fast food breakfast homework

I have another meeting tomorrow that will include breakfast and lunch. You never really know what you're going to get, so I offered to pick up breakfast. I know Tim Horton's has some really healthy options, such as yogurt and berries. You can get vanilla yogurt (160 cals and 2.5 grams of fat) or strawberry yogurt (140 cals and 2 grams of fat.) My 4-year-old son loves this! I get it for him all the time, as it's a healthy snack. We drove off the other day at the drive-through and he didn't see that I had it, and his eyes welled up with tears. It was so sad. He wasn't feeling well and he really wanted yogurt. Once I handed it to him, he was all smiles.

I also ordered bagels with light cream cheese. I looked them all up so I'd know the best option in the morning. A 12-grain bagel has 330 cals and 9 grams of fat. More than I would have thought, but 6 grams of fiber. A honey-wheat bagel has 300 calories and 3 grams of fat, but only 4 grams of fiber, and a plain bagel has 260 calories and 1.5 grams of fat, but only 2 grams of fiber. I guess it all depends on if you're looking to up your intake of whole grains, or consume fewer calories and fat. It probably all evens out in the end weight wise, an the 12-grain and wheat bagels have more nutritional value.

Muffins, as I mentioned last night, are always scary. I can't actually remember what I ordered. I think it was a cranberry blueberry bran muffin, which has 290 cals and 9 grams of fat. I may have also ordered the whole grain raspberry muffin, which has 17 grams of fat! Yikes! And 400 calories. If it sounds healthy, it doesn't always mean it is healthy. I'm really hoping I ordered the low-fat cranberry muffin, which has 290 calories and 2.5 grams of fat. Not bad. Just for the heck of it, I checked out the wheat carrot muffin. Sounds really healthy, right? Try 400 calories and 19 grams of fat!

OK, well I certainly will make an educated choice in the morning. Regardless of my choice, I'm sure it's better than the store-bought pastries that often show up. They have so much shortening in them, I can't even imagine the fat content. I'll look that up for another day.

I'm again working on my breakfast for Friday. Tonight I made smoked Gouda, sun dried tomato, and turkey bacon quiche. It is not a low-fat or probably even a healthy option, with all that cheese, sun dried tomatoes packed in oil, and pie crust. I did use half eggs and half egg-whites. Well, not everyone will be looking for a low-fat option. Those who are will have my low-fat mini pumpkin and dried cranberry bunt cakes.

I'm feeling quite relaxed tonight, which I truly needed today. I hit the gym at lunch. I'm so glad I took the time, as I won't have a chance tomorrow. I really could have worked right through lunch, but needed the stress relief. After work I had a massage. She said my muscles were really, really tight. I'm not surprised. I need to do that more often. I actually booked another one next month. The salon really surprised me, as they are a "no tip" salon. I had never heard of that. It's kind of a good feeling. There's always the tip dilemma. . . how much, which services, etc. Well, I should sleep well tonight with my relaxed muscles. I often wake up sore from my workout.

Well, off to check on my quiche. I'll pop it in the freezer till Friday!