Inconvenience! HELP!

kellystigers

If you choose to go to Starbucks... always order skinny! That is non-fat and sugarfree. It will help your calories which will help you! If you are on the go.. try grabbing some fruit with your bagel. I have a pig in a blanket (made with turkey franks and reduced fat crescent rolls) during the week with an apple on my way to work. Both are under 300 calories. I make the pigs on the weekend and just pop in the microwave each morning for 30 sec to warm it up. I cut the apple while that is warming..grab my lunch bag and I am out the door. Hope these tips help or give you something else to try! Good luck!

AZKristi

The best investment of my life was my programmable coffee maker. I prep coffee and pack my lunch before I go to bed. In the morning, I fill a Contigo insulated stainless steel cup with coffee and half & half before I leave home. This way I have time for breakfast as well.

As far as quick breakfasts...

2 Tablespoons of Peanut Butter and an Apple
Good Food Made Simple Steel Cut Oatmeal (frozen) - Toss it in your bag and microwave/eat it when you get to work
A couple of pieces of Low fat string cheese and a piece of fruit
Single serving yogurt containers are easy to eat at a stoplight while you drive to work
Keep ziplock baggies containing pre-measured servings of dry cereal handy - a cup of milk in an insulated cup and you have cereal on the run!

GrammyWhammy

If convenience is worth the extra $$$, then:

Buy your favorite breakfast bars--Fiber One and Kashi have some of my favs--and keep them in an easy access basket.

Stock up on quick-grab fruits, like Clementines, bananas, dried plums or cherries, and small apples, that are easily portable.

Every couple of weeks fill snack bags with a single serving of your fav high fiber crackers and nuts and keep them next to the breakfast bars.

Buy small containers of yogurt or l/f cheese sticks (or single servings of Kefir).

Fill reusable water bottles with water and keep in fridge. Carry Mio or similar item in purse or keep in car/desk to jazz up drinks.

Helenatrandom

Banana and an apple with peanut butter. You can toast a couple of nutrigrain waffles while you gather your things, spread the peanut butter over the waffle and eat it with your fruit. If you like Starbucks coffee, then get it. Your'e still saving money .

Musikelektronik

You and you alone control whether you're late. So that's not really an excuse. But that's not what you asked.

My typical breakfast consists of a banana coupled with a Slimfast weight-loss shake. They come in cans and if you find they're a little pricier than you'd prefer, different grocery chains have their own brand (Safeway is one).

A banana is fruit, so that's good. And the shake is loaded with vitamins and tastes pretty good, too. I like the "Chocolate Royale" flavor. Total for this meal is about 275 cals. If that's too many, you can always skip the banana.

Best of all, no prep time. It takes five seconds to grab the canned shake from the fridge and the banana off the counter. Shove them in your bag. If you do this, no matter how late you are, you can always have a good breakfast.

Oh, and this meal costs maybe $1.25 tops. The only thing you can buy at Starbucks for $1.25 is a dirty look from the barista! :happy: