I am in a training class at work for the next 1.5 yrs. We have a test every friday and its tradition that the highest grade buys donuts for the class the next monday. I won the privilage this week. Less than half the class actually eats the donuts so I want to bring a healthier option and get a trend started. Anyone have some good suggestions that won't break the bank. I probably won't be buying much anyway.
Thanks.

Bagels? Croissants?

Oatmeal and Greek yogurt? *shrug*

Not sure how many people you are buying for, but if it's not that many, I brought in Sausage & egg sandwiches from McDonalds. They were only $1 each, but everyone loved them.

Depends on how much work you want to put into it:

https://www.nomeatathlete.com/homemade-energy-bars/

My personal favorite:

https://indianfood.about.com/od/ricerecipes/r/dosa.htm can bring cut up bananas and ck choc chips and roll them up in a burrito style........

Thanks, these sound good. I don't want to do the McD's, probably just as bad as donuts. But I have bought them in the past because they are cheap. There are 9 of us in class. I may do some type of fruit pizza.

I bring Bunny Love carrots from Walmart at .90 a pound, and grapefruit when it's cheap. I lay them out by the donuts. Healthy folks love having a choice.

could make some smoothies...eh? You'd be my best friend if you brought that to my class...lol

+1 bagels and low fat whipped cream cheese

Ice cream cake... oh wait.. healthier?

Donuts contribute to psychological health. Doesn't that count?

If you don't want donuts there are other pastries available. Try persians or long johns.

I think they're better off with the donuts.

Muffins are easy to make and you can control the ingredients used. Banana nut, blueberry, cinnamon... all are usually winners.

Sorry, missed the 'looking for a HEALTHIER alternative' in the original post. I thought you were just tired of donuts.

Fruit platter and juices. There's businesses out there who deliver fruit "bouquets" which look like a flower bouquet, but are actually fruit cut fancy on sticks.

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Beer and cold pizza.

Don't feel too bad; some of the guys here have been trying to learn to use indoor plumbing for more than twice that long

Mesquite smoked brisket. It guarantees you'll be at the top of the class from now on.

my breakfast quickie: egg and a slice of ham luncheon slice, in the warm pan ,
and a wheat flour tortilla, larger burrito size, laid on top.

When the egg is cooked , roll it up and you are good to go..

They're just donuts! Why don't you bake them some fiber cookies you nancy - Sorry i am preparing you for the ridicule of not providing me a donut monday morning!!!!

Highest grade buys for the class? That would give me incentive to slack off a bit. The lowest grade should have to buy, which would give them incentive to improve.

It drives me nuts when my company "nicely" provides cookies, donuts, chips, and other junk food and puts us on mandatory overtime so we're sitting at desks 11 hours weekdays and working weekends. Then we get pelted with wellness information - eat healthy, get more exercise.

Fresh fruit trays are nice, but that's snack stuff not enough for a full breakfast. Cherries have been really good lately; good strawberries and ripe pineapple or mango chunks are hard to resist.

Store-bought muffins are worse than donuts, calorie-wise; full of oil and sugar. Croissants are all white flour and butter and generally served with jam (fruit-flavored sugar). Bagels are usually oversized and mostly white flour.

Generally most people will be fairly happy with fresh fruit and a variety of bagels (sliced in half) including a fruit cream cheese and a "lite" cream cheese.

It is nice of them and nobody says you have to constantly accept and consume the donuts or more than one said donut. Probably the problem isn't the fact somebody is offering you a donut.

Bagels are often as calorie-laden as donuts. And so are most of the processed food you find and much of what was mentioned above..

Bring in a bunch of bananas.

In season, you could try apples or oranges. Right now peaches are pretty easy to find.

I work at a clinic that serves a high percentage of poor. Lots of obesity in the clients and staff. The kid clients are offered twinkies after a session and the staff get donuts. I thinks it's crazy to help people die early.

Eating a few donuts causes early death?

Homemade popcorn balls made w/caramelized honey.......Yummmmm.....