Quick and easy breakfasts?

what if you made some muffins on the weekends or whatever day you can... throw them in the freezer and take a few out each day.... grab and go....Ive done that a couple of times.

Hard-boiled eggs.

Once a week I bake omelettes in a muffin pan so I can grab one every morning. Bacon & feta this week mmmm..

I used to be a no breakfast or coffee only kind of person in the mornings because I'm a late riser. But I was honestly kind of surprised by how quickly I could make and eat a couple of scrambled eggs with salsa first thing in the morning.

Those muffin tin frittatas are easy to make in batches one evening, just heat them up in the microwave.
Overnight oats. Again, they can be made in batches and either heated or you can eat them cold.
Greek yogurt and either fruit or something crunchy (nuts, cereal, granola, etc). You can premeasure the toppings so that you can grab and go on your way out.
I like those little pre-measured cups of peanut butter. Grab one with an apple or banana.
And it doesn't have to be just breakfast foods. Grab leftovers from dinner last night, a sandwich, a protein bar, string cheese, whatever it is that sounds good to you and makes you feel the best.

I'll set aside some time on a free day to make a bunch of breakfast sandwiches. I just make up some eggs or egg whites, put those on an untoasted 100 calorie English muffin and top with cheese and ham. Wrap them with wax paper or tin foil, pop em in a bag and freeze. In the morning, I grab one, wrap it loosely in a paper towel and nuke in the microwave for about 1:30-2 minutes. You may have to play with the cooking time, but it doesn't take long.

dbmata wrote: »

pop tarts.

yep. pop tarts always hit the spot

111YoYo111 wrote: »

Once a week I bake omelettes in a muffin pan so I can grab one every morning. Bacon & feta this week mmmm..

That's a great idea!

For me high fiber cereal and almond milk with a banana. If I want a big breakfast then I buy a loaf yes a LOAF of angel food cake, cut it in half, put thawed cool whip, and thawed frozen fruit on it. I just had that with blackberries. Mmmmmmm.

My usual breakfast was:
12 oz skim milk + Carnation instant breakfast powder + malted milk powder
1 slice whole wheat bread
1.5 T peanut butter
1 banana

As I had to drop calories, I lost the mix-in powders, then I went to 1T PB.
My more recent change is to replace the PB (on most days) with 2T lowfat cream cheese, and top it with 1t marmite. That still saves me 20 calories over the 1T PB.

I like the suggestions so far - hard boiled eggs, fruit, wraps, make-ahead muffins, yogurt, smoothies, cereal (hot & cold).

I'm loving bircher muesli at the moment. Because it needs to soak overnight, you grab it out of the fridge and grab a spoon then eat! If I have the time and motivation, I chop up some fresh fruit which makes it even better (yogurt added to it is good too).

I got one of those small single egg frying pans, Only takes 5 minutes to fry an egg toss into a whole wheat wrap with a slice of ham and mustard... Add a glass of milk and your good to go.

You can make eggs using a coffee cup and a microwave in about 2 minutes: http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/blogs/editor/2014/08/5-ways-to-make-egg-in-a-mug-in-90-seconds.html

But I just have a protein bar or a banana.

Yeah - breakfast burritos. You can make em on a Sunday afternoon and wrap each in parchment paper and refrigerate them. Take one and put it in the microwave for 1 minute, then off you go. Unwrap and chow down on the drive. Bring a piece of fruit with you and chomp on that after the burrito is all gone.

So easy to make .... you need eggs, favorite cheese, milk or water, small burrito wraps of your choice, some sausage or bacon if you wish (already cooked works fine, or cook some up), some strips of bell pepper or ovacado if you wish. Spices of your choice besides some black pepper.

Mix the eggs with water or milk for scrambled eggs. Consider 1 egg per buritto. Cook up the eggs while you slice up some veggies for it. Let the eggs cool down while you heat up or cook the bacon or sausage, let them cool down while you grate some cheese. Figure on 1/2 ouce of cheese per buritto. .... Lay the burrito's out on a counter or cutting board. Spoon a portion of egg into each one, laying it in the center. Sprinkle some bacon or sausage over each egg mound, then lay some sliced veggies along side. Sprinkle some cheese over it all, sprinkle on some spices. Roll up by folding one end of the burito wrap over the middle, then the two sides get tucked in, then roll the buritto the rest of the way to seal up the insides. (if your burrito is too small to tuck the ends in, then don't like McDonalds doesn't tuck theirs in.) Cut up parchment paper off the roll just long enough to wrap the buritto into it. Lay the buritto on the paper, roll it up and twist the ends so that it stays shut. It will look like a big holiday popper. Stack em all together into a big baggie or on a plate and refrigerate until you are ready to eat one.

I made 6 eggs at a time so I have 6 burittos. You can figure out the macros for the recipe by putting your ingredient and measurements into MyFitnessPal Recipe Builder.
Good luck.