Eating breakfast every morning is important, but what you choose to eat is likely even more important. If you want to prevent spikes in hunger pangs and stabilize your metabolism while starving off preventive weight gain, you need to make protein a big part of your day's first meal. But despite the best intentions, when the early morning comes and you're bleary eyed and under-caffeinated, who wants to cook?

That's where the genius of a make-ahead breakfast sandwich comes in. It's as convenient as heating up a Pop-Tart and as satisfying as the coffee shop fare you'd buy on the way to work. But these are actually wholesome, filling and way less expensive. Sure, you might find similar ones in the freezer case at the grocery store, but those are smaller, less flavorful and packed with unnecessary mystery ingredients and preservatives. Assembling a week's worth (or more) of your own breakfast sandwiches will take you less than an hour. And trust us, come morning, you're going to be very happy. Here's all you have to do.