Breakfasts or meal replacement shakes

Make something the night before, maybe a peanut or almond butter sandwich or leftovers from dinner, it doesn't always have to be typical breakfast foods. English muffin egg sandwiches can be made ahead and warmed up if you have a microwave at work, or oatmeal. Hardboiled eggs, yogurt, string cheese, nuts/seeds, fruit. Sometimes I make my own trail mix kind of thing with Cheerios, some kind of nut, sunflower seeds, & raisins. As far as meal replacement, I like Shakeology but it's expensive, it does fill me up. You could try to find some kind of bar but watch for the added sugars and other crap. I like Lunabars and Rise bars.

I personally wouldn't use a meal replacement shake.

If you are not hungry in the morning, don't eat. If you are, have some stuff premade for you to just grab and take to work with you. Cut up fruit on Sunday and put in little containers for breakfast the whole week. Have yogurts ready. Make five eggs at the beginning of the week. Pop a bagel or some toast or an English muffin in the toaster as you are getting ready, pop an egg in the microwave, than put it together as a sandwich (you can do this at work too). Or make a big batch of scrambled eggs and some bacon or sautéed veggies on sunday. In the morning grab a tortilla, put a bit of the egg, bacon, veggie mixture in it, roll it up and you're good to go.

You could also make oatmeal for breakfasts at work. My husband doesn't get up in time to eat before going to work so he takes oatmeal. He used to take those instant prepackaged ones but now I make little packages for him and leave them in the freezer for him to just grab and go. I put in oatmeal, some brown sugar, some cinnamon and some ground flaxseed. Super quick for him to make and eat at work.

Not having time is fine.... it comes down to preplanning.

Shakes aren't always that "easy" to get together either. When I do my strength workouts in the morning (versus my running) I will make a shake as soon as I"m done. But, unless I've pre portioned the almond milk, and the fruit, and the protein powder, etc... it is still time consuming to get it all together and in the blender and then rinse out the blender.

Sometimes premade is the way to go. Plus, you have total control over what's in it. If I'm REALLY late, I have a stash of healthy oatmeal at my desk. :-)

Thanks for posting this I have a similar situation and am loving all the suggestions. Thanks everyone!

I make smoothies alot, becasue I am not a huge breakfast person myself

Banana
blueberries
strawberies
A little non fat yogurt
ice
fresh spinach

or

Banana
Non fat yogurt
peanutbutter
ice

edit to add: you can make a few for the week. cut up the fruit and place in the freezer or fridge in sandhich bags so you can just drop them in the blender

also, it is fun to experiment with different fruits

Skipping breakfast is totally a legit option. I do it about 10% of the time when I'm just not hungry.
My favorite used to be breakfast cereal, but I loved it TOO much and I had to switch to something else.

I use a protein powder I get at Costco. It serves as my breakfast 80% of the time. I doctor the hell outta mine though.

Example shake:
Natierra - Raw Cacao Nibs, 0.25 oz
Cytosport - 100% Whey Protein Vanilla Powder (Costco), 1 Scoop (36g)
Hershey's - Cocoa Natural Unsweetened , 3 Tbsp (5g)
Kirkland Signature - Pure Vanilla Extract, 0.5 tsp (5 mL)
Now - White Chia Seeds, 1.8 Tbsp
Now - Mct Oil, 7.25 g
Trader Joe's - Unsweetened Coconut Milk, 1.5 cup

I purposely shoot for over 400 cals for satiety.

Since I started dieting, two months ago, I've had a shake for breakfast every single morning. I thought it was better than my previous option of "no breakfast at all" and I've gotten it down to a science.

I blend directly in the mason jar I drink the shake from, so there's almost nothing to clean up. This is an old housewives' trick - the standard mason jar mouth size is the exact size of most blenders. Before food processors were common, people used to grind spices in their blenders - some companies (Oster maybe?) even used to package their blenders WITH a mason jar.

I've marked with permanent marker on my jars, where the 1 cup line is. I pour in a cup of almond milk, add a scoop of protein powder (or a scoop of SlimFast if I'm on my way to/from a workout and looking for a bit of extra carbs). Then I add either a 80g block of soft tofu or half of a frozen banana. Sometimes I'll mix it up and put in half a ripe avocado instead. I have ground black sesame powder, frozen strawberries, matcha green tea and peanut butter (not all at the same time!!) standing by for days when I don't want my shake to be plain vanilla or chocolate. Add 4 ice cubes, blend, and go! Yummmm~

This is seriously the ONLY thing I bother with for breakfast because it can be put together in under 90 seconds, cleaned up in half that time, and carried to the other end of the house to drink while I'm getting my things together.

Good luck!!

My goto breakfast is some pre-cooked Jimmy Dean sausage patties and a banana. The sausage I keep in the freezer and it takes 1:15 to re-heat them. Good source of protein and fat for the day, and the banana is a potassium boost. It takes just as much time to make breakfast as it does to make a cup of coffee.

I seem to be running late no matter when I get up (thank you, kids) so my typical breakfast is a protein shake (1 scoop of Muscle Milk, 6 oz. of water - 150 cal) before I leave the house followed up with a piece of fruit at my desk. This holds me over to my 10:00am morning snack.

I too drink Shakeology for breakfast and alternate between the tropical strawberry and vanilla.I have also tried the chocolate in the past. Most of the time I also add fruit, sometimes peanut butter and spinach. It is quick and quite filling. It also helps with weight loss.

I can get by with a piece of fruit for breakfast. But if you like something heartier oatmeal is a great option.

I also have made muffin sized breakfast quiches. Takes a lot of pre-planning to do them all, but so convenient when on the run because they microwave in less than a minute and voila!
Bacon
Spinach
Hashbrown
Onions and Bell Peppers
Eggs
Bake in the oven
Be sure to coat the muffin tin with cooking spray (mine got stuck and didn't come out of the muffin pan very well)

Ohhhh, I forgot about those. Those are good stuff.

Super-simple make-ahead egg muffins! 12 eggs, your choice of veggies, sausage, ham, cheese...literally endless possibilities. Mix it all up and place in a 12-slot muffin tin. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes. They're good for 5-7 days in the fridge.

If I make a breakfast shake it's protein powder, fresh spinach, and a banana.

If you want actual breakfast- there's a ton of breakfast sandwiches in the frozen section of any grocer to choose from, and frozen waffles.

For me, I have a jar of almond butter and some flat bread I keep in my desk so when I can't get breakfast when waking up (those 3 minutes to wait on a frozen waffle is precious time when in Atlanta traffic) I have something at my desk to munch on that's filling and full of protein.

My breakfast is more than 300 calories, but I have a protein shake (straight up just powder and water) a spoonful of peanut butter, and a glass of soy milk. Protein, fat; it's all there to start the day off right. If I have to rush out the door, I do a piece of bread with 2 tbsp of peanut butter. 290 calories and it's a good balance of carbs and fat, but a little light on protein.

Egg casseroles (or muffins for individual servings) as mentioned freeze well.

An EAS Carb Control shake (available in the bodybuilder section at Wal-Mart. I like that they don't have tons of corn syrup, etc.) and half a banana works well when in a hurry.