Breakfast at Work

jesss5885

Any ideas of how to have a filling breakfast at work without a lot of carbs??

I'm looking for ideas other than cereal, toast, bagels, english muffins, etc.

Has anyone tried eggwhite mugs??

soaps54

I was going to suggest microwaved eggs which I'm assuming is the same thing as what you mentioned (eggwhite mugs).

I spray a mug with no-cal cooking spray such as pam, crisco, etc then crack an egg into it (or you can use egg beaters/whites). Add any extras you want, I usually do bell peppers, pinch of salt, chilli powder for a kick and a bit of shredded cheddar. I microwave for 30 sec, check on it and do another 15 sec or so while checking on it.

Great, quick breakfast and a lot of times I make an egg mcmuffin by adding it to an english muffin or put it in a wrap.

jesss5885

Thanks!!

Does it smell up the kitchen with egg? I'm worried about doing that in the office kitchen...

direwolfprincess

I love hard boiled eggs and fruit. I usually buy a dozen eggs and boil them ahead of time, pop them in the fridge and grab one or two on my way out the door.

soaps54

jesss - not that I remember. I've only done it a few times because I usually stick with my oatmeal and boiled eggs in the morning but you may want to try it at home first and make sure.

Bubs05

I do egg white "omelets" in muffin tins on Sunday nights. Little spray of Pam in each tin and add egg whites (or whole eggs) and whatever veggies, diced ham, cheese, whatever and bake at 325 for about 25 minutes. Let them cool, place in zip-locks and grab and go all week.

pgp90xer

I love hard boiled eggs and fruit. I usually buy a dozen eggs and boil them ahead of time, pop them in the fridge and grab one or two on my way out the door.

I too do this all the time. I also cut them up with a few onions and red or green peppers and spinach and throw them in a wrap!

Arleigh7

I work to have a high protein breakfast (30 grams of protein or more) as that seems to keep my cravings down throughout the day. What I do is bring a 2 hard boiled eggs and a chicken apple sausage to work with a piece of rice bread. I microwave the sausage and toast the bread and I'm good to go.

smiley245

Thanks!!

Does it smell up the kitchen with egg? I'm worried about doing that in the office kitchen...

If its just egg whites it shouldnt smell up the ofice I like doing these too, some egg whites a little cheese, salsa on top after its cooked (i suppose one could add the salas to the egg whites too) side of whole grain toast. great breakfast!

I've never microwaved a whole egg in a cup, I imagine it would be no worse than the lingering smell of toast.
Mind you we have a co-worker that nukes fish and broccoli on (almost) a daily basis. Id take the egg smell anyday lol

jesss5885

I do egg white "omelets" in muffin tins on Sunday nights. Little spray of Pam in each tin and add egg whites (or whole eggs) and whatever veggies, diced ham, cheese, whatever and bake at 325 for about 25 minutes. Let them cool, place in zip-locks and grab and go all week.

this is awesome!

thanks for the tips everyone!!

Mellie289

I work to have a high protein breakfast (30 grams of protein or more) as that seems to keep my cravings down throughout the day. What I do is bring a 2 hard boiled eggs and a chicken apple sausage to work with a piece of rice bread. I microwave the sausage and toast the bread and I'm good to go.

I like the chicken apple sausages too! I sometimes have one and a grapefruit or some other fruit with it as my breakfast.

Jvsg14

I like plain greek yogurt flavored with crystal light.

bserwack

Morningstar sausage patties are good

wallj135

I take a pot of greek yoghurt with some almonds and some kind of fruit: raisins, cranberries, raspberries, blueberries, chopped banana. Delicious and not much preparation!

eviltwinkie

For awhile I was doing egg beaters, some cheese, and frozen chopped spinach in a mug. Pretty tasty.

Cottage cheese. I like mine with stevia, lemon, and frozen blueberries.

You can pre-make some 'egg cups' and eat them cold or reheat.

Hardboiled eggs. Low fat cheese (baby bel.) Nugo protein bars.

Rolled oats (5 min cook type, stevia and lemon added in) with just enough boiling water to cover em to soak (cover for a min or two.) Don't nuke them. They're nice and chewy. Not low carb, but that's been a fav lately. Sometimes I add a bit of fruit or yogurt in after a few minutes.

MrsRando

This is one of my favs;

Ingredients

5 large eggs
4 oz turkey sausage
5 oz canned mushrooms
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
2 oz shredded reduced fat cheddar cheese

Directions

Pre-heat the oven to 350 °F (175 °C). Coat a 6-cup non-stick muffin pan with cooking spray, or line with paper baking cups.
In a medium non-stick skillet over medium-high heat, cook the sausage, pepper, and onion for 5 minutes or until the sausage is no longer pink.
Spoon the mixture into a bowl and let cool slightly. Stir in the eggs and mushrooms.
Evenly divide the mixture among the prepared muffin cups. Sprinkle with the cheese.
Bake for 20 minutes or until the egg is set.
Note: make these ahead of time and warm them in the microwave for a fast and slimming breakfast treat.

*** I found this recipe for 126 calories per "muffin" but I substituted chicken sausage and recalculated for 96 calories per. Here was my breakdown;

Calories 96
Carbs 2
Fat 5
Protein 10
Fiber 1
Sodium 281

jesss5885

This is one of my favs;

Ingredients

5 large eggs
4 oz turkey sausage
5 oz canned mushrooms
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
2 oz shredded reduced fat cheddar cheese

Directions

Pre-heat the oven to 350 °F (175 °C). Coat a 6-cup non-stick muffin pan with cooking spray, or line with paper baking cups.
In a medium non-stick skillet over medium-high heat, cook the sausage, pepper, and onion for 5 minutes or until the sausage is no longer pink.
Spoon the mixture into a bowl and let cool slightly. Stir in the eggs and mushrooms.
Evenly divide the mixture among the prepared muffin cups. Sprinkle with the cheese.
Bake for 20 minutes or until the egg is set.
Note: make these ahead of time and warm them in the microwave for a fast and slimming breakfast treat.

*** I found this recipe for 126 calories per "muffin" but I substituted chicken sausage and recalculated for 96 calories per. Here was my breakdown;

Calories 96
Carbs 2
Fat 5
Protein 10
Fiber 1
Sodium 281

this is really great! i am going to make these this week - thank you!!

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livestar

I pick up a sausage and egg white sandwich on toasted whole wheat every single day. I just drop one of the slices when I want to reduce the carbs.

It kills my coworkers, but whatever. I'm awesome. They have to deal.

senyosmom

I often bring a hardboiled egg and some fruit with me. Other times I have oatmeal.... other times I have Jimmy Dean Breakfast Delites (variety of types).....

hbrittingham

I blend up a fruit smoothie at home and carry that to work with two hard boiled eggs for my breakfast. It's really yummy and the whole meal is only 398 calories.

MrsPong

I usually eat egg whites at home... 3 or 4 is great and filling and low in calorie.
I also make a protein shake for work. scoop of protien, water or milk and a banana. Its great way to fill up and it wont stink the office up. plus its VERY easy to have at work or in the car.

ShannonGo

I'm not a fan of eggs, so my breakfasts are usually whey protein, fruit and almonds OR 6oz plain greek yogurt + 6oz fruit juice sweetened yogurt (under 16 grams of sugar) mixed together and almonds.

myfitnessnmhoy

Depending on how low you need the carbs, refrigerator oatmeal with peanut butter might work. I carry a jar of it in my bike pannier on my 14 mile bike ride to work. When I get to work, open lid, insert spoon, stuff face, rinse out jar. It's a reasonably balanced meal (good amounts of proteins, not as carb-heavy as cereal), but if you're looking for Atkins-style "low carb" this may not be for you.

SueInAz

I usually eat pretty low carb. I always eat breakfast at work because I can't stand to eat for the first hour or so after I wake up. My breakfasts consist of any combination of the following:

hard boiled egg(s)
string cheese
fresh berries
Greek yogurt with frozen (bought fresh) berries and Splenda
microwaved turkey bacon

When I'm really pressed for time or have a meeting first thing in the morning, I'll have an Atkins meal bar. The peanut butter granola is my favorite.

Allison714

saving this one for later!

MrsRando

this is really great! i am going to make these this week - thank you!!

You're welcome!

cyclerjenn

I bring in hard boiled eggs, cottage cheese, or egg scramble that I can just heat up in the microwave.

CaptainHandsome

i always buy my breakfast and lunch for the entire week (or two weeks) for work. my breakfast usually consists of a kashi granola bar, a banana, a cup of cottage cheese, a dannon light & fit yogurt and black coffee. other days it might be a couple slices of arnold whole wheat flax&fiber toast with laughing cow light swiss spread instead of the granola bar or cottage cheese. sometimes it might be all of those things spread out over a couple hours.

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