It’s also important for your heart health and can even help you to better manage your weight.
But don’t worry, I’m right there with you, and we’re all in good company.
Typically, dietitians and nutritionists would recommend something like yogurt and fruit or overnight oats to kickstart your day.
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They’re also ready in minutes in the microwave and easily taken on the go.
If you think about it, really anything can be encased in a breakfast burrito.
This final detail is key and has the power to make or break the entire burrito.
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Red’s currently offers seven different kinds of breakfast burritos.
Each one features a different kind of meat from turkey sausage to Canadian bacon to chicken chorizo.
The look:Squished and sloppy.
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The taste:An overload of smokiness in every bite.
There are very few bacon crumbles, but their presence is well known.
The smoky flavor spreads throughout and it was the only taste I could fixate on while chowing down.
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When separated out and eaten by themselves, the pieces of sausage did provide a pleasant peppery flavor.
I think this burrito would fare well for someone who really enjoys those earthy, smoky notes of bacon.
But, it was a little strong and overbearing for my liking.
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Plus, it trampled all the other ingredients.
The tofu scramble is one of Amy’s few breakfast creations.
It cost $3.79 for one of the green and yellow packages at Target.
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The look:Crammed too full and extra messy.
This is a chunky burrito and it simply couldn’t be contained.
Various colored vegetables and tiny pieces of tofu began leaking out of the shell before it was done cooking.
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The problem may lie with the gluten-free tortilla.
The taste:Complex but bland at the same time.
If there were any standouts it was the spinach and potatoes.
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This pair seemed to dominate, but also contributed to the wrap’s overall dryness.
The tofu is spongy but needs a little seasoning or extra oomph.
And, the tortilla turned out chewy.
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Both were priced at just $1 each.
The look:Essentially just egg and cheese folded into a heavy duty tortilla.
Not a ton of sausage is visible and I saw only one piece of green chili poking through.
It’s one of the smallest offerings, and the tortilla makes up the majority of its mass.
The taste:Heavy on the egg with a creamy, queso-like base.
If this burrito got rebranded as just egg and cheese, I think it would have earned more respect.
But, the rest is simple and tasty.
The green chilis give it a nice zest and the egg is fluffy.
Supposedly, tomatoes are also included but I didn’t not find any.
Another 20 to 30 seconds probably would have done the trick.
The burrito was skinny to begin with but shrunk down a bit in the microwave.
The taste:Sausage-forward with an interesting cheese aftertaste.
Let’s start with the positives.
They didn’t carry much spice but were well-seasoned and not gristly.
But, the rest of the burrito is defined by a strange cheese flavoring.
The latter is a strange choice for a breakfast burrito and what I believe threw off the flavor profile.
Red’s chicken-based chorizo is seasoned with paprika, rosemary garlic powder, and other spices.
Everything is then hand-rolled into a wheat-based tortilla.
The look:Droopy and flattened.
This started out as a good-sized frozen burrito, but it became grossly deflated after cooking.
The taste:Quality tortilla, but a mixed bag on the inside.
The scrambled egg included here was the strangest phenomenon.
As I forked it, I actually thought it may be a potato.
The chicken chorizo, however, was a home run.
Some items are either vegan or vegetarian, while others are neither of those things.
Tomatoes, onions, quinoa, cilantro, and a couple types of peppers also make the cut.
It is middle of the road in terms of price at $3.99.
The Look:Spotted with flax seeds and falling apart.
This is not a burrito you will be able to take on the run.
I actually ended up eating it with a fork.
The Taste:Like a fresh quinoa bowl.
The wrap is dry and obviously frail.
But, when you look beyond that, there are a lot of diverse, natural flavors here.
It was dense and chewy, and when eaten by itself, pretty distasteful.
I was left wondering how so many pieces and parts could fit into one single-serve burrito.
The Look:Well-balanced and packed full.
This burrito was a little shorter than the others but makes up for it with its width.
The Taste:Cheesy to the extreme.
Some bites felt like I was munching on a tortilla filled with just nacho cheese.
The egg is fluffy but mostly gets lost in the shuffle.
But, all in all, the flavor is there, and I felt satisfied after my last bite.
Instead of cheese sauce, the bacon burrito comes with cheddar cheese.
The Look:Eggs and bacon smooshed under layers and layers of tortilla.
Once I sliced this burrito in half, I could count up to four or five rows of tortilla.
The Taste:A delightful egg scramble in a traditional tortilla.
If I didn’t mention it before, El Monterey does a really good job with its tortillas.
The wraps end up tasting homemade, as well as light and doughy.
Last, but not least, the applewood bacon is deservedly the star of the show.
