Delightful? Maybe

This morning I tried a new breakfast.  People have been telling my about the Jimmy Dean Delightful breakfast sandwiches for some time now.  I finally tried my first one this morning.

I decided to go for it when they were on sale during the weekend grocery trip.  I figured it couldn’t hurt.  Also, I am looking at more ways to get protein so I thought this might be a great alternative to my usual half a bagel and banana breakfast!  They meet my requirements: low in calorie, (280 calories) Low-fat, (13 g) and decent protein (16g).

My rating: eh.

Pros:  

• They are very fast!  I put mine in the fridge overnight.  Someone recommended this to me so that the bread doesn’t get as hard.  So after  1 minute, breakfast was ready!
• You can get them everywhere.
• Wrap a paper towel around it and you’ve got a great out the door breakfast.
• Pretty tasty

Cons:

• Lots of sodium.  Not TONS but still a lot. 740 mg
• It’s a heavily processed food.  While Jimmy Dean is on the less artificial side, they are still full of junk. I don’t understand all the ingredients.
• Have to remember to defrost it
• Not filling.  I got hungry again really quickly!  I had to have my mid-morning snack early.

Overall, they are fine.  I’m sure lots of people like them and eat them regularly but I think I’ll pass in the future.  Maybe I’ll keep an emergency box in the bottom of the freezer.  For now I’m going to stick to my bagel and banana.  I found it’s almost the same about of protein, fat, calories and carbs. Also, the preservatives and processed ‘stuff’ make me nervous.  So my vote is to pass but this might be a good option for some of you!