The Lean Pockets breakfast products are marketed under the Hot Pockets brand name and are both owned by parent company Nestle USA, Inc. Lean Pockets were introduced in 1987 "to meet the needs of health conscious consumers," according to the Hot Pockets official website. The Lean Pockets breakfast line offers consumers various microwaveable pastries filled with common breakfast ingredients.
Apple-wood Bacon, Egg and Cheese
The Lean Pockets Breakfast brand offers a pastry filled with apple-wood bacon, eggs and low-fat cheese. One serving has a total of 290 calories, with 70 of those calories coming from fat. This item contains approximately 8 g of fat, almost 50 percent less than the same pastry from the Hot Pockets line. This breakfast option has 65 mg of cholesterol and 480 mg of sodium. Opting for the sandwich will provide you with 12 g of protein, or 11 percent of the recommended daily allowance, or RDA. Additionally, it contains 20 percent of the RDA for calcium, 2 percent Vitamin A and 10 percent iron.
Ham, Egg and Low-fat Cheese
The Lean Pockets Breakfast line also presents consumers a ham, eggs and low-fat cheese pastry. This product contains 270 calories, only 30 calories fewer than the Hot Pockets edition. However, it has only 7 g of fat, approximately half the fat of its Hot Pockets counterpart. Additionally, the Lean Pockets ham, egg and low-fat cheese sandwich has no trans fats and will provide 11 g of protein and 15 percent of calcium.
Southwest Style Breakfast Quesadilla
The Lean Pockets Breakfast quesadilla is stuffed with turkey sausage, eggs and low-fat cheese. Choosing this breakfast alternative will provide you with 11 g of protein and 1 g of dietary fiber. At only 250 calories, the quesadilla has the smallest amount of calories of all the Lean Pockets Breakfast options. However, one serving has 530 mg of sodium, 50 mg of cholesterol and 2.5 g of saturated fat.
Sausage, Egg and Low-fat Cheese
Lean Pockets Breakfast sausage, egg and low-fat cheese option comprises 280 calories, 70 of which come from fat. This breakfast alternative has 8 g of fat, 3.5 g of saturated fat and a whopping 430 mg of sodium. However, this pastry will provide you with 11 g of protein and 2 g of dietary fiber.
Distributors
Lean Pockets Breakfast sandwiches can be found in the frozen food aisles of supermarkets across the country. According to Lean Pocket's official website, many of the Lean Pockets breakfast products are also available for purchase online.
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