Quick On-The-Go Breakfast for Hubby

Updated on August 17, 2011
V.K. asks from Roseville, CA
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My husband works a lot from the road so there isn't time to sit down and eat breakfast (or lunch). I have been doing breakfast burritos for him lately and he is growing tired of this. I need more ideas of quick On-The-Go breakfasts and lunches that I can do for him in the coming months. Something that can possibly be made on the weekend for the weeks breakfasts/lunches would be even better.

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T.K.

answers from Dallas on

My ideas may not be the healthiest, but it's hearty and delicious!
I make Bagel and English Muffin Sandwhiches. I buy the bag of sausage patties in the freezer section. They are the perfect size to fit on a bagel or muffin. Just heat that in the microwave while the bread is toasting. I put a scrambled egg, dash of tobasco, cheese, and sausage patty on the bun and wrap it in a paper towel. My man is very happy in the morning!

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K.P.

answers from New York on

My husband loves a PBJ for breakfast when he's in a rush!

He also likes frozen waffles- pop them in the toaster when he gets in the shower, add a little syrup and then "sandwich" them.

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A.C.

answers from Savannah on

There's a recipe for vegetable quiche cups in the South Beach Diet book that is actually very tasty. You can doctor it up to suit your taste, but the basic idea is to bake the quiche in foil muffin cups instead of a pie shell. You can freeze half the batch (after cooking) and eat half the batch over a week (that way you don't get tired of it, eating all of it at once). Have a little to go thing of salsa with it if you'd like, and it's nice and easy to microwave one for 30 seconds during the week after making them over the weekend.
Make a batch of your favorite muffins and serve those as well.
Cinnamon raisin toast with strawberry (or whatever) cream cheese is yum, and a banana or fruit on the way out.
How about a breakfast smoothie that he can just drink in the car?
You can bake homemade (OR the Pillsbury) biscuits over the weekend and serve it with different things during the week. You could serve those with honey, jam, bacon and egg, cheese, sausage gravy, sausage, whatever you want. I like to scramble an egg with some LA hot sauce, onion, spinach, and cheese and put it in a biscuit wrapped in a paper towel and just go.

For lunches we mostly do sandwiches, wraps, pasta salad, or leftovers but slightly different. One of my husband's favorites: I cook a chicken tortilla soup that is delicious. At home for dinner I'll serve a bowl with 1/2-3/4 tsp of sour cream in it, stir together and that's dinner. For lunch at work, I'll serve the soup, without sour cream, over brown rice in a container, and it's a different color, different flavor, different texture, and he still loves it. Things like a hearty soup or stew are easy to make over the weekend while you're cooking something else for dinner, and then let the flavors marry and send to work with him during the week. (Some people might not like soups or stews, but we do).

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J.B.

answers from Boston on

I have no ideas but I just wanted to say that I hope your husband appreciates that you do this for him! It would be a cold day in hell before I make my husband breakfast or lunch on a weekday - it's very thoughtful of you to take care of this for him.

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C.A.

answers from Dallas on

Your own egg mcmuffin...make an egg - fried or scrambled and add cheese then toast an english muffin and make the sandwich. We had these for breakfast this morning.

Cereal in a ziploc bag and just eat dry

I make up a lot of muffins and freeze them and early that morning I set a few of them out to defrost and by the time I want one they are ready. If not, I put them on the lowest temp in the microwave and nuke them.

I like pop tarts without heating them just grab one and go.

For lunch our playgroup makes this super easy Chicken Tortilla Soup. It is basically opening cans and dumping them in the pot and then heating it up. It is so delicious! A fav in our group!

1 family sized can of Chicken with Rice Soup
1 Can of Rotel (I use mild)
1 Can of Ranch Style Beans
1 Can of Chicken
3/4 to 1 cup of Chicken stock

Garnish with shredded cheese, avacado, and tortilla chips.

Add all the ingredients into a crockpot or heat on the stove. I add chicken stock so that it is not so thick (3/4 to 1 cup). Cook on high for about an hour until it starts to simmer. Then reduce to low until ready to serve.

I have also cooked it on the stovetop, let everything simmer for about 30 minutes.

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S.C.

answers from Des Moines on

Make a BIG batch of pancakes or waffles on the weekend -- a HUGE batch makes the same amount of mess as a small batch. Freeze them flat on a cookie sheet then bag them up and you can pop them in the toaster when you want them. If frozen waffles/pancakes aren't the most overpriced things in the grocery store I don't know what is!

If he has time for a QUICK breakfast at home check out the egg mug recipes from Hungry Girl (just google it, here's a link to 3 of them http://www.hungry-girl.com/newsletters/raw/1499)

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C.M.

answers from St. Louis on

What about bananna bread (or zuccini bread)?

Sams has breakfast sandwiches (12 in a box) for less than $1 each.

Cereal bars?

Muffins? (cranberry, pumpkin, etc).

Sandwiches?

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J.L.

answers from Los Angeles on

Sausage biscuits here too!
Get a bag of pre-cooked sausage patties, bake the biscuits assemble in plastic bags and ready for a quick warm up in the morning.
I also do something similar with pancakes or waffles. I get the precooked links (maple flavor) and make pancakes, roll the cooled pancakes around the links, bag them and ready for warm up in the morning.
In the winter I bake muffins for the week.
Hope this helps. =)

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V.C.

answers from Dallas on

I love the Shaklee cinch shakes. I have had one for breakfast almost every day for over 15 years.

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C.B.

answers from San Francisco on

How about some fruit and a bagle for breakfast.

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C.T.

answers from San Francisco on

I keep a stash of frozen store bought stuff in case I'm not on top of making things ahead - Love the sausage and pancake on a stick (looks like corndog) and ready to heat oatmeal comes in a bowl with oatmeal and flavors/toppings (Trader Joes has a couple options, I eat it in the car). Also,
I make waffles on the weekend and freeze them, put in the toaster oven and toast the day you want it and spread with flavored cream cheese (strawberry, honey) or just peanut butter. Or I make "breakfast cookies" and freeze them, loaded with oatmeal, raisins/craisins tons of recipes online.

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S.G.

answers from San Francisco on

For breakfast- Waffle sandwiches.
You need
2 waffles, 2 or 3 slices of cooked bacon, a scrambled egg or two and a small amount of maple syrup (you don't want the waffles to get soggy)
I wouldn't pre assemble these for the week but if you had all the components cooked up at the beginning of the week you can just reheat for a few seconds and throw them together. My son who is on his school's track team LOVES these.

Another option is to make pigs in a blanket. Precook link sausages let excess oil drip off or use paper towel to absorb the oil and dip them in a thick pancake batter. Fry in an inch or two of oil until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. These can be made in advance and reheated in the microwave or toaster oven. I came up with this idea when my favorite frozen food company (Schwan's) raised their prices but we didn't want to give up the yumminess of their pigs in a blanket.

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M.D.

answers from Washington DC on

My husband loves sausage biscuits. I take 20 minutes on a Sunday and make him some for the week. I place a bag of apples right next to the prepacked sausage biscuits and he is good to go!

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K.C.

answers from Texarkana on

We do breakfast sandwiches alot in the morning, toast bread, one egg in microwave in a saucer plate forms it to the right size to fit the bread perfect, sliced sandwich ham and cheese. My hubby loves em and it takes maybe 3 mins to make by the time the egg is microwaved the toast is done and the heat from bread and egg melt the cheese. O i do add salt and pepper to the egg and give it a good forking before i microwave it.

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S.L.

answers from New York on

Muffins split in half with cream cheese
baggie of dried fruit, and nuts and cheerios

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D.P.

answers from Pittsburgh on

Muffins, Pancakes & sausages on a stick, Smoothies, Power bars, Fiber O. with Antioxidants bars...or there's always the drive thru...lol

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D.B.

answers from Chicago on

My husband and I both like baked oatmeal. You bake it in advance and then cut it into squares...can either eat it cold or pop it in the microwave for 30 seconds to heat it up. This is the recipe I use: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/baked-oatmeal-10000000549...

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S.D.

answers from Sacramento on

For breakfast I recommend filling fruit smoothies. What makes them filling is protein from milk, soymilk, peanut butter, protein powder or yogurt. I usually start with some favorite fruit, add two to three protein options, and throw in a handfull of spinach or a couple stalks of kale for some energy and half a banana as a base flavoring and all around nutrient powerhouse. If he needs to chew something, add a half all peanut butter sandwhich to the smoothie (or any other nut spread -nutella is awesome! ), or a pre shelled hard boiled egg. For lunch, you can't beat a sandwich, some sliced fruit, some cut up veggies, etc. Besides pb&j and meat and cheese sandwhiches, also try, egg salad, chicken salad, tuna, blta (a for avacado). Other one handed ideas: pizza, fried chicken legs and potato salad/macaroni salad, taquitoes, wraps and hummis and pita bread. That's about all I've got. My husband commutes and is alwaays trying to work through lunch, even at his desk, so I understand one handed meals! Hope this is helpful!

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