel cut oats and I think it has more sugar.

kblue2007

I make breakfast sandwiches for my husband a few times a week......

sandwich thin
egg white
cheese/meat/whatever

I put the cheese/meat in a round 2cup ramekin sprayed with cooking spray. Pop it in the microwave for 1:45 or 2mins. I start the toaster for the thin when I put the egg in the microwave, comes out perfect everytime!

ashleycde

All of these recipes work in a single serve blender and work out to make about 16 oz. I then pour it into a small 500 mL mason jar (perfect fit), make sure the lid is on snug, throw it and a couple of straws in my bag and go. I have my "smoothie station" as my boyfriend calls it so that I can make these all in about 5 minutes, which basically means my blender and measuring cups are in a drawer next to the fridge, where my smoothie items are together (almond milk, coconut water, soaked dates, etc.) and all my fruits and greens are pre-cut and put into tupperware containers on the door of my freezer. Additional ingredients I may use (cocoa powder, whole psyllium husk, maca powder, etc.) are all in the cupboard next to the fridge, right above where I make my smoothies as well.

Strawberry kiwi smoothie
1 cup frozen strawberry halves (49 cal)
1 whole kiwi (42 cal) — Fresh is best, kiwis don't freeze particularly well in my experience
1/4 cup banana (33 cal)
1 cup unsweetened almond milk, regular or vanilla (40 cal)
2 soaked dates (46 cal) or sweeten to taste
Optional 1 cup spinach (7 cal) if you like your smoothies green

Piña colada smoothie
1 cup frozen pineapple chunks (82 cal)
1 cup coconut water (80 cal)
Optional 1 cup spinach (7 cal) if you like your smoothies green
The pineapple and coconut water are sweet enough on their own, so I don't sweeten this one.

Orange creamsicle smoothie
1 cup frozen orange chunks (85 cal)
1 cup unsweetened almond milk, regular works but vanilla is best (40 cal)
1/2 tsp vanilla extract (6 cal) or to taste
Optional 1 cup spinach (7 cal) if you like your smoothies green
Sweeten to taste. (I'll pop 0-2 soaked dates in depending on my mood for this one.)

Orange-pineapple smoothie
1/2 cup frozen pineapple chunks (41 cal)
1/2 cup frozen orange chunks (43 cal)
1 cup unsweetened almond milk, regular or vanilla, but again vanilla works best (40 cal)
Optional 1 cup spinach (7 cal) if you like your smoothies green
I don't bother sweetening this one either as ripe pineapple is plenty sweet.

Cocoa-maca malted chocolate shake smoothie
1 cup frozen blueberries (85 cal)
1 cup unsweetened almond milk, regular or vanilla (40 cal)
1 tbsp cocoa powder (20 cal)
1-2 tbsp maca root powder (20-40 cal) — Great for energy and concentration, adds that malted flavour
1 cup spinach (7 cal) — The chocolate flavour will cover more bitter greens if you want to add kale as well, so this one I always add greens to.
Sweeten to taste, definitely needed to sweeten the cocoa

caroldavison332

No one dictated that oatmeal must be sweet. Add eggs, meat, cheese, veg, etc. It will taste something like a quiche.

2 teaspoons of peanut better are also good in oatmeal.

In my limited sugar quest, I add an egg per serving of oatmeal when I'm cooking it for cheap protein, cinnammon to make it seem sweet and ground flax and fruit after I cook it. Keep me satiated for 6 hours.

I cook up 7 servings every weekend, refrigerate the pot, and scoop out a serving and nuke it daily.

The oatmeal, pb, flax and fruit is about 500 calories. Why would someone try to eat a 200 calorie breakfast?

wow29

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uptomoonandback

@ashleycde:
For the Orange creamsicle smoothie: 1 cup frozen orange chunks (is this just orange juice that you have frozen)?

LikesShineyThings

HARD BOILED EGGS!! They have been my absolute life-saver. I boil about a dozen at a time, then in the morning I grab one egg and half of a banana. Sometimes i'll grab about a cup of milk, too, just to make sure I'm getting enough calories in the morning. It definitely works for me and is super, SUPER easy.

ashleycde

@ashleycde:
For the Orange creamsicle smoothie: 1 cup frozen orange chunks (is this just orange juice that you have frozen)?

Nope. When I get home from the grocery store I take all my fruits, peel/cup them and put them into airtight containers to freeze them so that they work better in smoothies, instead of using ice. Just peel your oranges, cut them into chunks, freeze and voila! The only fruit I've found that doesn't freeze well is kiwis, but oranges freeze great. If they stick together (they will), instead of jabbing at them with a butter knife and breaking the container (I've done this, trial and error), run warm water into the container and the pieces will free very easily. Then pour the excess water out and refreeze.

mercergirl2008

Look up breakfast meals in a jar on youtube

xHelloQuincyx

kefir (http://www.lifeway.net/)! Most delicious discovery ever, and lactose free.
a banana or apple
a small baggie of granola (homemade with honey and cinnamon and hemp seeds and flax/ chia seed blend.)
That has enough energy in it to last all day and transfers in the car very well.

prestigio

Overnight oatmeal in a mason jar, oatmeal protein pancakes, oatmeal protein muffins, oatmeal protein cupcakes
Oatmeal protein bars, etc...

Add banana's in the recipe for some extra carbs. Also eggs, whey protein, cinnamon can be added.
Be creative (and use Google ).

bbodzenski

get the hamilton beach breakfast sandwich maker takes five minutes and the sandwiches are awesome

katielauren2001

Make some oat bars the night before

You can make them with any kind of nut butter, oats and dried fruits such as dates or raisins.

Or chop some fruit and mix with natural yoghurt and store in fridge the night before

Princess160

I absolutely love the omelet/fritatta idea! I will be making them Sunday for my breakfast this week

timodawson

I make a smoothie in the morning for my wife and I:

1 cup cold pure coconut water, without added sugar or flavor
1 cup nonfat vanilla Greek yogurt
1 cup frozen or fresh mango chunks
3 tablespoons frozen orange juice concentrate
2 cups ice

Makes two 1 3/4 cup servings

189 Calories; 1 g Fat; 0 g Sat; 0 g Mono; 0 mg Cholesterol; 34 g Carbohydrates; 13 g Protein; 3 g Fiber; 173 mg
Sodium; 604 mg Potassium

Half the recipe for a single serving which is what I do for the days my wife doesn't want a smoothie.

Rae123456

These are all great ideas! I'm trying a few of the egg-in-the-muffin tin recipes today for the work week coming up.

I ended up buying a little smoothie maker and tried it buy throwing things in it to see what came out! :laugh: Now I'm going to try and use some of these great recipes that are significantly healthier than my trial and errors!

Rae123456

All of these recipes work in a single serve blender and work out to make about 16 oz. I then pour it into a small 500 mL mason jar (perfect fit), make sure the lid is on snug, throw it and a couple of straws in my bag and go. I have my "smoothie station" as my boyfriend calls it so that I can make these all in about 5 minutes, which basically means my blender and measuring cups are in a drawer next to the fridge, where my smoothie items are together (almond milk, coconut water, soaked dates, etc.) and all my fruits and greens are pre-cut and put into tupperware containers on the door of my freezer. Additional ingredients I may use (cocoa powder, whole psyllium husk, maca powder, etc.) are all in the cupboard next to the fridge, right above where I make my smoothies as well.

Strawberry kiwi smoothie
1 cup frozen strawberry halves (49 cal)
1 whole kiwi (42 cal) — Fresh is best, kiwis don't freeze particularly well in my experience
1/4 cup banana (33 cal)
1 cup unsweetened almond milk, regular or vanilla (40 cal)
2 soaked dates (46 cal) or sweeten to taste
Optional 1 cup spinach (7 cal) if you like your smoothies green

Piña colada smoothie
1 cup frozen pineapple chunks (82 cal)
1 cup coconut water (80 cal)
Optional 1 cup spinach (7 cal) if you like your smoothies green
The pineapple and coconut water are sweet enough on their own, so I don't sweeten this one.

Orange creamsicle smoothie
1 cup frozen orange chunks (85 cal)
1 cup unsweetened almond milk, regular works but vanilla is best (40 cal)
1/2 tsp vanilla extract (6 cal) or to taste
Optional 1 cup spinach (7 cal) if you like your smoothies green
Sweeten to taste. (I'll pop 0-2 soaked dates in depending on my mood for this one.)

Orange-pineapple smoothie
1/2 cup frozen pineapple chunks (41 cal)
1/2 cup frozen orange chunks (43 cal)
1 cup unsweetened almond milk, regular or vanilla, but again vanilla works best (40 cal)
Optional 1 cup spinach (7 cal) if you like your smoothies green
I don't bother sweetening this one either as ripe pineapple is plenty sweet.

Cocoa-maca malted chocolate shake smoothie
1 cup frozen blueberries (85 cal)
1 cup unsweetened almond milk, regular or vanilla (40 cal)
1 tbsp cocoa powder (20 cal)
1-2 tbsp maca root powder (20-40 cal) — Great for energy and concentration, adds that malted flavour
1 cup spinach (7 cal) — The chocolate flavour will cover more bitter greens if you want to add kale as well, so this one I always add greens to.
Sweeten to taste, definitely needed to sweeten the cocoa

Love these! Thanks!!

rowlandsw

I ran out of 1 percent milk so my instant breakfasts are on hold so i've tried the egg substitutes i got and they're not bad, just have to realize they cook really really fast.

GabyBaby916

I make these on Sundays for the upcoming week:
They're a take on Scotch eggs, but this version isn't battered and fried.

Boil 5-6 eggs.
Once they cool, peel and wrap each egg in ground beef.
Bake until the meat is cooked.

Cool, then wrap each "scotch-like" egg in a baggie or plastic wrap and refrigerate.
Grab and go! They're tasty and very filling.

mkcmurphy

Protein shake and a piece of fruit or english muffin.

Pre-made quiches/frittatas. Instead of a casserole pan (which would probably be faster), I make them in cupcake tins so that they are pre-portioned and warm (or even thaw) out nicely. My fave so far is half ounce of black forest ham wrapped around the cup, 2 leaves of spinach, 5g of shredded mozzerella, a whole egg, and a sprinkle of herbed parmesan. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. 30s in the microwave out of the fridge, 1 minute out of the freezer. 108 cals a piece.

I do the same thing with meatloaf and sometimes I mix and match. Those are 120 a piece.

Sounds great! Will be trying this out-thanks!