Regular Foods · Breakfast · by Mara
Mara’s Wayfarer Mediterranean Breakfast Box
Mediterranean Breakfast Box
Egg, Swiss cheese, hummus, crisp vegetables, and a half pita make a practical five-day breakfast box. Mara recommends eating the protein first and treating the container as storage, not a challenge.
- Total time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 5 boxes
- Serving
- 1 box; divide further if directed
- Texture
- Mixed
Ingredients
- 5 mini cucumbers, peeled if needed
- 1 1/4 cups cherry tomatoes
- 5 hard-cooked eggs, peeled
- 2 1/2 small 100% whole-wheat pitas
- 5 slices low-fat Swiss cheese, about 3/4 ounce each
- 1 1/4 cups prepared hummus
Directions
- 1
Prepare five small lidded containers.
- 2
Place one egg, one cucumber, and 1/4 cup tomatoes in each container.
- 3
Cut the pitas in half and add one half to each box with one slice of Swiss cheese and 1/4 cup hummus.
- 4
Cover and refrigerate promptly for up to 5 days.
- 5
At serving time, begin with the egg, cheese, and hummus. Eat only the amount and textures included in your approved stage plan.
PER SERVING
Nutrition
- Protein
- 21g
- Calories
- 312
- Carbs
- 28g
- Fat
- 14g
- Fiber
- 7g
- Sugar
- 5g
- Sodium
- 510mg
Source nutrition per full box; post-operative portions may be smaller. Raw vegetables, pita, and mixed textures belong only in a stage your care team has approved.
Source: Adapted from Toby Amidor, MS, RD, CDN, FAND, “Meal Prep Mediterranean Breakfast Bowl” (https://www.todaysdietitian.com/breakfast-bowls/), republished by Community Medical Centers’ bariatric program (https://www.communitymedical.org/specialties-and-departments/bariatrics/patient-resources/bariatric-friendly-recipes); independently worded Guild adaptation.
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