August 14th, 2007 : FOODIES REVENGE

The Big Healthy Breakfast

Filed under: cooking,nutrition — saul @ 9:18 AM

img 0015 2 The Big Healthy Breakfast
I’ve lambasted the American breakfast tradition before In general ‘We’ eat too much, and what we eat isn’t particularly good for us, that’s not to say that a slice of bacon or an egg yolk is bad for us, it’s about moderation, and portion control - two words that until very recently meant absolutely nothing to me.

I spent a little time reading labels and doing some trial and error cooking I came up with a delicious fulfilling breakfast that’s essentially guilt-free (I also should mention this is not my daily breakfast.. again, say it with me…moderation)

A Big White Omelet

  • 85g of egg whites (carton egg whites work fine, if your cracking your own that’s the whites of about 3 large eggs )
  • 28g of fat-free cheese shredded (Kraft makes both a cheddar and a mozzarella pre-shredded either of which are good, Cabot’s reduced fat cheese is far better, but you’ll have to shred it yourself)
  • 30g of yellow or white onion chopped (I buy mine chopped)
  • 10 cherry tomatoes halved

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July 17th, 2007 : A NUTRITIONAL 180°

A 200 Calorie Breakfast

Filed under: daily,nutrition — saul @ 8:23 AM

They say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, I’ve never been sure who they are, but I’ve never really doubted that statement. Let’s take a look at what the a typical American breakfast might consists of:

  • 2 Fried Eggs (Yolks up!)
  • 3 Slices of Bacon
  • 1 English Muffin / Butter
  • 3 Ounces of Hash Browns
  • 2 Cups of Coffee (w/ cream)
  • 6 ounces of Orange Juice

Now you may argue that that’s not what YOU eat (good for you), but talk a stroll through a Denny’s or an IHop and you’ll realize that I’m not far off. I want to go on record that for 35 years of my life, I ignored what I ate, if it tasted good, it was good - restraint and moderation weren’t in my vocabulary, and I deluded myself that the good folks at Denny’s where serving me a balanced and well proportioned meal - I now know better - let’s take a ‘eyes-wide-open’ at that breakfast;
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