Recipe Type: Breakfast

Turkey Breakfast Sausage

40 Calorie Hot Italian Turkey Sausage


40 Calorie per Ounce Lean Hot Italian Turkey Sausage replaces ground pork with 97% lean ground turkey reducing calories and saturated fat by up to 50 percent. A 3 ounce (85 g) patty breakfast sausage has only 110 calories and 2 grams of saturated fat. It also has 50 percent less sodium ...

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Homemade Ham and Cheese Omelet

Easy 2-Egg Omelette Recipe


Whether you spell it omelette or omelet, versatile omelettes are another way of cooking beaten eggs, and you can prepare this easy 2-egg omelette recipe dozens of ways. Omelette cooking times take about twice as long as making scrambled eggs, but it is worth the extra effort to enjoy a delicious ...

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Homemade Fig Preserves

No Pectin Fig Jam-Preserves

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No Pectin Fig Jam-Preserves is a simple recipe for homemade fig jam or preserves with up to 30 percent less sugar and calories compared to national and store brands. The difference between jams and preserves is whether the fruit is whole or sliced. Both terms are used interchangeably. Using ripe, ...

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Homemade Buttermilk Pancakes with Maple Syrup and Butter

Buttermilk Pancakes and Waffle

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Buttermilk Pancakes and Waffle is one recipe you can use to make both homemade buttermilk pancakes and waffles so everyone can have their favorite for breakfast. This light, tender buttermilk pancake and waffle recipe has about 240 calories and 370 mg of sodium per 3 pancake serving or one 7-inch ...

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Homemade Ricotta Cheese

Easy Homemade Ricotta


Supermarket ricotta cheese available in 15 to 32 ounce containers is usually an inferior cheese in name only compared to ricotta available decades ago in the United States. Like many foods available today, manufacturers have cut corners to cut costs. It only takes two ingredients and an instant read thermometer ...

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Microwave Oven Pouched Eggs

Microwave Oven Poached Eggs

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Poached eggs can be part of a low calorie breakfast or used in a variety of recipes. Traditional poaching using a skillet or pan of boiling water can be messy and up to 50 percent of the white can be lost during poaching. The white provides most of the eggs protein ...

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Macerating Strawberries


Strawberry shortcake is a popular dessert and a healthier alternative to strawberry pies and cheesecake especially if you limit the amount of cake and pile on the berries. Some people classify berries as a superfood. All berries are low in calories and a good source of fiber and other nutrients. A ...

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Homemade Baked Custard

Baked Custard


This Baked Custard recipe is so simple a child can make it. You only need basic 4 ingredients. Note: Never let small children handle the boiling water for the bath. I make this easy recipe using an 8-cup measuring cup. The custard goes directly from my “mixing bowl” to ramekins ...

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Homemade Banana Nut Bread

Banana Bread


Banana Bread is an easy recipe producing a moist bread or homemade banana muffins. Nuts can be omitted if desired. Although walnuts add calories, Americans are encouraged to add nuts to their diets. Walnuts are a good source of anti-inflammatory omega-3 fatty acids. Nutrition Information Nutrition information includes nuts. Reduce sugar ...

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Mini Blueberry Muffins

Easy Homemade Muffins


Easy Homemade Muffins is a simple, low sodium, muffin recipe for making a variety of delicious muffins without additives, preservatives, and artificial colors and flavors added to most store bakery and mass-produced muffins. Muffins can be frozen, thawed in about 30 minutes at room temperature, and reheated in a microwave oven. I ...

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