Breakfast: Fried Eggs and SlowCarb Baked Beans

I love having a (healthy!) fry up most mornings, switching between bacon, eggs, smoked mackerel, sardines etc. But i always want to add some great British baked beans! It's just too much part of what a fry up is to me.

Sadly most store bought beans are pretty high carb with added sugar.

Here's how I make a great slowcarb replacement, really quickly.

In a large friying pan heat through you bacon/eggs etc. Then turn off the heat. Add half a can (drained) of your favourite pulses. I go for harricot beans, as they are really tasty and less than 1g of carbs a serving. Then simply add half a tsp of tomato paste and some pepper. A small splash of hot water will help break up the paste, and transfer the heat of pan to the beans.

Instant healthy beans, and a nice addition of fibre and added protein to your breakfast.

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Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs - best high protein start to the day!

I love bacon and eggs for breakfast, and probably have it at least twice a week.

Here's some tips to make it healthier:

1. Cut the excess fat off your bacon, I know it's tasty, but you DON'T need it
2. Use a spray oil for the bacon, rather than pouring oil into the pan
3. Place the bacon in a cold pan and allow it to heat up as you heat the pan, this helps more fat drain out of the meat which you can remove
4. Eggs don't go well in spray oil (in my opinion) so add 1 tea spoon of oil into a corner of the pan, tilting the pan to keep it there. Allow the oil to heat through then crack the egg into the oil
5. Use a healthy tasty oil like Peanut oil

Ideally you'd also add some beans and greens to your fry-up - I'll do a future post about quick ways of doing that.

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Breakfast: Boiled eggs and peppered salami - fast slow carbs!

I've been away and really busy for a while, so not had chance to post, but hoping to post daily again now.

I love boiled eggs (well I love all eggs) but boiled eggs are just so simple - in fact I've figured out the timing and heat setting so that I can set them going when I get into the shower and have them done perfectly once I'm out.

For a really quick high protein breakfast I've paired the eggs with peppered German salami. If your supermarket has a deli try buying it from there rather than prepacked, as it's sometimes about 1/3 the cost, and can have lower nitrates.

Nitrates are the reason you don't want to eat too many bought cold meats, as most mass market ones will have them added, to both kill germs and to keep the nice pink colouring. Nitrates aren't good for you at all in large doses, so where possible eat you own homecooked cold meat. This week I'm going to be having a go at making my own home dried salami - I'll post here and let you know how it goes.

Breakfast: Mackerel and egg - zero carb breakfast

Had my dad over and he is now eating gluten free, so thought we would have some fish for breakfast.

I love mackerel, it's a great fish, really cheap (about 80p a portion) great for you and almost instant to prepare and cook.

You can eat it cold, but I love it heated through in a frying pan (no oil needed), once you've heated it on high on one side for about 2 or 3 minutes, turn the fish over and move to the other side of the pan, then use the oil from the fish to fry and egg. The salty tasting oil heats to a really high temperature and cooks eggs amazingly!

For my dad I added a couple of slices of gluten free toast, but for me both the fish and the egg are more than enough for a filling low carb high protein, high GOOD fat breakfast. Cup of black coffee and you are ready for anything and everything!

Breakfast Peanut smoothie

Really nice, just created this from what we had in the fridge.

2 tablespoons of Fromage Frais
small handfull of mixed (unsalted) nuts (I used almonds, peanuts and cashews)
8 icecubes
2 teaspoons of peanut butter
1/2 teaspoon of honey

Place all in a blender and blend until smooth.

Really tasty start to the day.