Recipe Alert: Baked Eggs

Hello Hello! For those of you on the east coast, I hope you all got through Jonas. Friday morning I stocked up on a few essentials: bread, chicken, milk, eggs, etc. I also cooked a ton of food during the week to have on hand!

Snow days mean lazy days and lazy days mean lots of fun time in the kitchen for me. A few things that I cooked:

A dried moong daal! So quick and easy!

Saag paneer 

Okra, simple and easy.

Baked eggs. Quick, healthy and delicious!

I love making the last dish, baked eggs. Looks so fancy yet it's so easy and quick to make. It's also a pretty healthy dish. Enjoy this quick and simple dish with the recipe below:

Ingredients:

6 eggs

1 15.5oz can of diced tomatoes 

1 15.5oz can of black beans (rinsed and drained) -optional

Salt/pepper to taste

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 375. In a cast iron pan add the tomatoes and cook on medium heat for 10 minutes. Stirring occasionally. If using black beans add them in a layer on top of tomatoes. Do not mix. After a minute crack 6 eggs on top. Sprinkle eggs with salt/pepper. Place in oven for 10 minutes. Done! 

Servings: 4-6

Note: If you do not have a pan you can put in the oven put a lid on top of the pan, after cracking the eggs. Let the eggs cook in the steam for 10 minutes. 

This is a great dish to have for breakfast or brunch!

How was your weekend? How did the east coasters spend their time during the blizzard?

Recipe Alert: Pumpkin Cake...

The official day of Fall is September 22nd but as soon as Labor Day is over I get pumpkin fever. I LOVE pumpkin anything.  Pumpkin coffee, pumpkin pie, pumpkin cake...I love it all. I love it even more when it's healthy :-) The calories for a few of the pumpkin desserts mentioned can be high. They can also be loaded with tons of preservatives. 

As I was experimenting in the kitchen, I came up with a delicious recipe for a pumpkin cake. I love having this in the morning because it's not too sweet. It also has minimal ingredients. I also feel like each serving is perfectly portioned with 2TB of almond butter for plant fats, 1 egg for protein and when topped with fruit, you have a good portion of produce packed in there!

Try this recipe out for a healthy breakfast treat. 

Pumpkin Cake

Ingredients:

1c pumpkin purée

1/2c almond butter

4 eggs

1tsp vanilla extract

1tsp baking soda

1TB pumpkin pie spice

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine all ingredients to a uniform batter. Grease or use a non stick spray to spray an 8x8 dish. Pour batter. Bake for 30 minutes. Enjoy!

Servings: 4

***Note:  I did not use any sweetener in this recipe and found this to be delicious. If you would like a sweet version add 1/4c honey or agave to the batter. 

It's Smoothie Time!!!

Good Morning and Happy Thursday!!! The weekend is almost here!

I started my day off with the usual. A steaming cup of hot coffee. I also had half a banana. Shortly after I made myself a delicious Berry Breakfast Smoothie. I had this smoothie around 7am and I'm hoping it will keep me satiated until lunch time. In the blender went: 

1 cup unsweetened almond milk

1 cup of frozen berries (thank you Trader Joe's)

1/2 banana

1TB coconut oil

6oz nonfat yogurt

Then I blended it away and poured into my favorite Tervis :-) Delicious!

Now, I'm off to work...

What did you guys have for breakfast?

It's Smoothie Time

Breakfast was a delicious smoothie! Don't let the spinach or color freak you out...the bananas and strawberries in this smoothie made it sweet and delicious!

Green Smoothie:
1 ripe banana
5 large strawberries
6oz. non fat Greek yogurt
2TB of flax meal
2 cups of spinach
A little bit of unsweetened vanilla almond milk to get things moving

Preparation:
Blend away!

Sunday Morning Breakfast

Good Morning Everyone,

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I sure did! My Thanksgiving was filled with lots of Turkey, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, and pie. Lots and lots of delicious pie :-) Now that Thanksgiving is over lets try to make an effort to eat healthy.

With that said, I started off my morning with a very delicious and healthy breakfast. Here's what was cooking:

Baked apple with sliced almonds and cinnamon
1 egg on Ezekiel toast
Black coffee


Mmm mmm good, delicious and healthy:)

How was your breakfast?

A Fruitful Breakfast...

I managed to have a very healthy breakfast this morning!  In a bowl went one banana, sliced, half of a container of strawberries, sliced, about 10 almonds and a cup of Puffins multigrain cereal. There was no almond milk this morning, so this was had as is!

I was also able to avoid this catastrophe at work: 

How was your breakfast?

Day 1: Breakfast

This mornings breakfast was not too different than my usual breakfast EXCEPT instead of using skim milk, I used a splash of almond milk.

This morning I made oatmeal with 1/4 cup oats, 1/4 cup almond flour, water, and a mashed banana. I added a splash of almond milk when this was done. I also had a juicy Gala apple on the side.

Good Morning!

Good Morning All,

It's cold outside! What the H?!?!? Winter, we were doing so well...nice weather, no storms, and sunny days. All of a sudden, in one day.... BAM!! Rain and cold!! Ok, I'm done with the rant. Let's move onto breakfast.

Today's breakfast was half of a multigrain bagel with a thin smear of vegetable cream cheese and a banana. Let's see how long this keeps me I'll. :-p

WW pts: 6

How do you guys feel about the colder temps moving in?

A Chobani Breakfast...

Good Morning All,

I hope you started your morning off right, with a deliciously nutritious breakfast. This morning for breakfast I had Chobani peach yogurt with a half cup of Kashi Go Lean Crunch and a side of grapes.

WW pts: 6

These days I'm loving Chobani 0% peach yogurt and it's become my go to snack as well.

Hearty Breakfast

This mornings breakfast was a hot bowl of thick, hearty, stick to your ribs oatmeal!  I recently picked up a box of Nature's Path Flax Plus Hot Oatmeal.  So far so good.  The oatmeal is not to sweet (10g of sugar) and you can see actual flax seeds in the oats.  Not to mention, one serving gives you 5grams of fiber.  Let's be real...we can all use more fiber :-p

Here are the rest of nutritional deets:

What did you guys have for breakfast?

A Pret Breakfast...

I thank Pret for this mornings breakfast. I was craving something savory and hearty for breakfast this morning so I stopped by the Pret next to work and picked up a tomato, cream cheese and basil baguette. Breakfast was both filling and delicious, not bad for 270 calories!

What did you have for breakfast?

Breakfast: Peanut Butter Banana Toast

Good Morning All,

This morning I had a simple, filling breakfast of 2 slices of Ezekiel's toast with sliced banana and peanut butter.

This breakfast came out to 455 calories. I'm trying to keep track of my calorie consumption, just to keep my weight in check.

What did you have for breakfast?

Rebound Breakfast...

Rebounding from yesterday's binge I had a nice breakfast this morning. I made plain oatmeal which I souped up with almond milk, almonds and sliced banana. I am now full!

What did you have for breakfast?

Cinchful Breakfast...

This mornings breakfast was easy an one. Still following the Cinch! guidelines I had a piece of Ezekiel's toast with a TB of peanut butter and sliced banana on top. I also had a cup of almond milk with some coffee in it.

Here's how this meal shaped up:
Whole Grain: Ezekiel toast
Plant Fat: peanut butter
Produce: banana
Protein: almond milk

What did you have for breakfast?

PB and Banana Breakfast

This morning's breakfast was a filling Peanut Butter Banana "Taco". So easy, here are the deets:

Ingredients:
One whole wheat sandwich thins
2TB of peanut butter
1 banana, cut in half

Preparation:
Spread PB on each whole wheat this half. Place banana on top. Fold up and eat up!

Monday Breakfast...

This mornings breakfast was a toasted Toufayan Smart Bagel with a slice of muenster cheese and sliced nectarine. On the side I had the remainder of my nectarine with chia seeds sprinkled on top.

Toufayan Smart Bagels are pretty awesome. They are just really thin bagels ranking in at 100 calories and 6 grams of fiber!

What did you have for breakfast?

Strawberry Yogurt and Chia Seeds

This morning I woke up starving!!! While getting ready for work I enjoyed a strong cup of coffee. That kind of held me over until I got some solid food in my body.

Finally, for breakfast I decided on a Chobani strawberry yogurt with chia seeds stirred in.

I have a lunch date with a friend at 1:30. In case I get the munchies I have a Larabar.

What did you have for breakfast?

Later gators...

Breakfast: On Repeat

I'm on repeat with this morning's breakfast.   Yesterday's was so delish and filling that I had to have it again today.  Oh yes, I'm talking about my Sunflower Seed Butter on Ezekiel's Sesame Seed Bun.

Here are the deets on my deliciously filling nutrient dense breakfast:

Calories:  440
Fiber:  11 grams

If this has the same effect as yesterday, I should still be full by lunch!

How was your breakfast?

Ch Ch Chia Breakfast....

This mornings breakfast was very delicious, nutritious and very filling. So filling that I did not need a snack between breakfast and lunch. Lunch was at 2:00pm. Lately, I've been trying to have meals that are nutritious and keep me full till my next meal. I'm really trying to cut down on snacking because I feel I snack too much and once I start, I can't stop and waste a lot of calories on mindless eating.

Going back to today's breakfast I had an Ezekiel sesame seed bun topped with sunflower seed butter, banana and some chia seeds. I loved this breakfast so much that I think I will be having it again tomorrow :-)

Hope you all have been eating healthy! Also, it's very important to remember to stay hydrated in this heat.

Stay tuned: brief explanation on chia seeds...

Turkey Bacon & Eggs

This morning I woke up with a fierce craving of a hearty breakfast of Turkey Bacon and Eggs. So, on my way to work I made a pit stop at Silo Cafe, where I usually get my Greek yogurt from, and got some delish turkey bacon and an egg white omelet which had broccoli, onions and mushrooms in it. I also doused this with hot sauce, because I've been in a hot sauce rut! My breakfast was delicious, filling and protein packed!

What did you have for breakfast?