Showing posts with label aesthetics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label aesthetics. Show all posts

Friday, March 7, 2014

Easy Breakfast Ideas- Egg Whites on English Muffin

As much as I love to meal prep, I do love a good hot breakfast. But who has time in the morning? I just got this egg cooker from Pampered Chef. It. Is. AWESOME!!!! 

1. Pour your egg whites (or a whole egg, whichever you like) in one side of the bowl. Yes, I know it looks like a dog bowl! Cracks me up! Anyways. In the other side, put another egg or water- but definitely don't leave it empty or it will crack. 

2. I put salt and pepper, but you could get creative...whatever you normally put with your eggs! Peppers, mushrooms...and microwave usually about a minute- more time for more eggs. Makes sense.


3. And voila! Toast your english muffin and you have a sandwich! Who needs McDonalds? I can make this quicker at home than sitting in line, and way cheaper too! And who knows how much more healthy.

Enjoy!

Why I love English muffins- 
  • No cholesterol
  • Low in saturated fat
  • Good source of folate, thiamine, manganese, and selenium
  • Provide a small amount of protein
Why I love egg whites-
  • Lower calorie, fat, and cholesterol content than whole eggs
  • Great source of protein- and same amount as in a whole egg
*The whole egg is where you find your vitamins B2, B12, D, and iron! I do still eat whole eggs as well!




Monday, March 3, 2014

Cheesy Kale Chips

One of my all time favorite snack recipes! Anytime we have a movie night..or I'm just in a snacking mood, I turn to this simple snack! It's healthy, and has that salty satisfying taste like potato chips give you. You can play with different variations (roasted red pepper flakes, garlic...) but here's my favorite- garlic and parmesan cheese!


  • Set the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Spread the kale out on a sheet pan (I like to put aluminum foil down so there is less mess!) and use BIG pieces! 
  • Spray/drizzle with olive oil evenly over kale
  • Use a little bit of salt/pepper
  • Cover with fresh parmesan (you can use the other kind too but it doesn't bake quite as well!)
  • Sprinkle with a bit of garlic salt
  • It depends on your oven, but I usually bake mine about 12 minutes, check often! I also rotate mine half way through.
YUM!