Homemade Breakfast Sandwiches

So after almost buying the killer Jimmy Dean breakfast sandwiches, we did get the muffin sandwiches, which had more reasonable nutritional numbers. The muffin sandwiches came in a package of four and cost $7. That’s not too bad since it’s basically a clone of a McDonald’s Sausage McMuffin with Egg. The McDonald’s app says it costs $3.90 or $15.60 for four, which is about 2x the price of the Jimmy Dean frozen version.

I think I’ve had the McDonald’s version before and they both taste about the same. The major difference is that after microwaving the frozen sandwich, the English muffin becomes a bit rubbery and hard to chew. Going forward, we are going to just buy the sausage patties and some cheddar cheese singles. English muffins are a few dollars for a lot at Costco, and I can fry up an egg. I like eggs more scrambled anyway.

Nutritional information:

Nutritional Item	Jimmy Dean	% DV	McDonald’s	% DV
Serving Size	130 g
Calories	350		480
Total Fat	20 g	26%	30 g	39 %
Saturated Fat	8 g	40%	12 g	61 %
Trans Fat	0 g		0.5 g
Cholesterol	115 mg	38%	275 mg	91 %
Sodium	760 mg	33%	830 mg	36 %
Total Carbohydrates	29 g	11%	30 g	11 %
Dietary Fiber	1 g	4%	2 g	6 %
Total Sugars	2 g		3 g
Protein	14 g		21 g
Vitamin D		6%		0 %
Vitamin A		0%
Vitamin C		0%
Calcium		10%		15 %
Iron		15%		20 %

McDonald’s website also lists Potassium contents, which was 2% for this sandwich. I guess the numbers are kind of similar except for the cholesterol content. Maybe it’s because McDonald’s is grilling everything live while the frozen sandwich is microwaved? Also, the % DV values are not very consistent so likely they are using different DV standards.

Now looking back at the nutritional information on Jimmy Dean’s website regarding their Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit Sandwiches, the number have to be wrong. Everything seems like they are 4x what you would expect looking at the same info for the sausage muffin sandwich. Also, the nutritional information says each sandwich is 406 g or about a pound. No way that’s right since that’s huge, and the box says the the same value for four. Box also says 10 g of protein per sandwich while the website says 41 g. Website probably is showing the nutritional information for the entire box of four sandwiches. Probably need to go to the store and see what’s on the box.

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Ah, should haver read the reviews at the website. There are 128 reviews, most very positive, and a few does call them out for the errors on the nutritional information chart. Now I want to try them but it also looks like they’re hard to find nowadays.