Jimmy Dean D-Light Turkey Sausage Un-McMuffin

In our WW meeting on Monday, leader Trisha challenged us to try a new breakfast this week. Al and I eat Cheerios with soy milk and fruit almost every morning, so I decided the breakfast I would try should be hot. Since we don't have a microwave at home, I brought my "new" breakfast into work this morning. After fumbling with the defrost and power settings, I was enjoying my sandwich after just 3 1/2 minutes.

The Jimmy Dean D-Lights product line has been available since mid-summer 2008 but I am not an early adaptor by any means. I was skeptical about the “conversion” of Jimmy Dean to the light side. Was it going to be as good as their full-fat products? Was the microwave going to make my muffin tough? A tough muffin is never good!

I finally decided to give Jimmy a whirl due to Trisha’s challenge. I purchased the 4-pack Jimmy Dean Turkey Sausage D-Lights for $5.99 at Super Target. The price caused me to have frozen food sticker shock, leaving me anticipating a life-changing breakfast sandwich! The Turkey Sausage D-Light is comprised of a turkey sausage patty, an egg white “disk,” a slice of American cheese encompassed in a whole grain English muffin.

I was pleasantly surprised by the taste of the entire sandwich. The frozen components, especially the egg white “disk” had me worried. I found the whole experience to be quite “d-light-ful.” The muffin was relatively tender with the exception of the dead center. You know, the microwave does strange things to bread products. The sausage possessed an enjoyable savory quality. The egg white “disk” almost went unnoticed. However, I think the eggy quality is a critical part of any breakfast sandwich. The cheese melted nicely in an effort to hold everyone together. Speaking of holding everyone together, I suggest creating a “holder” by wrapping your sandwich in a paper towel or waxed paper before consuming. This was key to the success of my sandwich consuming experience!

Would I eat the Jimmy Dean Turkey Sausage D-Light again? Of course, since there are 3 left in the box! Would I purchase another box of these delicious sammys? Probably. The only hesitation I have is the sticker shock. The other component here is my internal struggle with processed foods vs. organic foods. I will leave that subject for another post… I doubt an organic b-fast sammy could manage to be only 5 points!

Have a d-light-ful morning!