A Breakfast Sandwich For Only 300 Calories

Who says that you can't indulge in great food while also watching your calories! Make this amazing sandwich and it will leave you both satisfied and full!

1. Toast a Thomas' English Muffin

You are going to want to use an english muffin. English muffins are a healthy alternative to rolls or slices of bread. The normal Original Thomas' English Muffin will cost you 120 calories. It will also give you 4 grams of protein. You can up the nutritional value by getting the specialty Thomas' English Muffins but it is unnecessary. There are also 100 calorie options as well. As a side note, making sandwiches using english muffins will make it easier to maintain portion control because of its small size.

2. Prepare the Bacon

Hold on a second! This is supposed to be a healthy sandwich! Why/how is there bacon? I'm glad you asked! Let's get down to the basic facts. Most people like a meat on their sandwich. A lot of people choose between bacon or sausage. Bacon tends to have the worse reputation but is it warranted? On average, two sausage links have a whopping 160 calories and a staggering 12 grams of fat. On the other hand, two strips of bacon have on average 80 calories and 8 grams of fat. If you want the protein, two strips of bacon is the best way to go. In my breakfast sandwich, two slices of Dietz and Watson Ready to Serve Bacon are used. This adds 50 calories, 4 grams of fat, and 3.3 grams of protein. The Ready to Serve kind takes only 5-10 seconds in the microwave.

3. Cook the Egg

Here is a place where you can adjust to your specific likes or needs. If you like a more runny egg, cook one egg sunny side up. You can also cook it scrambled or fried or any other choice you want. If you want to cut down on the cholesterol, only use the egg whites. You can also use egg substitute to add a healthier spin to the sandwich. Using a Grade A Medium Egg (yolk and all!), you will add 70 calories and 6 grams of protein. By cooking the egg sunny side up, the yolk will be soaked up by the english muffin. I highly approve of this.

4. Add a Slice of Cheese to the English Muffin

While the english muffin is hot, throw on a slice of cheese. The heat from the english muffin will start the melting. The melting will continue after you add the bacon and the egg. Obviously cheese isn't the healthiest but you should add it to the sandwich because you deserve it! One slice of Borden 2% American Cheese will add 60 calories and 4 grams of protein to the sandwich.

5. Combine All the Ingredients

With the english muffin toasted with the cheese placed on it, lay the bacon on to the sandwich and slide the egg on to the bacon. Place the other half of the english muffin on to the egg and push down. The egg will break and the yolk will burst on to the plate. The english muffin will immediately being soaking up the yolk. Adding up all the nutritional facts, you have 300 calories, 14 grams of fat, 207 grams of cholesterol, 765 mg of sodium, 28 grams of carbs, 2 grams of sugar, and 17 grams of protein. Not bad for such a richly delicious breakfast sandwich!

Remember that even when you are on a diet, eating is extremely important. Just because you are watching your calories doesn't mean you can't enjoy the many wondrous foods there are in the world! Low calorie meals like this will make dieting a piece of cake!

Did somebody just say cake?