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Free Healthy Recipes by Gay Riley

Breakfast Burrito

1 jumbo egg plus 3 egg whites, beaten or 1/2 c. Egg Beaters or other egg substitute
1 fresh green onion top, chopped
2 T. low-fat cream cheese
2 T. black beans
3 T. chunky garden-type salsa
1 flour tortilla

Instructions:

Heat nonstick skillet and cook egg and onion.  When eggs are almost cooked drop in pieces of cheese or cream cheese.  Place tortilla over the eggs in the skillet to warm.  Remove the warm tortilla, roll with scrambled egg mixture, and salsa.

Tips:  

  • Using Egg Beaters lowers the fat and cholesterol.

  • Use homemade pico de gallo in the place of garden-style salsa and use fresh cooked black beans to reduce the sodium.

Nutritional Information per Serving:

EXCHANGES

STARCH

2.5

MILK

FRUIT

VEG

1 V

MEAT

3 LM

FAT

  

Made with eggs Made with Egg Beaters

Serving Size:

1 Burrito    1 Burrito   

Servings Per Recipe:

1 1  

Calories: 

423 336

Protein:  

29 g. 22 g.

Carbohydrate:

40 g. 40 g.

Fat:  

15 g. (31%) 8 g. (22%)

Fiber:

3 g. 3 g.

Cholesterol:

291 mg. 15 mg.

Sodium:     

965 mg. 965 mg.

 

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