Breakfast on the go, meal prepping?

Whole Wheat tortilla with almond butter or peanut butter spread on it with some sliced banana. Makes a good wrap to take with you.

UGH! It's almost school time again That means back to adult life, so last year I used to make a baked oatmeal over the weekend and it would be enough for me for the week. I also would do a protein shake sometimes. I usually try to do quick things because I'm not a morning person. So sometimes it would be the oatmeal and sometimes it would be a shake and piece of fruit. Someone told me I should do the shake and oatmeal both but we will see.

I pack my breakfast and lunch the night before. I usually have a yogurt and fruit for breakfast. I used to drink those special k shakes but I didn't get full off of them and felt like I needed a mid-morning snack. Yogurt w/ fruit is a good breakfast on the go and it can be filling!! Good Luck!

I make my own "egg mcmuffins" and freeze them. I can either thaw them overnight in fridge or in the morning in the microwave. All it takes is a pack of english muffins, a pack of pre-sliced canadian bacon, 6 eggs and 6 slices of cheese. I have a "whoopie" baking pan and I break an egg into each spot and bake the eggs. After they cool I assemble and freeze.

I'm also a fan of baked oatmeal (someone else mentioned this), whole wheat muffins of different varieties, and boiled eggs.

I used to throw a piece of toast into the toaster, pop some peanut/almond butter on there, grab a banana, and head out the door. I also used to do a plain or everything bagel thin (steer clear of the whole wheat unless you enjoy eating cardboard) with some cream cheese and an apple. Protein shakes/smoothies would also be good. Don't do the Special K shakes. Get a quality protein powder and make your own - they'll surely be more tasty than anything that comes already made.

Here's a particularly delicious recipe:
1 scoop vanilla protein powder
1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk OR 1 cup coconut water
1/2 cup water
1 big handful of spinach leaves
1/2 frozen banana
1/2 cup frozen pineapple chunks
1/2 cup frozen mango chunks

Blend it all up into an awesome green smoothie that tastes like summer in a cup,

You could also do a Quest bar (or other high quality protein bar) and a piece of fruit. Muffins would be good, too. Or some dry cereal.

I'll be starting school in a couple of weeks and, I'm trying to figure out how I should do breakfast. My first class in 8:30am on Monday & Wednesday and 9:30am on Tuesday & Thursday; so I would need something on the go. I saw some Special K shakes I thought that would be good for breakfast but I don't know what to eat with that? Any suggestions for on the go breakfast? Maybe fruit?


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There are so many good ideas in this thread already! I know you're busy, OP, but for me I find it relaxing and enjoyable to take like 15 minutes in the morning for breakfast at my own kitchen table. It just feels good to sit and relax with coffee for that time before I rush out the door. I am not a slow eater by any means, but I don't like rushing to eat something in the car or at work so I like to have it before I go. Obviously though I am like most people and don't enjoy waking up crazy early.

My usual go-to work day breakfasts are similar to what many people have posted but these are my favorites:

egg taco - fried egg with salsa or chipotle dressing on a tortilla (quickly warmed up while cooking the egg in the same pan), seriously takes less than 5 minutes.

Greek yogurt mixed with fresh or frozen fruit, quick oats, and flaxseed overnight...stir & eat in the AM

muffin cups - check out recipes on Pinterest or any light cooking site. My favorite has an egg, oats, cinnamon, blueberries & vanilla, it turns into a cake-like consistency and I usually drizzle sugar free syrup on top.

toast or Sandwich thin with a bit of PB or Nutkao and 1/2 or whole banana on top

boiled egg(s) and/or string cheese and/or fruit

quick 1- or 2-egg omelet with some combination of peppers, onion, mushrooms, diced cabbage, bean sprouts, fresh basil & Sriracha

toasted English muffin with a cooked egg (I like over medium) on one half, little bit of jam on the other half

All of these breakfasts are around 200 calories, the banana/Nutkao on toast is still ~300. I find a small breakfast is fine for me because I eat lunch around 11:30 or 12...I'm sure you will wanna beef that up if you don't eat again until much later.

Good luck!

I've done the muffins similar to jaecobb and usually had a cup of chobani yogurt to go with it. Ditto also for the oatmeal bakes - I'd cook one at the beginning of the week and eat it throughout the week. I"ve also enjoyed crustless quiches - http://www.budgetbytes.com/2011/11/spinach-mushroom-feta-crustless-quiche/ is my favorite. Budget bytes also has some great recipes for oatmeal bakes.

I currently eat my fit foods for all my meals...costs an arm and a leg, but its lowered the amount of time and stress it took for me to get meals done for the week so its been worth it for us.

I have made that quiche and it is awesome for days.

Thanks for sharing that recipe! i love grapenut pudding, and this looks like a super alternative!