Sunday, February 20, 2011

Start Your Day With Low Carb Breakfast and Low Fat Breakfast Recipes

Do you know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day? You need to have a healthy breakfast to start off the day. Here are a couple of low-carb breakfast and low-fat breakfast recipes that you could easily make for your family and kids.

Yogurt with Toasted Almonds and Jam
Serves 4
Preparation time: 5 minutes

Breakfast Pizza

Exchanges/choices
1 fat free milk
1 Carbohydrate
1 fat

Calories 195
Total Fat 4.5g
Cholesterol 15mg
Sodium 160mg
Total Carbohydrate 26g
Protein 14g

Ingredients:
4 cups fat-free plain yogurt
1/4 cup Splenda
4 Tbsp low sugar raspberry jam
4 Tbsp slivered almonds, toasted

Cooking methods:
In a medium bowl, combine yogurt and Splenda. Divide evenly among three small serving bowls. Dollop each bowl of yogurt with 1 Tbsp jam and sprinkle with 1 Tbsp toasted almonds.

Nutrition Tips:
This simple delicious breakfast is a great source of calcium, which is needed for bone health and the prevention of osteoporosis.

Egg Sandwich with bacon and cheese
Serve 4
Prep time: 10 minutes

2 Starch
2 Lean Meat

Calories 245
Total Fat 3.5g
Cholesterol 20mg
Sodium 1150mg
Total Carbohydrate 31g
Protein 24g

Ingredients:
Cooking spray
2 slices Canadian bacon
1 cup egg substitute
1/8 tsp ground-black pepper
4 whole-wheat English muffins, split and toasted
4 (1-oz) slices fat-free American cheese

Cooking Method:
Coat a medium skillet with cooking spray. Add Canadian bacon. Cook over medium heat 1-2 minutes on each side. Remove from pan.

In a medium bowl, beat egg substitute and black pepper with a wire whisk until well blended, pour into skillet. Cook until egg substitute is almost set, draw a spatula across the pan to form large curds. Cook an additional 4-5 minutes, or until eggs are firm but still moist, stirring occasionally.

Spoon about 1/4 of egg mixture over one English muffin half, top with 1 slice Canadian bacon, 1 slice cheese and other English muffin half. Repeat for remaining three sandwiches.

Cooking Tip:
These sandwiches are great on the go, when you don't have time to sit down for breakfast.

Start Your Day With Low Carb Breakfast and Low Fat Breakfast Recipes

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