It’s no secret that a busy schedule leads to convenient, but unhealthy, diet choices. If you’re not careful, you can find yourself rushing to a morning meeting with a yogurt cup or granola bar that may as well be dessert. Or worse, you may find yourself skipping breakfast altogether. Don’t start your day with an empty tummy or a blood sugar spike that leaves you hungry an hour later. Try one of these make-ahead ideas and head out the door with confidence.

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This is Easy Recipes, and what’s easier than cooking with the microwave? This omnipresent appliance comes in handy every day. But only, it seems, to heat up leftovers, pop popcorn, and defrost frozen foods. The microwave can do so much more – and save so much time! Next time you’re scrambling in the kitchen with one of these five foods, try the microwave method. Let us know how it goes, and tell us what other surprising foods you prep in the microwave.

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