Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Breakfast Sandwiches



I know some people are totally against it but having breakfast for dinner is a weekly staple in our household. It is fast, easy and cheap... pretty much my three favorite things. I can almost guarantee that we will have breakfast for dinner on a Monday or Wednesday (nights that I work late) each week.

BUT all breakfast sandwiches are not created equally.

There are a variety of ways that you can build your breakfast sandwich. I wanted to give you ideas for how your sandwich may stack up. Of course, you can put whatever you want in your breakfast sandwich but here are some suggestions for the basics: breads, eggs, cheese, meat.

BREADS:

2 slices wheat toast: 139 calories, 2 g fat, 26 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 5 g protein
Sourdough English muffing: 120 calories, 1 g fat, 25 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein
La Tortilla Factory wrap: 80 calories, 3 g fat, 18 g carbohydrate 12 g fiber, 8 g protein
Reduced Fat Grand's biscuit: 160 calories, 5 g fat, 26 g carbohydrate, 0 g fiber, 3 g protein

EGG:

1 whole egg: 70 calories, 5 g fat, 0 g carbohydrate, 0 g fiber, 6 g protein
2 egg whites: 34 calories, 0 g fat, 0 g carbohydrate, 0 g fiber, 8 g protein
1/4 c. egg substitute: 30 calories, 0 g fat, 0 g carbohydrate, 0 g fiber, 6 g protein

CHEESE:

1/2 oz cheddar: 57 calories, 5 g fat, 0 g carbohydrate, 0 g fiber, 4 g protein
1/2 oz. 2% cheddar: 40 calories, 3 g fat, 0 g carbohydrate, 0 g fiber, 4 g protein
1/2 oz. part-skim mozzarella: 36 calories, 2 g fat, 0 g carbohydrate, 0 g fiber, 3 g protein

MEAT:
1 oz ham: 69 calories, 2 g fat, 2 g carbohydrate, 0 g fiber, 11 g protein
1 oz. Canadian bacon: 50 calories, 1 g fat, 1 g carbohydrate, 0 g fiber, 11 g protein
2 slices turkey bacon: 70 calories, 6 g fat, 0 g carbohydrate, 0 g fiber, 4 g protein
2 slices bacon: 84 calories, 6 g fat, 0 g carbohydrate, 0 g fiber, 6 g protein
1 sausage patty: 90 calories, 6 g fat, 0 g carbohydrate, 0 g fiber, 5 g protein

So the above pictured sandwich of English muffin, 1 egg, 1/2 oz 2% cheddar and ham would have a total of 299 calories, 11 g fat, 27 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber and 25 g protein.
What's your IDEAL breakfast sandwich?

3 comments:

  1. I love breakfast for dinner! But my husband, not so much.

    Thanks for your workout dvd tips...i'm so checkin' out the library!

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  2. I love breakfast any time of the day! My husband likes to make us breakfast sandwiches, with egg beater egg whites, chives, Laughing Cow cheese on a sandwich thin bun. So good and I always welcome him fixing ME breakfast :)

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  3. YUM! These look so good! I love your blog! I am so guilty of making my food on the fatty side:) You have some fabulous tips!

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