Breakfast ideas...

Tvandevoir27

I need healthy breakfast ideas. Something that I can bring with me and eat at work. I leave too early in the morning to eat before I leave for work, so I generally like to eat breakfast at work, but I'm having a hard time with healthy options that hold me over until lunch. Any ideas??

kellsbells7

Do you have access to a microwave?

Tvandevoir27

Do you have access to a microwave?

Yes, I do

UponThisRock

boiled eggs

TeaBea

I'm not a morning person, so I need to "pack" my breakfast before I go to bed.

Oatmeal with PB2 (or peanut butter). Use a ceramic containier with a lid. Pour boiling water over rolled, or instant steel cut oats. Snap the lid on. By morning this is mostly pre-cooked. Heat 2:30, stir in PB2 or protein powder.

Measure 3/4 C Kashi Go Lean & 1 Tbl almonds. In the AM add 6 oz. Dannon Light & Fit & 1/4 C. rapsberries. This has 16.8 gm protein & 10.5 gm fiber for 247 calories.

Greek Yogurt & dry cereal ..... I pick a cereal with good fiber numbers, and eat it during the commute. I save the yogurt to eat at my desk.

TKHappy

If Im running late and have to skip breakfast, I tend to eat breakfast at my desk. Usually its greek yogurt and Kashi cereal or I will have a apple with peanut butter and some triscuits. Its not as good as breakfast at home but works in a pinch.

I have been known to eat Lentil Soup for breakfast in the office too.

shaycat

You could prepare a breakfast casserole, portion it out and freeze it. Then just take one out in the morning a nuke it.

lin7604

i make a oatmeal bake on sunday and divide it into 6 portions, then i have breakfast for the next 6 days

Roxie861

I take 2 boiled eggs to work and granola...that sorts me until the elvenses when i have a banana

katilynnegray

You can scramble an egg in the microwave. Just nuke it for about 25 seconds in a coffee mug. Make sure to cover the mug with a paper plate as the egg will explode in the mug and you don't want to have to clean up that mess. Add a piece of toast or rice cake for a quick breakfast.

soaps54

Oatmeal
Boiled eggs
Greek yogurt
Bagel thins with Laughing Cow cheese

Nuke a few eggs along with some veggies, cheese, whatever you want in the microwave in a mug and make yourself an Egg McMuffin with an english muffin. It only takes a minute or so for the egg to cook in the microwave and voila, instant breakfast.

amymt10

I keep a variety pack of Quakers Weight Control oatmeal in my desk drawer. Every Monday I bring some skim milk in, I like to pour milk over my oatmeal. I also keep some paper bowls and spoons in my drawer too, easy clean up Then I bring a snack and lunch.

ths103

I'm totally guilty of eating in the car... but here is my awesome breakfast that I've gotten hooked on: bran cereal, frozen (defrosted overnight in the fridge) blueberries, and almond milk. It's super low in calories, but keeps me going until lunch. Bran cereal can be super boring, but the blueberries add the natural sugar that makes it oh-so-yummy!

bergsangel

I do a protein bar every morning in the car or at my desk for the same reason.

jennapony

Just two sort of vague suggestions,
1) Breakfast doesn't have to hold you to lunch necessarily. I don't know if you are against snacking but sometimes eating smaller meals more frequently can be more satisying than eating three larger meals less frequently

2) Breakfast food doesn't have to be eggs, oatmeal, etc. I heat up my leftovers from dinner and eat those for breakfast all the time

SmugCanucksGal

- Grab some milk and do cereal at work. - Usually GO Lean Kashi - Lots of protein to keep me full.

-Oatmeal is a great, add some raisins and nuts to it, keeps you going until Lunch easily!

- An apple or banana or other serving of fruit along with some yogurt.

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Nicole921

I microwave eggs whites and frozen turkey sausage. It's very tasty And filling!

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Im_NotPerfect

I make a home version of an Egg McMuffin at home and then bring it to work and nuke it for a couple of seconds to warm it up. I use 35 calorie bread, Oscar Mayer ham lunch meat (4 slices is 50 calories and I usually only use 1) and a piece of american cheese. About 285 calories and keeps me full until lunch.

jenj1313

I have a Chobani greek yogurt with 2-3 tablespoons of sliced almonds pretty much every day.
I just get a big bag of almonds from Costco and keep it in my desk, then bring the yogurt in daily.

Then at 9 or 10, I have about 4 oz of lunch meat as a "snack". If I need it, I throw an apple in there before lunch.

I haven't found a breakfast yet that'll take me from 0630 when I get to work to lunch at 1200.

GoldspursX3

I make my green monster for breakfast.

2 Servings:

1 individual container greek yogurt
1 cup almond milk
1 banana
1 cup strawberries
2 cups fresh baby spinach
handful of ice cubes

Mix it up in a blender and it tastes just like a strawberry/banana smoothie.

grahamckas88

One of my favorite "one the go" breakfasts is a whole wheat bagel thin toasted, topped with a smear of peanut butter and sliced banana. Yummy and It holds me over until lunchtime.

Alisha_countrymama

VANILLA ALMOND PROTEIN BAR
1/3 cup Body Fortress whey protein powder, 1 scoop vanilla flavor (I use Body By Vi)
1/2 ounce almonds, finely ground
2 teaspoons coconut flour
2 teaspoons granular Splenda or equivalent liquid Splenda
3 teaspoons water

Mix the first 3 ingredients in a small bowl. Add the granular Splenda, if using. In another small bowl, mix the liquid Splenda, if using, with 2 teaspoons of the water. Add 2 teaspoons of the water to the dry ingredients and stir with a spoon until it is as well mixed as possible. Add up to 1 more teaspoon of water if necessary and work this in with your hands. Don't be tempted to add more water no matter how dry it seems. The more water you add, the sticker the bar will be and the worse it will stick to your teeth. The dough will eventually come together when you firmly knead it by squeezing it into a ball in your hand. The consistency will be very stiff like modelling clay. Shape into a bar. This will keep pretty well at room temperature but I would keep it out of extreme heat.

Makes 1 serving

VARIATION: Replace 1/4 teaspoon of the water with a flavoring extract of your choice.

With granular Splenda:
Per Serving: 247 Calories; 10g Fat; 30g Protein; 9g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 6g Net Carbs

With liquid Splenda:
Per Serving: 243 Calories; 10g Fat; 30g Protein; 8g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 5g Net Carbs

ALMOND CAPPUCCINO PROTEIN BAR
1/3 cup Syntrax Nectar Lattes Cappuccino whey protein powder, 1 scoop (I use Body By Vi)
1/2 ounce almonds, finely ground
2 teaspoons coconut flour
2 teaspoons granular Splenda or equivalent liquid Splenda
2 1/2-3 teaspoons water

Mix the first 3 ingredients in a small bowl. Add the granular Splenda, if using. In another small bowl, mix the liquid Splenda, if using, with 2 teaspoons of the water. Add 2 teaspoons of the water to the dry ingredients and stir with a spoon until it is as well mixed as possible. Add up to 1 more teaspoon of water if necessary and work this in with your hands. Don't be tempted to add more water no matter how dry it seems. The more water you add, the sticker the bar will be and the worse it will stick to your teeth. The dough will eventually come together when you firmly knead it by squeezing it into a ball in your hand. The consistency will be very stiff like modelling clay. Shape into a bar. This will keep pretty well at room temperature but I would keep it out of extreme heat.

Makes 1 serving

With granular Splenda:
Per Serving: 197 Calories; 8g Fat; 27g Protein; 6g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 3g Net Carbs

With liquid Splenda:
Per Serving: 193 Calories; 8g Fat; 27g Protein; 5g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 2g Net Carbs

PEANUT BUTTER ALMOND PROTEIN BAR
1/3 cup Body Fortress whey protein powder, 1 scoop vanilla flavor (I use Body By Vi)
1/2 ounce almonds, finely ground
2 teaspoons PB2 *
2 teaspoons granular Splenda or equivalent liquid Splenda
2 1/2-3 teaspoons water

Mix the first 3 ingredients in a small bowl. Add the granular Splenda, if using. In another small bowl, mix the liquid Splenda, if using, with 2 teaspoons of the water. Add 2 teaspoons of the water to the dry ingredients and stir with a spoon until it is as well mixed as possible. Add up to 1 more teaspoon of water if necessary and work this in with your hands. Don't be tempted to add more water no matter how dry it seems. The more water you add, the sticker the bar will be and the worse it will stick to your teeth. The dough will eventually come together when you firmly knead it by squeezing it into a ball in your hand. The consistency will be very stiff like modelling clay. Shape into a bar. This will keep pretty well at room temperature but I would keep it out of extreme heat.

Makes 1 serving

* Powdered peanut butter.

With granular Splenda:
Per Serving: 245 Calories; 10g Fat; 31g Protein; 8g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 6g Net Carbs

With liquid Splenda:
Per Serving: 241 Calories; 10g Fat; 31g Protein; 7g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 5g Net Carbs

binderde

I eat a 6oz cup of Chobani yogurt or dannon lite and fit yogurt(any flavor for both brands) and a 1/4 cup of grape nuts with either a glass of 1% milk or OJ(your choice again) and that is usually under 300 calories and it gives you a good balance, plus the yogurt is good for protein as well as the milk.

NeilWin

Simple porridge. 180ml of semi skimmed milk and a big handful of blueberries. For afters, chopped walnuts mixed with diced pink lady apple and maple syrup.

raggedyangst

Why do you freeze the bran cereal?

Jenny1061

Keep a baggie full of plain quick cooking oats, a bowl and a spoon at your desk... no need to refrigerate and you can microwave it to cook it. 1/2 cup is a serving it's 150 cals and will keep you full till lunch.

you can also mix in some cinnamon or all spice, or even pumpkin pie spice all in the same bag.

simple, yummy, cheap and healthy.

12skipafew99100

do you have access to a fridge? Canadian bacon warmed up in micro but stored in the fridge with skim milk boiled eggs, greek yogurt.

BriskaPacojame

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jaxboxchick

I love the Jimmy Dean frozen breakfast sandwiches they have that are healthier than the regular ones. They cook perfectly!

ayla2eh

Since you have a microwave, what about instant oatmeal? I use a whole grain oatmeal from Quaker Oats that is really filling.