Karen and Charlie's Kitchen: The Tale of Two Breakfast Sandwiches

Growing up we were always told that breakfast was the most important meal of the day. As an adult, I truly believe it. If I skip breakfast, I feel sluggish all day and actually tend to make poor eating choices during the day. On the days when I do eat something in the morning, I eat a lighter lunch and seem to have more energy.

Charlie has never been a breakfast eater. As a goal for this year and to hopefully reduce his blood sugar, I am trying to get him to eat earlier and spread more food out during the day. This week when I packed his lunch, I packed less lunch type food and gave him something from breakfast and a snack.

Since I always try to pack something he can eat in a hurry, you may think that some of the lunches are the best choices but he likes to have something hot and something he can eat within a few minutes if work is demanding.

These were the lunches hot dogs with kraut, chicken quesadilla, chili, hot dogs with relish and onion and a chicken sandwich. While the snacks were simple but filled with protein. I gave him cheese with summer sausage, celery and peanut butter, turkey wrapped around pieces of swiss cheese, apples with peanut butter and a piece of bread with bacon and tomato. I know I should have taken pictures but my mind is going so fast in the mornings that I can rarely get things together enough to snap a picture of snacks.

Back to breakfast though, I always rely on these two standby for breakfast along with oatmeal and a quick peanut butter sandwich. One I love and it is one of James' favorites is a take on a Breakfast Jack (from Jack in the Box). It's quick and simple. A bun, lunch meat ham, cheese and a fried egg. You have to burst the yolk when you fry the egg or it will drip everywhere. I add onions to Charlie's since he loves onions. And I always smear a little mayonnaise on them. They are quick, easy and full of flavor.

My other go to sandwich isn't really a sandwich it's a taco. No meat on this one but it is still full of flavor. Scrambled eggs, shredded cheese, onions, tomatoes, and a few bell pepper pieces on a flour tortilla. Once again, quick, easy and all thing that you probably have in your kitchen.