Saturday, March 30, 2013

Low Calorie Egg Breakfast Muffins



I have been trying to start my day with some more protein but still keep it low calorie.  I think this is one of my favorite new breakfast items!  I make 6 egg muffins and then store them in the fridge for a quick breakfast for the rest of the week.  Each egg muffin contains only 100 or so calories!  Here is what you will need for 6 egg muffins:

  • 6 eggs
  • 1 green bell pepper 
  • 1 cup red or green salsa
  • 1 large tomato 
  • 1/4 cup onion 
  • salt and pepper to taste 
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Mix all of the ingredients in a bowl and evenly poor the mixture into the muffin pan.  Place in the oven and cook 15-20 minutes or until the egg is cooked through.

I usually store them in a zip-lock bag in the fridge and eat them all week!  Just heat them back up in the microwave for 1 minute.  Enjoy!

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Breakfast Egg Sandwich- below 300 calories!



Though oatmeal is my absolute favorite breakfast food (reference all of the oatmeal recipes I have posted already in my blog), I will make this egg sandwich some mornings as well!  I love this recipe because it has very few calories and is filled with healthy ingredients.  We have all been to McDonald's and seen their breakfast egg sandwiches....Yikes....

Their sausage egg and cheese McGriddle has 550 calories.  Please don't eat that.

Here is what you will need to make this breakfast egg sandwich:

  • 1 whole wheat sandwich thin (only 100 calories, yay!)
  • 1 block skinny laughing cow cheese (I use the herb or blue cheese)
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/4 avocado
  • salt and pepper to taste

Heat up a skillet and spray with Pam or any other non stick.  Don't use oil, it's just putting calories into your meal plus you really don't need it for this recipe.

Once the skillet is hot, crack an egg onto the pan and just let it cook until it's done all the way through.  You can break the yolk as you cook it or leave it as is.  You can even scramble it!

Spread the avocado and laughing cow cheese onto the bread.  If you like your bread warm and I usually toast it before hand or just let it sit and brown on the skillet.  Add salt and pepper to the egg patty and place between the 2 pieces of bread. Enjoy your healthy breakfast!  If you want you can add onions, green peppers, or chili for more flavor!