CLEAN EATING #3 – Healthy Omelette Recipe
My favourite meal of the day has got to be breakfast/brunch. When I venture out to restaurants, I would love to try different restaurants serving brunch. One of the dishes I would love to eat is the egg dishes such as omelette, eggs benedict and such. But since I try my best to abstain from egg yolks due to it’s high cholesterol, I have learnt to make egg white vegetable omelettes for breakfast and here it goes…
The first and second pictures depict my second grocery shopping at Trader Joe’s across my home. The total costs USD$28.97 but again, never put a price tag on fresh and healthy ingredients. I try my best to shop at only the parameters of the grocery store as it serves the freshest food. As evident from the pictures, I did it! The third picture shows my ingredients for my healthy omelette and the last picture shows two of the seasonings (Paprika & Cayenne Pepper for USD$1.39 each.) that I bought for my omelette.
The above pictures illustrates the ingredients I have used and steps taken to make my meal. The recipe is as follows:
- Omelette:
- A handful of spinach and kale
- Half portion of a tomato
- 14 small Japanese mushrooms (enokitake)
- 2-3 egg whites
- Toppings:
- 1 teaspoon of caynne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon of paprika
- A pinch of tumeric
Sides: - 4 slices of eggplants
- 10 cherry tomatoes
- 3 slices of avocado
The following steps are taken to cook the omelette:
- Sauteed the mushrooms and tomatoes.
- Add in the kale and spinach.
- Mix the caynne pepper, paprika, tumeric and egg white together.
- When everything is well-cooked, add the amount of egg white needed. I used 5 egg whites because I put in too much ingredients but the best is to only add in 2-3 egg whites.
- Cook with low heat until the bottom side is well done.
- Turn over for the other side to cook after.
- Serve with raw cherry tomatoes, avocado and lightly stir-fry eggplants topped with caynne pepper.
TA-DAH!!! Here is my clean eating breakfast served with organic flourless cinnamon raisin bread with low glycemic index from Trader Joe’s. The carbohydrate component of food with low glycemic index tend to break down slowly as it gradually releases glucose into the bloodstream. I try not to consume bread or rice now but when I do, I have the ones with either low glycemic index or whole wheat products.
Just for your information, paprika is a spice that is made from chili pepper and red bell. It contains many minerals and all vitamins except for vitamin D. Paprika comprises of anti-inflammatory medicinal properties, which prevents swelling. It also has antioxidant, energizing, antibacterial and pain-relieving properties. Paprika is also detoxifying, which is why many people who lead a clean eating lifestyle use it. Tumeric has manganese, vitamin B6, potassium, fiber and iron and it helps to ease stomach upset and osteoarthritis. Cayenne pepper comprises of vitamin C, vitamin B-complexes, vitamin A, beta-carotene and vitamin E. It helps with rheumatoid arthritis.
** When we start the day with a healthy meal, we can keep up the momentum of healthy eating without having to resist any temptations.
