Breakfast at Work

I also eat breakfast at work. I take Greek yogurt (vanilla or honey), berries and bran buds. I find this very filling until lunch. I do not like yogurt at all, but I found using the equal amount of berries (or more) makes it seem like berries and whip cream.

mmm... im about to eat some whole grain waffles and turkey sausage for breakfast at work.... good stuff right there... ohh and yes i will use real butter and syrup on them, lol

that sounds good!

I usually eat breakfast at work. I usually eat oatmeal, greek yogurt with fruit and nuts or lean cuisine has some frozen breakfast sandwiches that are really good and low calorie. I usually eat one of these when I first get there and then in a couple hours I usually have a banana, nuts or a cheese stick.

I like to make a batch of food ahead of time and pack it up for breakfasts. If I don't I end up buying something I don't really want! My usual go-to is scrambled tofu (lots of recipes but I like Isa Chandra's)... I eat eggs but I don't like re-heated eggs at all so the tofu is a much better option for prepping ahead of time for me and then reheating. One block of tofu, some cheese, shredded potatos, some veggies, usually gives me breakfast mon-fri and enough protein to fill me up til lunch.

I recently got sick of that though and made these blueberry oatmeal waffles for breakfast. I made a batch at once and brought them each day with some fruit and I was amazed how filled up I was.

Sometimes I do burritos too. Just bean burritos that I make and freeze so I can just grab one and eat it for breakfast or whenever.

Hardboiled eggs are another thing I'll do. I try to bring some crackers and fruit and it's about the quickest, most protein packed breakfast I can do in a pinch!

Yeah, if you have a fridge, you can bring yogurt! I bring 1/2c. of nonfat vanilla greek yogurt to work in a little baby tupperware thing (I buy the big containers at the store) and it definitely fills me up.

Hard boiled eggs, mash them with mayo
pre-cooked chicken

I eat low cal yogurt or reduced sugar oatmeal.

Also, Tim Horton's has egg white breakfast sandwiches that aren't too high in cals that I get sometimes

I do Cheerioes in the prepackaged cup with 4oz of 1% milk, a Banana, black coffee and a plain Greek yogurt.

scrambled eggs and sausage crumbles in the microwave
Protein Shake
yogurt with nuts/fruit
Special K or Jimmy Dean breakfast sandwich

those are my go to items when in the office

I got this idea from an MFP post a year or two ago and adapted it to my caloric needs. I got out of the habit of making them and am starting back with them for an easy, healthy, "on the go" breakfast. I make a dozen on Sunday, put them in the refrigerator, and toss 2 (or 3) in the microwave each morning.


Here's the recipe for 12 Breakfast Quiche “Muffins”:

4 whole eggs
8 egg whites
1 cup Jimmy Dean turkey sausage crumbles (finely crumbled)
2/3 cup 2% finely shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup finely chopped broccoli
1/2 cup finely chopped green pepper
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1/4 cup almond milk (or 1% milk)
1/2 tsp baking powder
salt and pepper (to taste)
non-stick cooking spray

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Sautee veggies and brown sausage in a little non-stick cooking spray.

Combine eggs, egg whites, milk, and baking powder in a bowl.

Spray muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray.

Evenly divide veggie/sausage mixture in muffin tin.

Sprinkle cheese in each muffin tin over veggie/sausage mixture.

Then evenly divide egg mixture over the veggie/sausage/cheese in each tin.

Bake for 15-20 minutes.



Recipe is VERY adaptable. Original recipe called for 1 cup of broccoli but that’s just too much for my taste. I also doubled the baking powder to 1 tsp (by accident) and it firmed them up a bit more, but they weren’t dry at all.

Mine come out to 70 or 75 calories each depending on which milk I use, and about 8 or 9 grams of protein each.

we have a fridge at work in the break room along with a very nice microwave, so I keep eggs, turkey sausage crumbles and chili peppers - whip up a couple of eggs, slice up a pepper, toss in some crumbles and 2 minutes later I have breakfast.

I also keep yogurt, fruit and veggies in the fridge for those times I don't want eggs (plus frozen fruit in the freezer for smoothies!).

I just made a protein shake with chocolate protein powder, pb2, half of a banana, and skim milk. 22+ grams of protein!

I also premake a protein green smoothie the night before and take that in to work the following morning. It stores well in the fridge and a quick shake makes it good to go!

I am IN LOVE WITH chia pudding. It's so versatile, so many flavors you can make. Blend a liquid, fruit and some protein powder (some of my favorites are pumpkin, almond milk and peanut butter or coffee, raspberries, cocoa powder and coconut milk). Put your liquid in a small mason jar, toss in a couple of tablespoons of chia seeds and shake well. Put it in the refrigerator, shaking every half hour or so until the chia seeds start to gelatinize (I know that isn't a word, lol). Then let refrigerate overnight. Pull it out in the morning and you have an awesome meal.

This can be a little calorie intensive, so watch out! I usually split one "recipe" into 3 jars, and I sit below 300 calories, which is perfect for me. It won't look like a lot of food, but chia seeds are quite filling.