What's for Breakfast Today?

[3rd_time_the_charm]

1 Egg and cheese on Italian sourdough with coffee. Grace, the hound, got a bite of egg while drooling on my feet.

 

[leebee]

Coffee with a touch of half-n-half... 2 large mugs, same as every day.

 

[TiggerTrigger]

Protein bar Du jor (chocolate peanut caramel) with a mini Diet Dr. Pepper and a 40oz caffeinated Crystal Light lemonade.

 

[NannyBeBe]

Special K Red Berries and coffee.

 

[WDW_fan_in_TX]

Looking forward to this thread. Needing some ideas for stuff I can grab on the way out the door and eat at my desk. I'm tired of eating breakfast out every day. I know it's only $5/day, but it adds up. I'd like to cut back to 1-2 times per week. So needing some ideas. I've tried eggs, frozen and reheated (were foamy tasting, so not sure), not a fan of casseroles or premaking stuff and freezing and reheating, tried oatmeal (cardiologist told me to stop because it's not healthy), have frozen fruit I could grab. I do buy fruit from time to time, but DW doesn't eat fruits and veggies, so don't have many on hand. Also do toast with peanut butter and honey from time to time. But needing other ideas.

 

[Praying Colonel]

Most of the time I alternate between 2 breakfasts:

--Oatmeal with raisins;
--A big breakfast of 2 eggs over medium, turkey sausage, grits and English Muffin.

Coffee with both!

Today was oatmeal.

 

[anrew]

Avocado toast and boiled egg

 

[WDW_fan_in_TX]

Today was muffin, egg, bacon, sweet tea for the 9th straight weekday. I really need to find an alternative. It's costing too much to keep doing this, but I can't figure out any options to

 

[firefly_ris]

Same as always -- coffee and a bowl of plain greek yogurt with granola.

 

[dizneegirl]

Today was muffin, egg, bacon, sweet tea for the 9th straight weekday. I really need to find an alternative. It's costing too much to keep doing this, but I can't figure out any options to

At home, or fast food?

 

[WDW_fan_in_TX]

At home, or fast food?

I'm looking for options for stuff to grab and go from home that I can eat when I get to the office. Grab and go as there's no time to cook in the morning. I've tried precooking stuff and freezing it, and that didn't work. I've tried oatmeal packets, and my cardiologist took me off oatmeal all together. I've tried toast with peanut butter and honey, and that is okay. But not very filling.

 

[dizneegirl]

You could make egg muffins... dozen eggs, a pound of sausage or pack of bacon cooked up and crumbled, block of cheese grated, mix all together and bake in a muffin pan (if you use silicone, they pop right out) at 350 for 30 minutes. Makes a dozen regular sized muffins easily... 2 of them are a nice breakfast. Pack them up in 2s, store in the fridge during the week, easy to grab and they reheat in the microwave well. You can add veggies if you'd like, too.

You could make a home version of an egg muffin/sandwich the night before at home, and reheat it at work the next morning. Wrap it in a paper towel to reheat for 20-30 seconds on high. English muffins, bagels (even the frozen Lenders) and toast all work pretty well.

Or make yourself a large batch of scrambled eggs with cheese, add in bacon/sausage, put it in small containers to grab. In the morning, grab a tortilla and container, and make yourself a breakfast burrito at work.

Or make a few omelets or scrambles in the evening to pack up and grab from the fridge.

Do you like cottage cheese? Make up a protein bowl the night before to grab. Cottage cheese, pecans, berries, maybe some honey or a little maple syrup... or go savory with it... add cheese, ham, olives, etc.

Heck, DH always liked leftovers for breakfast, too.

 

[WDW_fan_in_TX]

You could make egg muffins... dozen eggs, a pound of sausage or pack of bacon cooked up and crumbled, block of cheese grated, mix all together and bake in a muffin pan (if you use silicone, they pop right out) at 350 for 30 minutes. Makes a dozen regular sized muffins easily... 2 of them are a nice breakfast. Pack them up in 2s, store in the fridge during the week, easy to grab and they reheat in the microwave well. You can add veggies if you'd like, too.

As I said in a previous post earlier in this thread, I tried that. It turned out foamy when we went to microwave the egg. Not sure if I did something wrong or what, but we tried it twice. And it turned out spongy both times. We only did 6 as that's all we could eat in 2 days. Got any ideas to make it not spongy? We just did eggs, cheese and either precooked bacon or precooked sausage. DW doesn't like veggies, so nothing with veggies. Something we need to do different?

You could make a home version of an egg muffin/sandwich the night before at home, and reheat it at work the next morning. Wrap it in a paper towel to reheat for 20-30 seconds on high. English muffins, bagels (even the frozen Lenders) and toast all work pretty well.

I do bagels with cream cheese sometimes too.

Or make yourself a large batch of scrambled eggs with cheese, add in bacon/sausage, put it in small containers to grab. In the morning, grab a tortilla and container, and make yourself a breakfast burrito at work. Or make a few omelets or scrambles in the evening to pack up and grab from the fridge.

Do you like cottage cheese? Make up a protein bowl the night before to grab. Cottage cheese, pecans, berries, maybe some honey or a little maple syrup... or go savory with it... add cheese, ham, olives, etc.

No to cottage cheese.

Overall, some good ideas. But we're still cooking every other day this way. And I guess that's okay. I might just get some cereal bars that keep in the cabinet. Or go back to the packaged oatmeal that I can add water to at work (even though doc said no). I also did some boi

 

[dizneegirl]

As I said in a previous post earlier in this thread, I tried that. It turned out foamy when we went to microwave the egg. Not sure if I did something wrong or what, but we tried it twice. And it turned out spongy both times. We only did 6 as that's all we could eat in 2 days. Got any ideas to make it not spongy? We just did eggs, cheese and either precooked bacon or precooked sausage. DW doesn't like veggies, so nothing with veggies. Something we need to do different?

I've made them many times... 12 eggs, 8 oz. cheese, 1 lb. sausage. I've never had them foamy or spongy. I also don't microwave them long... maybe 30 seconds? Just enough to warm them up. You could try adding cream cheese to them (4-8 oz). Or a little flour (1/4 cup?). That might take care of a texture problem.

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Not to derail the thread any more than I have... as far as what's for breakfast... lately it's been 2 fried eggs with a piece of American cheese in between for me, and a garlic grilled cheese to dip in an over-easy egg for DH.

 

[kanne323]

I'm looking for options for stuff to grab and go from home that I can eat when I get to the office. Grab and go as there's no time to cook in the morning. I've tried precooking stuff and freezing it, and that didn't work. I've tried oatmeal packets, and my cardiologist took me off oatmeal all together. I've tried toast with peanut butter and honey, and that is okay. But not very filling.

What is it about oatmeal that the cardiologist didn't like? Too many carbs? Were you eating the packets with the added sugar?

I don't know if this has been said on this thread yet, but breakfast can really be any food, not just traditional breakfast foods. When I need to grab something to bring with me to work, I typically make my own little snack pack with almonds or cashews, sliced bell pepper, celery, or cucumber, and sliced kiwi. Sometimes I'll throw in a piece of cheddar, as well. But honestly, I've done random leftovers for breakfast, too. Sometimes I even prep chicken or salmon and a veggie for breakfast for the week (okay, that might be kind of weird, I know, but I eat breakfast for dinner sometimes, so why not dinner for breakfast?)

I'll also do plain Greek yogurt with fruit and nuts- I don't love sweet breakfasts, though, so this one is usually if it's all I have on hand. I know some people like chia pudding for breakfast- it's easy to prepare ahead of time. Again, I prefer savory breakfasts, so I usually eat chia pudding as dessert at night, but a lot of people bring it to work for breakfast.

Oh, and to answer the thread question, this morning I made oatmeal. I don't have it often, but I love it- microwave steel cut oats, water, half an apple, and cinnamon. Then I add a spoonful (okay... two spoonfuls) of peanut butter (no sugar/salt added PB) and a sprinkle of walnuts.

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

Today was coffee again

 

[hardcorestitch]

Bagels.