Beware the innocent breakfast.

You may not realize the punch it packs because it comes so easily and costs so little. Three minutes in drive-thru and a swipe a of your debit card is all it takes to get a fast food breakfast on the way to work.

Unfortunately most of us scarf our meals down in our cars and then go sit at a desk until, of course, it's lunch time.

Don't let the innocent pretender fool you. Just out of curiousity I did some research to find out what exactly these sneaky little guys are doing to us. (In my examples here I didn't choose the healthiest option but what I thought might be the middle of the road and popular option.)

BK - The King - was my first stop and IMO offered the least amount of healthy options. For a Sausage Egg and Cheese Biscuit, small hashbrowns, and a small coke you are gonna pack away:
1010 calories
54 grams fat
57 grams sugar
2020 grams sodium

Not sure what that means? Most people will eat between a 1600 - 2400 calorie per day diet. For some of you, that doesn't leave many calories in the day. RDA of sodium is about 2400 mg PER DAY. And don't get me started on the fat and sugar, especially if you are going to work to sit. I get the mental image of the fat just sliding down straight to your butt, like a broken lava lamp.

Let's check out Chick-Fil-A. Some people rave about Chick-Fil-A. A Chik-Fil-A "healthy" Chicken Egg Bagel, hashbrowns, and an orange juice:
920 calories
39 grams fat
37 grams sugar
1690 grams sodium

At least we are headed in the right direction.

Sonic - How about the Sausage Egg and Cheese Breakfast Burrito, and small Lemon-Berry fruit slush? (Thanks for the heads up on that one, Rob!) No need to add tator tots, they are already in the burrito. Convenient! Easier to eat in the car, right?
769 calories
34 grams fat
52 grams sugar
1629 grams sodium

Given all the press over the last few years, I figured McDonald's would have the best options available for breakfast drive-thru. Total-wise, I guess it did. The Sausage Egg and Cheese McMuffin, hash browns, and apple juice came out to:
700 calories
37 grams fat
24 grams sugar
1250 grams sodium

How can you make these better options? You can cut out 15 grams of fat just by leaving off the sausage at McDonalds. You can cut 50 grams of sugar out by ordering black coffee or a water at Sonic instead of the slushy. Leave off the hashbrowns at Chik-Fil-A and you'll save 19 grams of fat.

Or better yet, buy some hardboiled eggs, english muffins, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Spray, a nice ripe tomato, and 2% cheese sticks and make your own breakfast every morning. It will take the same amount of time, cost less money, and your bottom line will have less sinking to it.