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
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.
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