Power-packed breakfast

This idea was born while watching the food network one night. It combines a lot of the things I love, and puts them into one dish that helps me fuel my day. I'll have to add a picture later, but it's a simple dish to make, so let's get to it.
First, start by boiling some water... that leads to the sweet sound of pasta cooking. I prefer whole wheat linguine noodles. I just can't eat the unhealthy ones anymore. The main reason, the whole wheat noodles will give you the feeling of being full longer, which is what you want. Cook them for about 10 minutes.
Get a skillet going over medium heat with 3 minutes before the noodles are done.  Put in 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil, and then whatever spices you want. I prefer garlic, lemon pepper and some chili powder. Drain the noodles and add to the hot pan. Move them around so the take on the spices you added. Then added a generous handful of spinach. Add a bunch, cause it cooks down a lot. Then add a half cup of Italian cheese mix, or whatever cheese you prefer. Let it start to melt, then add three eggs (I use two whites and yolks, then mix in an eggs worth of whites). Toss the noodles around in the pan so they are coated by the eggs and cook until the eggs are done. There you go. A power packed breakfast with good carbs, protien and the added nutrients of spinach.

2 oz whole wheat noodles
Handful of spinach
Two whole eggs and one egg white
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup of cheese of your choice
Spices

A healthy twist

No matter how strong your will, temptations will arise. Let's take those golden arches for instance. Hamburgers are pretty simple to make healthy. First off, don't eat them from a fast food place... lol. Not totally true. The "kids" hamburgers are actually decent options. That's how big the burgers used to be when McDonalds opened. Now they're about double the size.
The real substitute I wanted to talk about is french fries.Those deeply fried potatoes can be made much healthier at home. The key is too soak the potatoes after slicing them for 30 minutes (make sure to slice evenly for better cooking). This helps remove some of the starch. Then dry them off really well on parchment paper.

Cut potatoes
Soak for 30 min
dry on parchment paper
coat with a little oil
season to taste
bake at 400 for 45 minutes or until brown

The nasty word

I think one of the most hated words associated with fitness is diet. People are always saying I need to go on this diet or that diet. People make millions of books with suggested diets that promise to slim you down. While a lot of programs are legit, I think common sense is the best option.
My biggest hold up over the years has been carbs. Pasta, rice, bread... I want to go to there!!! I could eat whole loafs of garlic bread by myself. Might explain why most people don't close talk me. Endless bowl of pasta and the Olive Garden, not such a good idea. But seriously I think most people have this issue.
However, cutting out carbs isn't the solution, in my opinion. Although people should be getting checked for Celiac Disease. My mother-in-law had this, and I didn't even know what it was until I met my future wife.
I can't just give up on my favorite food. So, I didn't. Step 1, portion control. It's a harsh sounding term but when you look at what one serving on pasta is I think you'll be surprised. My guess is that most restaurants are giving you 3 to 4 servings of pasta per plate. At home you're probably eating the same, if not a little more. I know I did. Just 2 ounces is a serving. I typically don't like food scales, but this a great place to use one. Honestly it blew my mind to see how much I was eating.
Step 2, move to a whole grain option. Most people prefer the regular option made of unbleached white flour. However, this saps the flour of anything beneficial to your body. Why not get something out of what your eating. That's a whole topic in itself, which I'll talk about in the future.. eating to fuel your body vs. eating just for the sake of eating. When seasoned correctly the whole grain option doesn't taste bad. Yes, it is a adjustment But your health is worth it.
Well, that's all the rambling for now. Hope that makes some sort of sense.

A quick overview

My goal of this blog is to help myself and help others. While I am not a trained dietitian or personal trainer, might become the latter soon, it's not too hard to figure out the body needs both to function properly. I'll be posting any tips I find, updating my personal progress, recipes and any other useful things I can think of. That's all for now. Thanks for reading!!!