You're stopping at Starbucks for your morning coffee, and you haven't eaten breakfast yet
— easy fix. But what should you order? We break down the worst to the best of Starbucks
breakfast items so you can confidently know what to order on your next trip.
The Starbucks sous vide egg bites are quite the invention. Bite-sized omelets without
any of the mess.
Sadly though, the kale and portabella mushroom sous vide egg bites miss the mark completely.
These lack flavor, and are full of chunks instead.
The chunks, courtesy of the mushroom and kale, taste pretty bland and leave you with a strange
aftertaste. But if you don't need a lot of flavor, by all means go for it.
The kale and portabella sous vide egg bites are high in protein and low in trans-fat,
so they can still be a good option for you if you're watching your nutritional intake.
In that case though, you would be better off opting for the other sous vide egg bite choices.
The Starbucks breakfast menu has six different variations of the classic breakfast sandwich.
Take your pick from different bread options, meat options, and cheese options.
We had pretty high hopes for the sausage, cheddar, and egg sandwich, but were let down
by the bland taste of this sandwich compared to the other breakfast sandwiches on the menu.
The flavor of the sausage on the sandwich doesn't have enough oomph to impress our taste
buds. It isn't salty or savory. The cheddar cheese isn't flavorful enough to make up for
the bland-tasting sausage.
So, spare yourself the disappointment and choose from one of the other five breakfast
sandwich options on the menu. You can thank us later.
If you like a good ol' parfait breakfast, you may be tempted to grab a cup of the berry
trio parfait to go with your Starbucks beverage of choice.
This fresh breakfast cup is made with nonfat vanilla yogurt, mixed berries, and granola.
Sounds like a smart and healthy breakfast choice with a high protein and low fat content,
right?
Well, the berry trio parfait packs a whopping 25 grams of sugar per serving. Now, that just
takes the fun right out of ordering a healthy breakfast.
Considering that the berry trio parfait has enough sugar to give you a sugar rush, you
could have had a Starbucks cake pop instead and taken in less sugar first thing in the
morning.
The hot new Impossible breakfast sandwich is no ordinary breakfast sandwich. Sure, it
comes with sausage, egg, and cheese on a bun. But this time, the sausage is actually a plant-based
sausage patty from Impossible Foods. It's not a fully vegan meal, but the eggs used
in the Impossible breakfast sandwich are cage-free.
If you are specifically looking for a plant-based sausage breakfast sandwich for dietary reasons
but want to make sure it's still savory, we can tell you that this one tastes almost as
good as most other breakfast sandwiches with real sausage.
"I think they do a really good job emulating the sausage, it's good, I like it!"
The sandwich is served on a rather crispy ciabatta bun. With its savory and fatty taste,
this Impossible Foods patty could almost pass as real meat, except it's not. The texture
is definitely different. But, looking past that may be worth it for some.
If you don't have strict dietary restrictions or preferences, we recommend just going for
the real thing and choosing one of the better-tasting real meat breakfast sandwiches on the Starbucks
breakfast menu.
Avocado toast, anyone? Not exactly. A bagel is as basic as it gets for breakfast, and
you can pretty much count on it being decent anywhere you go.
Now, this combo is no exception — it doesn't disappoint, but it also doesn't have us texting
our fellow avocado-loving friends either.
The sprouted grain bagel is vegan, made with sprouted wheat and rye, and is packed full
of healthy fiber to start your morning off right. Add the popular Starbucks avocado spread
and you've got yourself avocado toast for breakfast even when you're in a rush.
This combo is a favorite among health-conscious people who still want to get their avocado
toast breakfast in a jiffy in the mornings.
The roasted ham, Swiss and egg sandwich is served on the flaky, buttery croissant bun
with hickory-smoked ham and Swiss cheese.
This sandwich is a bit too greasy for our taste, but if you're into that, then by all
means go ahead.
The roasted ham, swiss and egg sandwich should come with a cholesterol warning though, since
it contains roughly 80% of your daily value of cholesterol. Let's categorize this one
as a weekend-treat type of breakfast.
Out of all of the breakfast sandwiches on the menu, the double-smoked bacon, cheddar
and egg sandwich is the juiciest. It tastes savory and kind of greasy, but if a fast-food
breakfast sandwich is what you're looking for, look no further.
The tasty fillings are served on Starbucks' signature croissant bun, which also adds to
the richness of this sandwich. It reminds us of a more traditional American fast food
breakfast sandwich. It's almost surprising that it came from Starbucks.
Compared to the disappointing sausage, cheddar and egg sandwich, it has 10 times the flavor.
Beware of how messy this sandwich is, though. The flaky croissant bun gets all over your
lap in the car.
Also, if you're looking to make a health-conscious breakfast choice on your commute, don't pick
this one. The double-smoked bacon, cheddar and egg sandwich is a 500-calorie breakfast
item. And if you're not a big, filling breakfast kind of person, this is probably going to
be too much for you.
Vegan overnight oats with quinoa and chia seeds? The oats in this dish from Starbucks
are soaked in coconut milk, which gives it a creamy texture and rich flavor. The only
caveat here is that Starbucks added sugar to the grains and strawberry mixtures in the
strawberry overnight grains.
So, as healthy as this pretty cup of goodness is, it will take up a sizable portion of your
sugar intake for the day. Our suggestion is to skip the sugary coffee this time, and opt
for something like nitro cold brew with this meal to make sure you've got yourself a balanced
breakfast.
Just keep in mind that the serving is pretty small. So, if you're starving and have a long
day ahead of you, this little cup may not be your best bet.
Something we are very happy about, is the fact that Starbucks offers the option of a
good classic bowl of oatmeal for breakfast.
The hearty blueberry oatmeal is smooth, creamy, packed full of fiber, and stewed with water
only — not milk or cream like some restaurants do. The hearty blueberry oatmeal comes with
chewy dried fruit, seeds, nuts, and yummy agave syrup. Our favorite toppings are the
fresh blueberries, though.
It's rare to find fresh berries on the Starbucks menu, so this bowl of oats is one of our favorite
healthier breakfast options at Starbucks.
This may seem like a boring breakfast to some, but if you like oatmeal in general, this is
a good choice for you. A healthy one, too. Keep in mind though, that the hearty blueberry
oatmeal sells out quickly, so your local Starbucks may have run out of blueberries by the time
you get there.
These egg white & roasted red pepper sous vide egg bites makes us feel much better about
the idea of egg bites at Starbucks.
Fire-roasted red peppers add robust flavor, while the spinach adds that vegetable serving
we're looking for.
These are the only sous vide egg bites on the menu made with egg-whites, so they are
a little less rich compared to the others. For the health-conscious who don't mind that,
however, this is a great choice.
These bites are satisfying enough to make you feel like you don't have to sacrifice
flavor for nutrition. All Starbucks sous vide egg bites have a whipped and velvety texture
to them, which might not be for everyone. But they taste like home-made egg muffins
without the muffin tin, and we're here for it.
If the double-smoked bacon, cheddar and egg sandwich was too much for you, Starbucks has
a dialed-down version of it for the health-conscious customers who are in a rush.
The turkey bacon, cheddar and egg white sandwich features turkey bacon that actually tastes
good, cheddar cheese, and an egg white patty served on a wheat English muffin.
If you don't like to sacrifice red meat or a flaky bun for the sake of feeling better
about your health, this probably will not be savory enough for you. But for the purpose
that it serves, this sandwich is actually pretty flavorful and impressive.
Whoever said turkey bacon isn't bacon may want to rethink that statement, because some
of us prefer the turkey bacon, cheddar, and egg white sandwich over the traditional sandwiches.
With 17 grams of protein and only 5 grams of fat, it's a sensible choice for breakfast.
We stand by this sandwich as one of the few good, healthier versions of a breakfast sandwich.
Coming in hot in the top three breakfast items on our list is the popular spinach, feta and
egg white wrap.
This unique wrap is a cult favorite among Starbucks regulars and for an egg-white and
veggie wrap, it is actually quite flavorful and juicy.
At only 290 calories, the spinach, feta and egg white wrap packs a nutritional punch with
20 grams of protein and 3 grams of dietary fiber. How's that for a drive-thru breakfast?
The spinach, the feta cheese, and the tomatoes all form a juicy spread inside of the whole-wheat
wrap, making it both a healthy and delicious choice.
Many people also choose this wrap for lunch or even dinner. It's that versatile. Give
it a chance if you aren't a die-hard fan already. You won't regret it.
Finally, Starbucks gets it right with the egg-bite concept. The bacon and gruyère egg
bites are the most flavorful out of all of the sous vide egg bites.
Starbucks went all out here and added a new kind of cheese to these — the fancy-sounding
Gruyère cheese, in addition to the Monterey Jack cheese. Maybe that's the secret sauce.
We were so impressed with these egg bites that we would recommend them over any of the
other egg bites on the menu.
Trust us, these are a delight compared to the bland and chunky kale and portabella mushroom
sous vide egg bites, which almost ruined the concept of sous vide egg bites all together.
The bacon and Gruyère sous vide egg bites, on the other hand, have redeemed the Starbucks
sous vide egg bites, and once you try them, you'll see why.
"We went out in search of the industry experts and really found the pioneers of sous vide."
The bacon pieces add a nice touch, since they give some texture to an otherwise mushy patty.
They're basically a bacon and cheese omelet in a bite-sized patty.
We don't want you to miss out on this one because it could just become your favorite
of them all — in fact, it probably will.
The bacon, gouda, and egg sandwich is number one on this list for a good reason. It tastes
like a flavorful, gourmet version of all of the others on the Starbucks breakfast menu.
The bacon, gouda, and egg sandwich is special because it features a Parmesan frittata and
flavorful Gouda cheese. Gouda cheese blows cheddar out of the water and the Parmesan
frittata makes this one five times more savory. Plus, the sweet and savory flavor of the apple-wood
smoked bacon just can't be beat.
Pair this one with a nice latte or cappuccino from the Starbucks beverage menu. The combo
will have you feeling like you stopped at an actual sit-down breakfast restaurant on
your way to work, in a fraction of the time.
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