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Disclosure:  I am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community.  This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper amplification for Collective Bias and its advertiser. #StartWithTyson #CollectiveBiasA few weeks ago, I wrote a post on how to simplify your family’s morning routine.  In that post I listed all the little things that I’m doing to make our morning easier – laying out clothes the day before, packing lunches for the next day while making dinner, not turning on the television or checking email, etc.  And for the most part, those changes have been really good for us.  I can honestly say that we’ve been getting out the door about 15-20 minutes earlier each day.  But what you may have notice in that post is that breakfast wasn’t given much of a priority.  Don’t get me wrong, I work very hard to ensure that my kids go to school with breakfast in their tummies or in their hands (breakfast is often an on-the-go experience for all of us)…but breakfast for me?  Not so much.  Day after day, I find myself skipping breakfast in the morning just so we can get out the door a little sooner, only to find myself absolutely starving by 11:30 am.  Then I binge on snacks and find myself full by lunch time.  It’s a vicious cycle.  Needless to say, I’m always on the lookout for an easy way to squeeze a high protein breakfast into my morning.

Which was why I was pretty excited to see the brand new Tyson Day Starts make an appearance at my local Walmart.  I literally stopped dead in my tracks when I saw them in the frozen breakfast case.
Although my store only had 2 varieties, there are 7 total, including southern style chicken biscuits, flatbreads, and omelet wraps.  Each filled with wholesome, healthy ingredients like natural cheeses, eggs, and Tyson quality meats and all ready in under 2 minutes.  But the best part?  The protein!  Tyson Day Starts are packed with protein, totaling 24%-34% of your daily protein requirement.  That means you won’t get hungry an hour after you eat breakfast.  This is a breakfast designed to not only fill you up, but stick with you until it’s lunch time.  I was so excited to see these in my store, I decided to pick up one of each – the Sausage, Egg & Cheese Biscuit and the Egg, Cheese & Bacon Flatbread.  Because let’s face it, even I have 2 minutes to make breakfast.

Just in case you’re wondering if it’s really that easy, I can assure that it is.  Simply pop the Day Start in the microwave on high for 60-65 seconds (directions my differ depending on the type you’re eating; these are the instructions for the Sausage, Egg & Cheese Biscuit when frozen) and you’re ready to go.  And unlike so many other bland high protein breakfasts that I’ve tried, Tyson Day Starts are full of flavor – the flaky biscuit, fluffy egg, and melty cheese…YUM!   They’re pretty easy to take with you too, which makes them perfect for my on-the-go mornings!

To add even more protein (and a serving of fruit!), I paired my Tyson Day Start with a Strawberry Vanilla Smoothie.  Here’s the recipe:

You will need – 
1 1/2 cups fresh strawberries with stems cut off (you can use frozen strawberries, if you prefer)
1 cup milk
1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
1 cup ice
1 tsp honey

Directions – Throw all ingredients in the blender and blend for 60 seconds until smooth (which happens to be the exact time that your Sausage, Egg & Cheese Day Starts will be in the microwave!).  If the honey sticks to the side of the blender, open the top, stir with a spoon – scraping honey off the sides of the pitcher – and continue to blend.  Serve immediately.  Enjoy!

For recipes and to learn more about Tyson Day Starts, be sure to like them on Facebook and follow them on Twitter.  So what will you pair your Day Starts with?  Coffee?  Juice?  A smoothie recipe of your own?  Leave me a comment and let me know!