Breakfast on the go

abslikebuddha
abslikebuddha Posts: 10 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I could use a few suggestion for breakfast on the go. I hit the gym at 5:30am an eat a banana before because while I need something before but too much will make me sick. After the gym I have to head straight to work so I need something I can eat in the car on the road. I usually have a protein shake but i feel like I need something or else by 10 am I'll be ravenous. I've tried overnight oats but it is too much hassle to eat in the car and I would rather stay away from breakfast bars that are loaded with sugar. Can ya'll help a man out?

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  • rainingribbons
    rainingribbons Posts: 1,051 Member
    What about homemade breakfast sandwiches? Easy to make a large batch on the weekend and freeze them for later. We usually use english muffins, an egg, veggies baked into the egg (we're using muchrooms and sundried tomatos this batch), and cheese. Take it out of the freezer, nuke it before you leave for the gym, and you're good to go!
  • bennettinfinity
    bennettinfinity Posts: 865 Member
    Yes. Don't eat while driving.

    Rush hour is 'our' time - eat on 'your' time.
  • tirowow12385
    tirowow12385 Posts: 697 Member
    Waffles.
  • jjpptt2
    jjpptt2 Posts: 5,650 Member
    Does it have to be traditional breakfast food?
    What about increasing the volume/cals in your shake?

    My first thought was going to be a sandwich/wrap, but those usually need some sort of bread, and some sort of bread usually means some sort of sugar, which it sounds like you're trying to avoid.
  • abslikebuddha
    abslikebuddha Posts: 10 Member
    I have gone the sandwich route. Typically one slice of whole wheat bread and some ham or turkey. I can do that but they get old pretty quick for me so I'm am trying to find some options for I can keep it mixed up and not get bored. Any thing I do would have to be good cold since it would sit in my car for 90 minutes and that is the main reason I have not really done an egg sandwich. I may give the egg sandwich a try though.
  • SuzySunshine99
    SuzySunshine99 Posts: 2,989 Member
    Please don't eat while you are driving.
    Signed, Your Fellow Drivers

    Eat when you get to work if you don't have time before. It's not worth killing yourself or someone else because you dropped your sandwich in your lap or didn't have both hands on the wheel.
  • jjpptt2
    jjpptt2 Posts: 5,650 Member
    abslikebuddha wrote: »
    I have gone the sandwich route. Typically one slice of whole wheat bread and some ham or turkey. I can do that but they get old pretty quick for me so I'm am trying to find some options for I can keep it mixed up and not get bored. Any thing I do would have to be good cold since it would sit in my car for 90 minutes and that is the main reason I have not really done an egg sandwich. I may give the egg sandwich a try though.

    I eat the frozen jimmy dean sandwiches thawed but not microwaved. They are definitely better warmed up, but perfectly fine at room temp. I'm betting other breakfast sandwiches would be similar.

    What about a handful of nuts, a chunk of cheese, and some dried fruit? That would be really easy, though the fruit probably has a fair bit of sugar in it.

    Can you eat at work? A better option might be just planning to eat at 10 when you get hungry. Would that be any easier?
  • RAinWA
    RAinWA Posts: 1,980 Member
    SuzySunshine99 wrote: »
    Please don't eat while you are driving.
    Signed, Your Fellow Drivers

    Eat when you get to work if you don't have time before. It's not worth killing yourself or someone else because you dropped your sandwich in your lap or didn't have both hands on the wheel.

    This.

    Signed: The person who is still recovering from an accident caused by a distracted driver.
  • abslikebuddha
    abslikebuddha Posts: 10 Member
    Ah yes. I did forget this was the internet didn't I.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    abslikebuddha wrote: »
    Ah yes. I did forget this was the internet didn't I.

    I mean, to be fair, the people who call out distracted driving online probably call it out in real life situations too . . .
  • goatg
    goatg Posts: 1,399 Member
    There are plenty of low sugar bars (e.g., Quest, Oatmega, Pure Protein, etc.). If it were me I'd probably just slice an apple and throw it in a ziplock baggy with a small handful of almonds.
  • goatg
    goatg Posts: 1,399 Member
    Ah...After the gym.
    Meal prep in glass containers inside a gel-lined PackIt freezer bag. Seriously, these PackIt bags keep your food cool for hours. I'm in the same boat: work out 5:45-8:30 most mornings, shake afterwards, hungry by 10.
  • saragd012
    saragd012 Posts: 693 Member
    I think you're better off sticking to the shake after your workout, and then a mid morning snack around 9-10 when you're getting hungry to hold you off until lunch. Your options of food items that can be safely consumed while driving are so limited and wont be nearly as satisfying as you could enjoy once you arrive at work.
  • Cbean08
    Cbean08 Posts: 1,092 Member
    I eat while I sit in traffic. To be fair, that is hardly driving since we're all going about 10 miles per hour on the highway. And I'm not in the exit lane where there is a lot of merging going on either.

    Just don't eat anything that requires focus or coordination. I'll bring things like a chopped up apple, an unwrapped stick of beef jerky, bite size chicken strips, small crackers etc. Everything has to be able to be eaten with 1 hand and without looking at the item.
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