The breakfast burrito, sometimes referred to as a breakfast wrap outside of the American Southwest, is a variety of American breakfast composed of breakfast items wrapped inside a flour tortilla burrito.

History tells us the modern breakfast burrito was invented in 1975 in New Mexico. The beginning of what would be one of the most important culinary inventions since sliced bread. Over the past few decades advancements have been made.

The difference is size: breakfast taco typically has one egg, a breakfast burrito two and what often seem to be three. Also, a breakfast burrito is the ingredients listed below, and more (e.g., beans, onions, tomatoes, jalapeños) rolled up in an oversized flour tortilla, often as wide as a dinner plate.

This breakfast burrito is a balanced meal that's protein packed with plenty of healthy fats and carbs to fuel your morning. These babies will keep you satisfied right up until lunchtime. You'll also be feeding your body essential vitamins and minerals by way of the veggies, eggs and chicken sausage.

burrito, a common cylindrical food item of Mexican and American origin consisting of a tortilla wrapped around a mixed filling of such ingredients as meat, cheese, beans, and vegetables. The burrito differs from the taco in that the circular tortilla in the latter case is simply folded, not wrapped.

Breakfast is often called 'the most important meal of the day', and for good reason. As the name suggests, breakfast breaks the overnight fasting period. It replenishes your supply of glucose to boost your energy levels and alertness, while also providing other essential nutrients required for good health.

Almost all Breakfast Burritos contain scrambled eggs and then either meat (bacon, sausage, chorizo or ham), potatoes (roasted potatoes, hash browns, tater tots or French Fries) and cheese (cheddar, Pepper Jack, Monterrey, Cotija). Breakfast burritos can also contain vegetables (onions, bell peppers, spinach).

The origins of breakfast are thought to date back to the ancient world, when people would break their fasts with a simple meal before starting their day. The first known reference to breakfast in English dates back to the 15th century, when it was mentioned in a work by author Thomas Nashe.

noun,plural bur·ri·tos [buh-ree-tohz; Spanish boor-ree-taws]. Mexican Cooking. a tortilla folded over a filling, as of ground beef, grated cheese, or refried beans.

Juan Méndez, a street vendor in Chihuahua, Mexico, invented the burrito. During the Mexican Revolution in the 1910s, Méndez decided to wrap his food in flour tortillas to keep it warm and transport it on his small donkey. He then realized that wrapping the food in a tortilla was tasty and a good way to serve it.

Burritos help in decreasing weight because these are low in carbohydrates. Hence, eating a burrito in the morning will efficiently keep you in shape. This is the reason many people also prefer breakfast burritos. Veggies abundant in fiber are added to make a burrito healthy.

A very persistent theory alleges that the inventor of the burrito was a man named Juan Méndez, who sold tacos in the city of Ciudad Juárez during the Mexican Revolution, between 1910-1920. According to that story, Méndez rode around on a donkey, and wrapped the food in large flour tortillas to keep it warm.