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.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

@WDW_fan_in_TX Idk if you’re diabetic (and you don’t have to say) but I’m wondering if that’s the reason your cardiologist doesn’t recommend your eating pre-packaged oatmeal? It can be very high in sugar and tends to raise your blood sugar pretty high. You could try the unsweetened kind or make your own cooked oats, with a serving size being just one packet (lol, I always like two myself). If you see a cardiologist I’m also guessing they’d prefer you limit the sausage and bacon and cheese and all that stuff that’s hard on a low fat diet. It’s good they’re looking out for you.

Have you seen a nutritionist? Often they recommend you increase your protein intake at breakfast time. Do you like Greek or Chobani yogurt? Even if your wife doesn’t care for fruit, you should eat it. Blueberries are great. I sometimes like to buy a variety of cut up fruit to keep in my fridge that gives a good variety of colors and flavors and vitamins, etc. As a pp suggested, some meat from the night before like turkey or chicken could work. Eggs are good, do you like hard boiled? Those travel pretty well. I know you said you don’t like cottage cheese but recenltly I made some of those egg cups in a muffin tin w eggs, cottage cheese mixed in (which you can’t tell is in there), spinach and a small bit of cheese and they were very good, kept in the fridge until heated, not foamy. That and an English muffin w a smear of butter or better, peanut butter, is good. Bagels are very high carb. So my suggestion is try increasing your protein and fruit intake at breakfast. Try it for a week and stick with it.

 

[WDW_fan_in_TX]

@WDW_fan_in_TX Idk if you’re diabetic (and you don’t have to say) but I’m wondering if that’s the reason your cardiologist doesn’t recommend your eating pre-packaged oatmeal? It can be very high in sugar and tends to raise your blood sugar pretty high. You could try the unsweetened kind or make your own cooked oats, with a serving size being just one packet (lol, I always like two myself). If you see a cardiologist I’m also guessing they’d prefer you limit the sausage and bacon and cheese and all that stuff that’s hard on a low fat diet. It’s good they’re looking out for you.

It's not a low fat diet. And, I'm not diabetic, thankfully. I am a huge guy (6-3, 265) that needs to lose weight. But my cardiologist basically asked me to cut way, way back on processed. Hence why no cereals, no pre-packaged oatmeal, stuff like that. She also wants me to eat more protein. She said I was basically malnourished. I'm still not sure how because I'm a fat guy. I was eating a lot of cereals (like 4-5 nights per week) and a lot of ham and cheese and PB&J sandwiches (because they're cheap). But, I've been trying to eat more chicken (low sodium canned) and tuna (I will buy the pack of tuna that comes with mayo, relish and crackers and make that my lunch). The cardiologist said that's perfect, but she wants me to eat 2 at a time. I've also tried to cut back red meat, even though we had soft tacos tonight. But I bought a block of cheese and graded it instead of buying the pregraded cheese.

Have you seen a nutriionist? Often they recommend you increase your protein intake at breakfast time. Do you like Greek or Chobani yogurt? Even if your wife doesn’t care for fruit, you should eat it. Blueberries are great. I sometimes like to buy a variety of cut up fruit to keep in my fridge that gives a good variety of colors and flavors and vitamins, etc. As a pp suggested, some meat from the night before like turkey or chicken could work. Eggs are good, do you like hard boiled? Those travel pretty well. I know you said you don’t like cottage cheese but recenltly I made some of those egg cups in a muffin tin w eggs, cottage cheese mixed in (which you can’t tell is in there), spinach and a small bit of cheese and they were very good, kept in the fridge until heated, not foamy. That and an English muffin w a smear of butter or better, peanut butter, is good. Bagels are very high carb. So my suggestion is try increasing your protein and fruit intake at breakfast. Try it for a week and stick with it.

I love blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, all those berries. I buy the package at Walmart that's frozen. And I've thought about doing some yogurt and taking a little pack with me in my lunch. That way I could eat it with some toast and peanut butter for breakfast. We made the egg bites with eggs, bacon and cheese. I don't like spinach, but I might get a small thing of cottage cheese and try it as long as you can't taste it. Just something to make it less spongy. I get about 4 bananas each week. But that's about the extent of the fresh fruit I buy. The apples, oranges and grapes look terrible at the Walmart by my house, so I tend to stick with the frozen berries and bananas.