Breakfast Bagel Egg Ham & Cheese Sandwiches - Under 300 Calories

I would have to say that until I started working from home when I was 45, I never ate breakfast.
Matter of fact, I didn't eat lunch that often, either.

When I finally did go to a doctor, he diagnosed pre-diabetes. That was when I started this blog, 10 years ago.

At that time, I started eating 3 small meals a day along with a small snack around 3:00.
I am a creature of habit and what I eat is pretty consistent, cold in the summer and hot in the winter.

I tried overnight oats, hot oatmeal, I even got a recipe for a baked oatmeal & fruit breakfast casserole but while I love granola I just couldn't eat warm oatmeal.

I am not sure when Jimmy Dean's Breakfast Sandwiches made an appearance, but my favorite was the egg croissant style. I actually tried to make my own using those pop can crescent rolls but they they were soft and too small and while I tried English muffins, pancakes & dinner rolls, I wasn't satisfied. 

Last week I finally got serious.
I bought a 4" SS ring to fry perfectly round egg patties, a bag of thin bagels, 3oz of thinly sliced deli cheddar cheese & 5oz smoked ham.

In 30 minutes I had 5 sandwiches, wrapped and in the freezer, ready for the week and at a cost of $1.19 each.

Best part is the calorie count per sandwich. At only 259 cal compared to 410 for name brand ones, it makes a savings of 755 calories a week (1/3lb) and much healthier at 16g less fat, 2g less carbs & 11g more protein.

I switch the insides up between mini omelette's and fried eggs, but always ham and cheese. I never seem to tire of this combination and as long as I can control the ingredients, I can make them healthy enough.
I wrap them in wax paper, nuke them for 45 seconds and they are ready to eat and portable to take on the fly.

I'm sure this isn't a mind blowing recipe but I can hear Mom's everywhere who have preached these words for decades......breakfast is the most important meal of the day!