Day 29: Easy Breakfast on the Go

From Zesty Cook

The experts say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but I’ve never been good at sitting down and eating a healthy breakfast. I’m just not a fan. However, I am willing to nosh on a morning meal if I can grab something and go, particularly back in the days when I still had a long commute to work. Here are some tasty, healthy breakfast ideas that are easy to grab and go.

• Apple, cheese and nuts – either chopped and combined in a container or eaten separately, try a nice, juicy apple, an ounce or two of cheese (try Sharp Cheddar) and a handful of walnuts or almonds.
• Peanut butter toast – instead of butter and jam, try some peanut butter on a piece of whole wheat toast (or on a waffle). Toss on some raisins, bananas or dried cherries for a little sweetness.
• Fruit smoothie – my go-to breakfast most days is a fruit smoothie, usually a handful of strawberries and blueberries (fresh or frozen), some ice cubes, a dollop of yogurt and a splash of milk. Blend until mostly smooth. I use a single-serving size mini blender which doubles as a to-go cup, simplifying the preparation and minimizing the dirty dishes.
• Green smoothie – my other go-to breakfast is green juice, either juiced myself in a juicer using kale, romaine lettuce, an apple and some carrots, or my favorite bottled version, Naked Green Machine.
• Try combining string cheese with whole grain crackers and a hard-boiled egg.
• Use whole-grain English muffins to make your own breakfast sandwiches with bacon or sausage and eggs you batch cook in the evening. Or spread on peanut butter and fresh fruit preserves.
• Make breakfast burrito wraps with whole wheat tortillas. Fill with turkey and cheese, scrambled eggs and diced peppers and onions (or salsa), scrambled eggs and bacon crumbles, or peanut butter and banana. 
• Make your own muffins  – blueberry, cranberry, oatmeal or your own mix-in muffin concoction. 
• Yogurt, precooked or instant oatmeal and cottage cheese all make easy-to-carry breakfasts.

What are your favorite grab-and-go breakfasts?

This post is part of the Fresh Start Series, 31 days of tips and tricks to simplify in the new year.