Serves: varies
Carbs Per Serving: varies
Effort: Average
Ingredients:
eggs
mild or hot Italian sausage (watch the carbs)
butter
mozzarella cheese
peppers of choice (red, yellow, green)
Parmesan cheese
How to Prepare:
Brown sausage until no longer pink inside. Drain on paper towels. Crumble up or cut into slices. Cook peppers in same pan until tender. Set aside. Beat eggs up. Add butter to hot pan. Pour eggs in. Cook one side until you can flip the omelette over. Immediately add sausage, peppers and cheese to one side of omelet. Flip other side over top of those ingredients. Take pan off heat, put lid on pan to let cheese melt. Put on plate. Sprinkle lightly with Parmesan cheese. Enjoy!
Great recipe! Here are some suggestions if you want to try a low carb diet:
Breakfast – 2 eggs scrambled with mushrooms, peppers, low fat cheese; 1 slice whole wheat toast buttered; orange juice (11 grams of carbs)
Lunch – Tuna salad, green salad w/dressing (5g)
Snack – Celery and hummus (6g)
Dinner – 6 oz hamburger with cheese, 1-cup green beans (6g)
Dessert – 1/2 cup strawberries with 1 tbsp whip topping (6g)
Total carbs for the day in this sample recipe: 34 grams