Farm Fresh Fritatta

2 eggs
1/2 oz. goat cheese
1 cup sliced summer squash
1 big handful of arugula

225 calories

Brunch munch

1/2 cup shredded hash browns (Simply Potatoes): 70 calories
1 egg over easy: (70 calories)
1/8 cup shredded low-fat Mexican cheese: 35 calories

Breakfast Time

Pretty much everything tastes better when you eat it poolside.

1/2 cup egg substitute: 60 calories
1 slice American cheese: 80 calories
1 tbsp. salsa: 5 calories
1 pretzel roll: 110 calories

Making the most of leftovers

Breakfast:

Hash browns made from leftover mashed potatoes, and an egg over easy.

Lunch:

Sliced filet mignon with dijon mustard on ciabatta bread.

A pleasant morning repast

Omelette: 2 eggs, beaten
2 mushrooms, sliced and sauteed
1/2 oz. Saint Andre cheese
220 calories

Screwdriver: 2 oz. vodka
4 oz. freshly squeezed Honeybell juice
180 calories

Enchiladas, augmented

Trader Joe's black bean and corn enchiladas: 260 calories

Topped with 1/4 cup lite shredded mexican cheese blend: 80 calories
and 1 egg over easy: 70 calories

Back in gear for the New Year

The fancy food and wine have been consumed, the Christmas treats have been demolished, the dishes are (mostly) washed, and it's finally time to get back to normal.

1 egg over easy
2 tbsp. shredded lite Mexican cheese blend
2 tbsp. salsa
1 piece leftover corn bread (1/12 of pan)

195 calories

A pocketful of breakfast

This morning's breakfast:

Mini whole-wheat pita pocket filled with:
1 egg
2 mushrooms, sliced
1 2% Kraft Single
all scrambled together

200 calories

Breakfast Quesadilla

Good morning!

1 8-inch flour tortilla
1 egg, scrambled
Sauteed onions and mushrooms
1/4 cup shredded low-fat cheddar cheese
Served with salsa verde and 1 tbsp. light sour cream

300 calories

The best-laid eggs... er, plans

This was supposed to be a perfectly circular poached egg perched on top of a circle of avocado slices, atop a circle of toasted white bread, in a neat little column.

Oops. It still tasted good though.

1 oz. white bread: 75 calories
1 oz. sliced avocado: 47 calories
1 egg: 70 calories

Healthy hash browns?

This post at the blog Free the Animal inspired me to try making hash browns on my Cuisinart sandwich grill.

I peeled and shredded one red-skin potato, tossed with 1 teaspoon canola oil, and put it in the grill. I would say the results were mixed. They got a good crust, and they cooked through in the middle, but the whole thing was kind of tough and not very flavorful. If I tried it again I might use russet potatoes and par-cook them first.

5 oz. shredded potato with 1 tsp. oil: 140 calories
Egg: 70 calories

No "Mc" in this muffin

Toasted English muffin, fried egg, 1 oz. ham, 1/2 oz. shredded low-fat mozzarella cheese.

250 calories

Steakhouse Style

Saturday night dinner:
Prime filet mignon from The Meat House, with a poached egg and a baked potato with sour cream

6 oz filet: 250 calories
Egg: 70 calories
Potato: 150 calories
Light sour cream: 30 calories

Breakfast "Skillet"

My homemade version of a dish that many restaurants around here serve as a "skillet":

Home fries with onions, mushrooms, peppers and Muenster cheese with a fried egg on top. Served on a plate, because I don't have those cute little mini cast-iron skillets the restaurants serve them in.
Home fries: 100 calories
Cheese: 80 calories
Egg: 70 calories

Home Fries with Poached Egg

Good morning and welcome to my food blog! Good for Me is my place for discussing healthy eating, cooking, shopping and dining out in and around Charlotte, NC. I plan to share recipes, photos, and restaurant reviews, along with anything else that relates to my food life. Thanks for joining me!

Today's breakfast was home fries with a poached egg.

Home fries:
4 oz. cubed cooked potatoes (these were left over from last night's dinner)
1/8 cup each diced onion and bell pepper
1/4 oz. (1/2 tbsp.) butter
Salt and pepper
175 calories (You could shave off 50 of those by using cooking spray instead of butter, but to me the flavor is worth it.)

Poached egg:
(for an excellent tutorial on how to poach eggs, see here)
70 calories