Make ahead breakfast ideas.

I make my own protein/granola bars. There are lots of recipes on allrecipes.com, I made up my own recipe by combining them. I wrap each bar in waxed paper and write the weight in grams on the wrapper. Makes it easy to grab one from the fridge and log it. It's a little work/time to make them, but it makes a batch of 16 or so that will last for a while.

I make my husband batches of sausage and egg biscuits and freeze them. They take about a minute in the microwave and reheat very well.

Spanish tortilla is often served at room temperature.
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2738/real-spanish-omelette

paniolo1 wrote: »

I used to make a slow cooker batch of steel cut oats with flavorings, nuts and fruits. Freeze in single serve bags and microwave at work. Eliminate the nuts and it is very low cal. I had 3-4 different recipes I would rotate. Each batch would give a dozen+ single serve bags. Apple Cinnamon, Eggnog Cranberry, Cherry Almond, Banana Coconut Milk and Pumpkin Pie versions were all very tasty. Microwave 2 minutes and ready to eat.

Now I've gotten lazy and leave a bulk bag of quick cook oats at work. Cut up some fruit (banana, berries, pears etc.) Dump a handful oats (1/4 cup) in a coffee cup at work, add hot water and microwave 25 seconds (watch it or it boils over!), pour fruit over top and eat at desk.

SImilarly I make 3-4 portions of steel cut oats and put in seperate containers. Just needs to be nuked in microwave. I add spices (cinnamon or whatnot) and frozen fruit (i prefer raspberries). but you can add nuts, fresh fruit, maple sirop, pb, chia, yogurt, or whatever you want seperately. I have also just used jam in the past.

Athijade wrote: »

Breakfast burritos and loaded hashbrowns with an egg scrambled in are my go tos. A lot of options with both of these when it comes to add ins and flavors.

Same here. I do eggs with spinach or cheese. There are lower calories wraps that work well at Aldi (large, and 90 calories). Wrap, freeze, and microwave in the morning. You can do a wrap for under 300 calories easily.

I'm not sure if you are on reddit but look at r/mealprepsunday. I've seen a ton of make ahead breakfast burritos and breakfast sandwiches you can refrigerate or freeze ahead of time.

Grits or oatmeal is quick and easy, but kinda bland IMO. When I was working, going to grad school, and raising two teen daughters...time wasn't a luxury I often had. Typically I would cook on the weekends (lasagna, chili, burger patties, whatev) for the week. Usually two meals, some in the fridge and some in the freezer to get us through the week, plus either a pizza or bag frozen dinner to break up the menu one night. I would also make up breakfast sandwiches (egg, ham, cheese, muffin or just reg bread) and again, some in the fridge, some in the freezer. That way during the week, I didn't have to cook, and cleaning was just a few plates in the dishwasher. Another option was have frozen bag of fruit (or fresh if in season), yogurt, and cheerios, shredded wheat, or granola. 1 part of each in a container and out the door. You could premix, but the grains/cereal would get soggy, and since it didn't take that long to spoon a dollop in anyway...I just put an extra 5-10 min in my morning schedule. You could do the same with breakfast burrito, just premake, freeze, and nuke as needed.

banana and some raw nuts or seeds

I like lots of different things and often take breakfast to go. Some of my favorites:

Yogurt with granola, sometimes add fruit. Portion into individual containers. You can do the night before, but if you don't want the granola soggy then add that last minute.
Boiled eggs. Peel in advance and put in a ziploc bag.
Grits and egg. Cooked in advance and put in individual containers. Just zap in the micro for about 30 secs.

I also do a lot of oatmeal. I make a dry mix of quick oats, toasted coconut, chia, hemp seeds, nuts and craisins (or whatever I have) and keep a big container of that. Just put 1/2 cup in a pint mason jar, pour in boiling water and cover for a couple minutes. Add yogurt and/or fruit. With the craisins and yogurt you don't need any added sugar. I have been known to eat this while driving sometimes. Easier than it sounds and less distracting than talking on a cell phone.

What GREAT ideas!!!!

My favorite make-ahead breakfast:
-roasted brussel sprouts, goat cheese, and diced hard-boiled egg
-fat free greek yogurt with diced strawberries

I roast the brussel sprouts and boil/peel the eggs on Sunday. Then each morning I use an egg slicer to dice the egg, throw it in a bowl with some of the roasted brussel sprouts, and nuke it for 60 seconds. Then I mix in some goat cheese. 182 calories. I often eat it with a greek yogurt that has strawberries (cleaned and sliced on Sunday, too) mixed in. 100 calories. So total meal is <300 calories.

It's one step away from grab and go since you have to dump, mix, nuke. haha.

emmiecooper78 wrote: »

Looking for some ideas for grab and go type breakfast things. Really want to make this work and loose weight but always struggle to make sensible choices in the mornings as I'm up and out early and don't have much time to make something from scratch. I've tried overnight oats but I'm not keen.
Thanks

Have you tried steel cut oats? I much prefer them, and find them well suited to meal prep. I mix in dried fruit and nuts while cooking.

Recently I made the switch to mason jars for prepared food storage (fridge and freezer). With the metal lid off, they microwave nicely and there is a size for every meal portion I could want.

Oatmeal, beans, rice, etc all work well for bulk advance prep of foods that a meal can be built on.

Keeping a dozen hard boiled eggs in the fridge is another quick trick I like.
Egg Salad is an easy fast breakfast sandwich , imo, and easy to have on hand.

I am not tied to particular foods for any meal, just that they are easy, fast, filling and nutritious.