Breakfast Ideas for Busy Worker

Toast with a bit of jelly or honey is good.
I've been making english muffin breakfast sandwiches lately. I just bring an english muffin, a slice of cheese, and ham (some days I make an egg white). I toast the bread and put everything else.
Also, I tend to try and bring a bit of milk (almond or soy for myself) and a healthy cup of cereal to eat at my desk.

Other ideas that have worked for me:
Fruit
Granola (bar or mix)
Yogurt
Smoothies (I blend them at home, and put them in my shaker bottle to keep them mixed up)

I had a carrot today


I eat more for my mid morning snack

Currently that is a smoothie:

6oz pasteurized egg whites
1/2 cup berry
1 scoop protein powder
sweetener of choice if necessary
ice if desired

50g protein. yea baby!

but sometimes I go really crazy and eat last nights dinner reheated or make myself some scrambled eggs with chicken and veggies and reheat them at work.

Also sometimes have plain greek yogurt or cottage cheese and fruit mixed in. (actually I have this everyday, for all different meals :smokin: )

toasted english muffin with peanut or almond butter, and then a luna protein bar 2-3 hours later holds me over until lunch. You could keep a jar of PB and a bunch of luna bars in your desk and just bring an english muffin with you each day.

Sometimes I make my own "instant" oatmeal by putting 1/2c quick oats, cinnamon, raisins, and stevia in a ziplock bag. When I'm at work, I put it in a mug/bowl and mix with hot water from the coffee maker (or microwave if you don't have that).

Whole Wheat toast with PB/banana, delicious!
Fresh fruit, plain greek yogurt with a handful of Special K Almond Honey cereal on top for the crunch effect.
Whole grain waffle with PB

On Saturday or Sunday I take quart ziploc bags and fill them with 1 Banana, 1.5 cups of strawberries, 1 cup of blueberries, 1 cup carrots, 1.5 - 2 cups spinach. I make about 10-12 of them and put them in the freezer. When I leave in the morning I grab one out of the freezer along with about 18oz of orange jucie and head to work. At work I have a bullet style blender from a popular general nutrition store. Pour the bag in the blender and add the orange juice. Its about 500-600 calories but you can get the low calorie orange juice if you want to cut it a bit. For me it ended up costing $1.50 per smoothie and it makes over 30 ounces.

Whole wheat tortilla in the microwave for 10 seconds, smear with a tablespoon of peanut butter, and roll it up. It's portable, tasty, and keeps you feeling sort of full all morning.

Sometimes I'll nuke the tortilla and then place a couple of thin slices of ham or turkey on it, roll it and go.

I like to make potato pancakes and just heat them up for breakfast.

I nuke a potato for a couple minutes in the microwave, and top with shredded cheese, bacon bits, and sour cream. Keeps me going til lunch.

I eat Jimmy Dean D-Lights almost every single day for breakfast. Full of protein, lean, filling. A little overpriced though. The D-Lights bowls are pretty good, too.

Sometimes I eat the Special K flatbread sandwiches but they usually leave me hungry.

bagel thin
tablespoon of veggie cream cheese
put cucumbers and tomatoes on it
Taste great

I prepack a salad in tupperware and stick it in the company fridge for the morning (sans dressing, I add that when I eat so it doesn't get mooshy). I also eat popcorn, smoothies, humus with carrots, and yogurts topped with cashews.

Protien shake with a bit of pumpkin spice. Yum

I pour liquid eggbeaters-type eggs into a microwave egg poacher, add some low-fat cheddar cheese, and microwave for about a minute and a half. It is low-carb this way.

Or for a slightly-less low-carb version, I add some sliced ham and wrap in a low-carb wrap. You can do this at home in advance; although it is pretty easy to prepare at work.

I have tried a lot of different refrigerator oats recipes and honestly I found that most of them with a lot of added liquid (i.e., soy milk, almond milk) tasted like bland paste and take the flavor out of whatever mix-ins I used.

But I like this:

5 oz Greek yogurt (plain, unsweetened)
1/8 cup quick oats (uncooked)
1/3 cup of berries, chopped peaches, or pineapple chunks (fresh or frozen fruit thawed - either works well)
1/3 tbsp. ground flaxseed (optional, but I find it really improves the texture)

I set it up the night before in a container with a lid (I don't stir, just throw it all in). In the morning, stir well and eat cold...tasty and very different from either yogurt or oatmeal on their own.

If it's not sweet enough for your tastes, you can add honey or another sweetener. Sometimes I add a few chopped nuts too.

For a quick breakfast I do an apple/banana and a rice cake smothered with peanut butter. takes about 10 seconds to throw together.