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Healthy breakfast’s and lunches to go?

im dieting, and really trying to lose weight for summer. im hoping to get to my goal in the next month
the thing is, im getting sick of the same old breakfast plans like
egg whites with veggies, yogurt, oatmeal, and healthy cereal.
if you could recommend any healthy recipes or ideas that would be wonderful!

I LOVE these. These are a few tried and true, healthy and delicious recipes I make fairly often.

Breakfast Cookie:

1/3 cup powdered milk
1/3 cup oats
1/4 cup no sugar added (natural) apple sauce
1 T Splenda
1/4 t cinnamon (or more if desired)
1/4 t baking powder
few drops vanilla (optional)
chopped walnuts (optional)
Non-stick cooking spray

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 deg. F,
Spray shallow baking pan w/non-stick spray
Mix all ingredients
put mixture on prepared baking pan & flatten to large cookie
(see tip below for other suggestions)
Bake until starts to brown
Let cool for a few mins. on pan, then remove to rack to cool, or enjoy warm!

(These can also be made into 5-6 smaller cookies)

Tip: Make a triple batch to make into snack bars. If you use the 8-9″ baking pan, you cut it into 9 bars (there’s also a small rectangular size that’s good for this), which means 3 of them is really 1 serving. And generally, you probably wouldn’t eat 3 at a time, or even in a day. Wrap them individually in foil, put them in a zip baggie and freeze them. They are a great on-the-run snack, easy to manage when on the road, air travel or when away.

And another healthy favorite:

Bacon and Cheese Crustless Quiche Cups

4 oz. Canadian bacon, diced
1 pkg. frozen chopped spinach defrosted and squeezed dry
1 1/2 cup shredded low fat cheddar cheese (the Mexican blend is tasty)
1/4 of a sweet red pepper finely chopped (green is fine)
1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese (I even use no fat, and it’s still great!)
Egg substitute (equivalent of 8 eggs – I NEVER use whole eggs for this recipe!)
salt & pepper
1/8 – 1/4 tsp. cayenne (or to taste)

Preheat oven to 350F.
Cook bacon in non stick pan until slightly browned.
Divide equally into 12 large non-stick muffin tins that have been sprayed with a non-stick spray (for insurance, see below for alternative muffin molds).
Combine spinach, cheddar, sweet pepper and cottage cheese.
Divide into the 12 muffins.
Whisk together eggs, salt & pepper and cayenne.
Divide once again into the muffin tins.
Bake for 30 minutes.
Once cooked & cooled a little, remove from tins (or cool completely if using silicon muffin molds), place on a cookie sheet and place in freezer.
When frozen they can then be placed in a freezer bag and kept in the freezer.
Pop one or two in the microwave for 2 minutes (I find a little longer is better 15-20 secs.) in the morning and voila! Instant breakfast.

A few variations and recommendations:

- I broke down and spent the extra money for the silicon muffin ‘tins’. No spraying, and never any sticking. You cool them completely before taking out of the holder. Soooo glad I made that purchase.
- I am not a vegetarian, but I love Gimme Lean brand breakfast sausage, which is a soy-based non-meat product… instead of the Canadian bacon. It comes in the type of packaging where you cut off the ends and form the patties. It’s really quite good. I form the patties (keep hands slightly most with cold water), cook them a few minutes on med. heat in a little olive oil, dice them and divide them into the 12 muffin molds.
- Sometimes I’ll cook up some chopped onion and add that.

These are both healthy, delicious, no guilt, breakfast recipes… good any time, or when trying to lose weight.

Enjoy!

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