During my senior year of high school, our marching band director planned our winter trip for mid-December, rather than during our two-week break at the end of the month like usual. He set up a parade through Disneyland on a Friday, as well as a field show competition at a Southern California high school the following day, and arranged for us to drive back on Sunday.
So we missed as few classes as possible, we met in the band room shortly after midnight on that particular Friday, and we loaded our suitcases and instruments onto five big charter buses. Before the clock struck one, we were on the road, with an estimated arrival time at Disneyland of just before 8 am.
Almost everyone tried to sleep during the drive, including myself… Yet I’ve never been able to sleep well anywhere except a bed, and especially not in moving vehicles like cars, buses, and airplanes. I only managed a couple of hours, and by the time the sky started to turn a faint rose hue, I was already wide awake and staring out the window at the limited number of cars speeding past.
When we reached the theme park, my stomach was growling almost as loudly as a lion. I desperately needed breakfast—preferably something sweet and portable that I could devour while running around Disneyland and trying to fit in as many rides as possible before heading backstage to change for the parade!
Our band managed to pass through the park gates as one of the first big groups, which meant we found zero lines at any of the concession stands and rides. I slipped into the first place I saw, a bakery on Main Street, and grabbed a banana muffin for my first meal of the day.
Although it tasted delicious with its incredibly moist and fluffy texture, it was almost more like a cupcake than a breakfast item with how much oil and sugar it contained… And I felt myself on the verge of a sugar crash just a couple of hours later.
However, these Healthy Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies would’ve been a much better option! They’re so soft and chewy, just like regular “dessert” cookies, with the perfect blend of sweet fruit and comforting peanut butter flavors.
Yet these healthy breakfast cookies contain no butter, oil, eggs, refined flour or sugar… And just 73 calories!
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