Tired of oatmeal! On the go breakfast ideas?

I have a protein shake mixed with unsweetened almond milk, a piece of 100 calories toast and add 1 tablespoon of peanut butter. This gives you a good balance of protein, carbs & fat to start the day off. I follow it with 24 oz of water with in an hour and I am usually too full for my morning snack.

Protein shake!
Sometimes I just do SlimFast
other times I do PureProtein Chocolate Whey
depending on how thick I want it, I use water or soymilk.
Quick and on the go!

I eat a cup of Special K Red Berries (110c) with 3/4 cup of Almond Milk (30c) in this guy - http://www.amazon.com/Sistema-Breakfast-Container-17-9-Ounce-Clear/dp/B0040QD9K8/ref=sr_1_8?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1330113224&sr=1-8 - most days.

I also like the Quaker Soft Baked Oatmeal bars (140c for the cinnamon roll), 2 Mashed up hard boiled eggs with salt + pepper (140c), and the small Odwalla strawberry protein shakes (180c).

One of my go-to breakfasts is Greek Yogurt mixed with about 100 cal of cereal (granola or Kashi or something). I mix it in a throw-away bowl & grab a plastic spoon cuz you want it to sit for a few minutes to soften the cereal. I eat it in my car and throw the bowl & spoon away. Simple, quick. Enough protein to keep me from being starving by lunch time.

You took the words right out of my mouth . . . except the part about throwing away the dishes, I am too cheap for that. And the Greek Yogurt part, I use vanilla non-fat yogurt and 53g Kashi. I'll open the box of Kashi, weigh it out into single-servings, and be ready for the next six or seven days.

protein shake and a piece of fruit

A hard boiled egg and two slices of turkey bacon. The turkey bacon takes about a minute and a half in the microwave - which I cook while I pour my coffee into my travel mug. Then I wrap the bacon in paper towel and throw it in my purse with my egg (I cook a bunch on Sundays and just keep them in the fridge for the week). In the car I eat the bacon and then use the paper towel to hold the eggshell when I peel that to eat!

Make mini quiches. Add eggs, milk, a variety of veggies, pre-cooked meats and cheese and then pour into muffin tins. Bake until firm (about 20 mins). Let them cool and then pack for the week.

I get tired of oatmeal too. Lately I've been eating Lean Pockets, the breakfast ones. They keep me good almost to lunch time, then I have a piece of fruit when I get hungry, then at lunchtime I'm not starving.

Search the MFP message boards for mug bread. There is a great recipe that you put all in a mug and throw in the microwave. Yum.

Also, you can make protein muffins ahead of time (a dozen or half a dozen) and freeze. Take it out as you're ready to leave and throw it in the microwave to soften. Yum.

You can also make a quiche ahead and cut into single servings and have a slice of that for the next 8 days! Very Yum!

If you want some meat try this breakfast sausage patty! With 72 calories per patty you can put it between toast.

This makes 4 patties:

1/2 pound extra-lean ground pork or pork tenderloin, ground
1 tablespoon minced red onion
1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon ground sage
1/4 teaspoon cayenne
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/8 teaspoon salt

In a medium mixing bowl, combine the pork, onion, garlic, thyme, sage, cayenne, black pepper, and salt. With clean hands or a fork, mix well. Divide the mixture into 4 equal parts. Shape each into a ball. On a sheet of waxed paper, flatten one ball into a 4 inch-diameter patty. Repeat with the remaining balls. Place any patties that won’t immediately be cooked in a single layer or stacked between sheets of waxed paper in an airtight plastic container. Refrigerate for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 1 month.

To cook, select a skillet that’s the appropriate size to hold the patty or patties to be cooked in a single layer. Set the skillet over medium-high heat until it is hot enough for a spritz of water to sizzle on it. With an oven mitt, briefly remove the pan from the heat to mist with olive oil spray. Set the patty or patties in the pan. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes per side, or until just starting to brown and no longer pink inside. Serve your breakfast sausage immediately.

Nutrition:
Per patty: 72 calories, 12 g protein, 1 g carbohydrates, 2 g fat (less than 1 g saturated), 37 mg cholesterol, trace fiber, 101 mg sodium