Fat free French toast for weekend breakfast

Finally it is the weekend again and I want to make something different than a bowl of muesli with a banana and milk for breakfast. I have had egg white omelet the last two weekends so this weekend I wanted something sweet, but still full of proteins, carbs and sugar. For many women in their early thirties this might sound like a big no, no, but this is were I get my energy from when my body is unable to break down fat. This weekend the choice fell on "French Toast".

I make my french toast with white bread and egg whites.


2 egg whites
1 cup/ 2 dl skimmed milk
3 tsp vanilla sugar
1 tbsp sugar
3 tsp cinamon
4 slices of white bread, a day old

Heat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Beat the egg whites lightly and ad vanila sugar, cinamon and sugar and mix in a shallow dish. Dipp the bread slices inn egg mixture, flip the slices a couple of times to make sure it is thoroughly wet, but not so soggy that it will fall apart.
Lightly coat a large baking pan with fat free cooking spray and put the slices on the baking pan and bake for about 10 minutes, check for browning on the bottom and flip browned slices over. Bake for additonal 5-9 minutes until browned and centers are puffed.

Today I ate breakfast in bed, warm french toast served with sliced fresh pineapple and a hot cup of tea while reading book number 5 in the True Blood series by Charlaine Harris.

Enjoy!

 

Egg white tortilla de patatas

Some of the things that I find hard to vary in my diet is breakfast/lunch and what to put on my sandwiches. So when I am at home I try to make something with eggs.  When I first got a recipe of a egg white omelet  from my nutritionist I said there is no way I am gonna make it. I am a yolk kind of person, I have often cut away the egg withes from my fried egg, so it took me a long time before I tried to make an egg white  omelet.
This morning I had to be creative since my fridge was nearly emtpy, I only had two eggs and that does not make a omelet. I had a cooked potatoe, chili, pickled beats, basil and cured ham and thought that I can try to make my own touch on  a "tortilla de patata" .This is a Spanish dish. Note that in Spain (also in Venezuela) a tortilla is an egg dish, not like a Mexican tortilla. It turned out great.
For one person I used:'

3 egg whites
2 tbsp water
1 sliced boilde potatoe
1 slice of cured ham
1 tspn of sliced red chili
3 slices of pickled beets
1 handful of basil
salt and pepper

Slice the potatoe and place it in a medium heated pan in one or two layers, depending on how thin the slices are. Place the ham, red chili, beets and basil on top of the potatoe slices. Whip egg whites and water a little bit, season it with salt and pepper and pour it over the potatoes. Cook until the egg whites are sett, I often cover the pan with a lid to get the top to settle faster and avoiding the botton of the omelet to burn.

With this recipe you can use what ever you have in your fridge or likes the best.

Serve it with a slice of good bread and a glass of fresh orange juice.

Enjoy