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    Karen,  I also share your sentiments about boring breakfasts during the
    week!  Something I have had a great success with is a combination of
    several foods.  Do you have a blender?  My favorite is pineapple juice,
    a little orange juice, several eggs, a banana and a dash of wheat germ
    thrown into the blender for about 30 seconds, along with some ice
    cubes.  Another good mix is a banana, yogurt and juices blended
    together.  You get the idea, just experiment with the flavors you
    prefer.
    If you have time to make scrambled eggs, add some chives, parsley, (or
    any of your favorite spices) and cheese.  Once the cheese melts, put
    this mixture in heated syrian bread.  It makes an easy on-the-go snack.
    You could also make a quiche some evening, then just zap a piece in the
    microwave on a busy morning.
    These may not be very low cal suggestions, but you could allow yourself
    to indulge now and then....

    Syrian bread... what a great idea!  Thanks!
    
    You could also always try a variation on the Egg McMuffin idea:
    a scrambled or poached egg, Canadian bacon, regular bacon, or sausage,
    a slice of cheese, and whatever else you desire.  Cook the egg and
    the meat, stack everything on an English muffin, and zap in the
    microwave or heat in the toaster oven.  This is much better than
    going to the local drive-up window and getting preservatives to
    go.
    
    Or there's the throw-it-in-a-bag-and-go breakfast: a couple of
    hard-boiled eggs, a piece of summer sausage, a hunk of cheese, and
    a banana.  Not exactly gourmet, but nutritious.
    
    --Karen (a different one)

    I enjoy a half of grapefruit sweetened with sweet and lo along with
    a few pieces of melba toast.  Or, a 4 minute egg with some melba.
    Or, cream of wheat on a really cold, miserable day. In season, I
    go for melon with a slice of toast (diet bread).  Fruit is wonderful
    with some toast.  Also, a pita toasted with some oleo, (or butter)
    and some low calorie jelly - delicious. I also splurge once in a
    while and have a 1/2 bagel with cream cheese.
    
    Hope this helps.  Sometimes, I think I'm bored until I start eating
    and then it tastes so good I know I only thought it, and wasn't.
    
    Flo

    I'm not a big bread eater so I tend to stay with the syrian pockets -
    toasted and filled with peanut butter and jelly.  Also, I freeze plain
    donuts and when I'm in a rush, I slice one in half, toast it, and
    spread it with peanut butter.  
    
    Actually, I think I would be just as happy with a jar of peanut butter
    and a spoon.
    

    Sometimes I'll take a burrito shell, fill it with some
    grated cheese, and microwave until hot.  Add some
    refried beans to turn it into a real burrito, but just
    the cheese alone is enough.  It's not especially pretty,
    but it's tasty, quick, and filling.

    Quaker instant oatmeal just add water ;-)!
    
    Terry

    
    I love to buy 3 or 4 different kinds of cereal and mix them in a large
    Tupperware container (with a pour spout).  Just throw some in a baggie
    and eat it on my way to work.  Sometimes I throw in Banana Chips and
    Raisins.  Mmmmmm.  I usually buy Corn Bran, Quaker Oat Squares,
    Cracklin Bran, Mini Shredded Fruit Treats and something a little
    sweeter.
    
    Sometimes I make a sandwhich.  Either using syrian bread, a bagel or 2
    Frozen Oat Waffles; I take an egg white, mix it up with some milk and
    put it on a saucer.  I may add some veggies to it, zap it in the
    microwave for 3 minutes and wallaaaa.  The egg cooks round, just the
    right size for the bagel or waffles.  
    
    Then there's always granola bars, Fi-Bars and fig cookies when I'm just
    not in the mood.
    
    Good luck!

    If you can't deal with plain old oatmeal, do this:
    
    put the oatmeal and water in a bowl and throw in (gently) some frozen
    blueberries or raspberries and nuke it for 1 1/2 minutes. Adds some
    flavor. yummm
    
    beth

    I'll second the vote for oatmeal occasionally, especially on these cold
    mornings! But don't get the Instant crap, use good old plain Quaker
    Oats in the microwave - it takes less than two minutes. (I think the
    mix is 1/3 cup oats to 2/3 cups water, with an optional 1/8 teaspoon
    salt.)
    
    The suggestion for adding frozen fruit (re: -1) was a new on on me, but
    it sounds great; I like to add 1/4 of GrapeNuts cereal (the cruncy
    pellets, not the flakes) before I nuke it - it adds a different flavor.
    
    	/Harry

    Cream of wheat cooks fast in a microwave, too. And with some Grapenuts
    and brown sugar or maple syrup, YUMMY! Add a little milk after it's
    cooked, give it a stir and you can drink/eat it out of a mug! 

    Please read the label on the "Instant Oatmeal" products--- they  are 
    mostly Palm oil derivities & very high in Cholestoral...
                                                          <DICK>

    Still looking for ideas, Karen?  I noticed that a lot of the replies
    haven't been too portable.
    
    I used to make the cream-of-wheat-in-a-cup, too!  As long as you don't
    have any lumps, you could even use a straw (pot-holes can be murder!).
    
    One of my favorites is to toast whole wheat bread, spread with one or
    two tablespoons of peanut butter, and top with half a sliced banana. 
    Very portable.  I eat about one a week, on the way to work.
    
    Small syrian pockets are good, too.  Toast them as suggested.  While
    one is toasting and you're running around getting ready, poach an egg
    in the microwave (be sure to pierce the yolk first!).  Depending on
    your wattage, this takes from 45 seconds to two minutes.  Slide the egg
    into your toasted syrian pocket with a slice of cheese.
    
    Also, if you have a toaster oven, spread cottage cheese on lightly
    toasted bread or english muffin, sprinkle with a little cinnamon, and
    broil for about two minutes.  The cheese gets chewy, and it's
    delicious.
    
    Crackers and cheese make a good morning breakfast, and rice cakes with
    melted cheese, too.
    
    The fruit and milk or yogurt shakes are a very good idea, too. 
    Recently, I made a fruit soup out of prunes, apricots and raisins. 
    Stew the fruit in orange juice and water, with a little (tablespoon or
    so) tapioca as thickener.  Add sugar to taste.  If you make this on the
    weekend, you can have it several times during the week.  Just warm it
    or eat it cold.  Not portable, but good, and has other benefits ;-).
    
    Susan

    Traditional French Toast and most pancakes freeze well. Make some
    extra on the weekend, wrap them in their own plasic wrap or plastic
    bag. Pop 'em in the toaster or toaster oven, good as new. 
    
    There are notes in this file for variations for pancakes and syrups.
    
    Also an easy french toast substitute is an english muffin with butter
    and drizzled with maple syrup. Not high on the healthy chart but
    it tastes good!
    
    Gail