Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Breakfast

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, so I start out with a big breakfast...it takes a total of about five minutes to cook, and tastes delicious!!

I eat the same thing for breakfast every day:

Breakfast:
2 cage-free organic eggs (scrambled, but put it in a non-stick pan, and just flip it over to cook it, makes it into a circle shape)
a bit of everglades seasoning
Fat-free Fage Greek yogurt: http://fageusa.com/?gclid=CJLi8O3zhpgCFQ-bnAod1UH6DQ#/products/zero/ on top then fold in half and it is a delicious omlette
2 pieces of organic Nature's Own bread http://www.naturesownbread.com/NAT_Varieties/variety.cfm?categoryid=101&productid=285- toasted, with 1/2 tablespoon butter on top
Water

Calories:
Eggs: 70 Cal each = 140 Cal total (8 g Fat, 0 g Carbohydrates - 0gSugar, 12 g Protein)
Seasoning: 0 Cal
Yogurt: 120 Cal/serving = 120 Cal total (0 g Fat, 9 g Carbohydrates - 9gSugar, 20 g Protein)
Bread: 100 Cal each = 200 Cal total (3 g Fat, 42 g Carbohydrates - 6gSugar, 10 g Protein) **Just noticed - this has Soybean oil in it - I will be replacing this with something else soon and will update
Butter: 50 Cal (6.5 g Fat, 0 g Carbohydrates, 0 g Protein)
Total: 510 Cal (17.5 g Fat, 51 g Carbohydrates - 15 g Sugar, 42 g Protein)

Having seen this, I need to lower the amount of Carbohydrates, and get a different bread. I think the best way to do this is to change to Wasa crackers instead, these: http://us.wasa.com/Pages/WasaProducts-MultiGrain.aspx. The ingredients are much better, and two of these are very filling...

So, that would change everything to:
Calories:
Eggs: 70 Cal each = 140 Cal total (8 g Fat, 0 g Carbohydrates - 0gSugar, 12 g Protein)
Seasoning: 0 Cal
Yogurt: 120 Cal/serving = 120 Cal total (0 g Fat, 9 g Carbohydrates - 9gSugar, 20 g Protein)
Wasa Crackers (2): 45 Cal each = 90 Cal total (0 g Fat, 20 g Carbohydrates - 0gSugar, 4 g Protein)
No butter!
Total: 350 Cal (8 g Fat, 29 g Carbohydrates - 9 g Sugar, 36 g Protein)

BETTER!!
Lots of protein to begin the day...lower Carbohydrates, not too much fat...

I seem to be hungry again in about 3 hours...but since it is also better to eat many small meals, this is also ok...

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