Quick & Simple Smoked Salmon BLT!
Ingredients:
2 slices of Mahler’s Low Carb/High Protein Flax & Soy bread
2oz smoked salmon
2 pieces turkey bacon
1 roma tomato – sliced
Handful of spinach
Stoneground/Dijon Mustard
Preheat broiler to high. Broil bacon on a foil lined baking sheet until crispy – flipping once or twice. While bacon is cooking toast the bread in a toaster. Spread the mustard on one or both pieces of toast and layer with spinach, smoked salmon, tomato & bacon.
Dark Chocolate, Peanut Butter & Banana Panini with ONLY 350 calories!
Best breakfast EVER – just look at that amazing ooey, gooey chocolate!
2 slices of Mahler’s low carb/high protein Flax & Soy bread (my favorite)
12grams Better Body Foods PB Fit + 1.5tbsp water
1/2 banana – sliced
14grams Amber Lyn sugar free dark chocolate bites
Mix the powdered peanut butter with the 1.5tbsp of water and spread onto a piece of bread. Layer with the sliced banana and then the dark chocolate chunks. Top with the remaining slice of bread and press in a Panini maker (or between to heated skillets) until the chocolate is melted and bubbling!
Caprese Egg Sandwich!
Ingredients:
1 Thomas’ light whole wheat English muffin
1 large egg
2 roma tomato slices
1 slice of fresh mozzarella cheese
1tsp olive oil
1tsp balsamic vinegar
2 fresh basil leaves – chopped
1/2tsp Paleo Butter (@paleobutter)
Fresh ground pepper
Optional: balsamic glaze
Place sliced tomatoes in a small bowl with olive oil/balsamic vinegar, basil and top with some fresh ground pepper – set aside and allow to marinate while you prepare everything else. Heat the Paleo Butter in a small skillet over medium-low heat. Once hot, carefully crack the egg into the butter and place the muffin in the toaster. Allow the egg to cook for about 2 minutes and then flip and top with the cheese slice. Cover with a lid and cook for an additional minute. Remove from the heat but leave the pan covered to allow the cheese to melt. Layer the English muffin with the egg/cheese, marinated tomatoes and top with a dash of pepper and balsamic glaze.
Turkey Pesto Panini – melted cheese makes me happy!
Ingredients:
2 slices of Mahler’s low carb flax & soy bread – it’s the best!
2 slices of reduced sodium deli turkey
1tbsp jarred pesto sauce
4 thin slices of roma tomato
2 slices of reduced fat mozzarella
Few pieces of spinach
Preheat panini grill (you could also use 2 skillets to press sandwich). Layer the bottom piece of bread with turkey, spinach, tomato and the cheese. Spread the pesto sauce on the top piece of bread and place pesto side down on sandwich. Press in a panini maker until cheese is melted & bubbling!
Quick & Simple “Egg in a basket’ Bagel Breakfast BLTA!
Ingredients:
1 Thomas ‘Everything’ Bagel Thin
1 large egg
2 pieces of turkey bacon
2 tomato slices
1/2 an avocado – sliced
Handful of spinach
Fresh ground pepper
Preheat broiler to high. Broil bacon until crispy on a foil lined baking sheet.
While bacon is cooking, cut out a circle in the top slice of the bagel and place in a skillet with cooking spray over medium heat. Carefully crack the egg into the hole, top with some fresh ground pepper and cook for about 2 minutes. Flip and cook for another 1-2 minutes. Layer the bottom bagel slice with the spinach, tomato, turkey bacon & avocado and top with the ‘egg in the basket’!
Egg White BLT – with Turkey Bacon!
Ingredients:
4 egg whites
2 pieces of Turkey Bacon
2 tomato slices
Few Pieces of Spinach
1tsp Paleo Butter (to cook eggs in)
Fresh ground pepper
Preheat broiler to high. Heat Paleo Butter in an oven safe skillet over medium heat with 2 silicone egg rings that have also been lightly greased with the butter. Place the turkey bacon on a piece of foil under the broiler. Crack 2 eggs into each silicone ring in the skillet, top with some fresh ground pepper and cook for about a minute and a half. Next place the skillet under the broiler with the bacon until eggs whites are set. Remove bacon when crispy. Layer egg whites with a few pieces of spinach, 2 slices of tomato and the turkey bacon!
Quick & Simple Breakfast Sandwich with only 315 calories! Ready in less than 15 minutes with minimal clean up!
Macros: 315cal/31carb/7fat/35pro
1 Thomas ‘Everything’ Bagel Thin
5 Egg whites
2 slices of Borden’s fat free sharp cheddar cheese
2 slices of Jenny O turkey bacon
Preheat broiler to high. Line a baking sheet with foil. Broil bacon/bagel until crispy. Watch the bagel, it will cook fast.
While bacon is cooking separate the egg whites into a small bowl and lightly beat with a fork. Pour half of the eggs into a microwave egg cooker and cook for about 1 minute (my favorite is by Nordic Ware – http://amzn.com/B001B2MRSE). Remove egg patty and repeat with the rest of the eggs. Layer bagel with egg, cheese & bacon!
Hawaiian Grilled Chicken Sandwich! Super easy to make, with simple ingredients but tastes amazing!
1tbsp soy sauce
1tbsp pineapple juice
1/2tbsp ketchup
1tsp Better Body Foods coconut palm sugar
1/8tsp minced garlic
1 slice of pineapple
1-2 red onion slices
1/4-1/2 of red bell pepper (optional)
1 Nature’s Own whole wheat sandwich round
Few pieces of baby spinach or arugula
Fresh ground pepper
Better Body Foods can be purchased here: http://www.betterbodyfoods.com/
Mix together soy sauce, pineapple juice, ketchup, sugar & garlic together in a small bowl until sugar is dissolved. Reserve 2 teaspoons of marinade in a small bowl and set aside for basting later. Season both sides of chicken with fresh ground pepper and place chicken, red pepper & onion in zip lock bag. Pour remaining marinade into bag, turn to coat and then refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
Preheat grill to medium-high heat and grill chicken 6-8 minutes per side or until cooked through depending on breast thickness basting occasionally with remaining marinade. I added the red pepper to the grill at the same time as the chicken and then I added the onion/pineapple to the grill after I flipped the chicken. Serve on a whole wheat sandwich round with a few pieces of spinach!
Turkey Sausage, Egg & Cheese Muffin – ready in 10 minutes! 315cal/34carb/7fat/34pro.
Ingredients:
3 egg whites,
2 round precooked turkey sausage patties
2 sliced of Borden’s fat free sharp cheddar cheese
Thomas Light Multigrain English Muffin
Toast English muffin in the toaster. Lightly beat the 3 egg whites and pour into a microwave egg cooker and cook for about 1 minute (this is my favorite: http://amzn.com/B001B2MRSE). Next pop the pre cooked sausage patties in the microwave for 45 seconds and then layer the English muffin with the cheese, sausage, egg & remaining piece of cheese.
Beach Scene Lunch!
Turkey and Cheese dolphin sandwiches cut with a cookie cutter (I cut off their tails to give the illusion of being under water)
Water is made out mustard that I died with food coloring and smeared on the plate with my finger.
Palm tree trunk is a banana that has been scored with a knife. Kiwi cut into quarters for leaves and 2 brown M &M’s for coconuts.
Sand is made from graham cracker crumbs and I used two Safeway Brand chocolate star shaped cookies.
Sun is made of yellow chocolate using a Wilton mold that was $1.99 at Michaels.
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