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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Tagged: breakfast, calorie conscious, eating well, eggs, recipe
I’m not pro-diet, I think diets suck, and in general any weight you DO lose, you gain back two-fold, the reason is simple, the concept of a diet is to eat less and burn more until you reach a certain goal, that first part is good - the second part is the problem. A diet is a temporary state - 99.9% of the time when a dieter reaches their goal weight they stop dieting, they return to their original eating patterns, and Bam! they’ve gained all the weight back, plus a little more poundage just to add insult. In order to loose weight and keep it off, you need to modify your eating patterns permanently - hopefully learn a bit more about what you’re eating, and find solutions that work for you, it’s a difficult process, and a professional nutritionist can certainly help, but here are a few helpful diet hacks I can recommend:
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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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Tagged: breakfast, calorie conscious, eating well, eggs, recipe