STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE FRENCH TOAST

How Important Is It To Eat A Balanced Meal for Breakfast?

Get your nutrition on track by starting your day with a healthy breakfast.  Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, which provides you with the energy and nutrients that lead to increased concentration throughout the day.  During a busy morning, it's easy to let breakfast fall low in your list of priorities, but taking just a few minutes to have something to eat can really make a difference to your day.  Unfortunately, some people skip breakfast in an effort to “lose weight”, which is not practical and can even lead to more weight gain.  Some studies suggest that people tend to add more body fat when they eat fewer, larger meals than when they eat the same number of calories in smaller, more frequent meals.  I frequently advise my patients to focus on eating a balanced breakfast in order to properly support satiety. 

Serving Size: 6

INGREDIENTS

• 1 Loaf of Whole Grain Wheat Bread (can use any bread with 4g of Fiber per slice)
• 3 Eggs Beaten
• ⅓ Cup Heavy Cream or 1 Cup Almond Milk (Milk of your choice)
• ½ Teaspoon Almond Extract
• ½ Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• ¼ Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon  
• ⅛ Teaspoon Ground Nutmeg (Optional)
• ⅛ Teaspoon Salt 
• 3 Tablespoons Earths Balance Organic Butter 
• Powdered Sugar (Optional)
• Organic Strawberry Jam
• 1 Cup of Fresh Strawberries (Can add Blueberries)
• Whipped Cream (Optional topping)

DIRECTIONS

1. Combine strawberries, sugar, lemon zest & juice and salt.  Mix well to coat all berries in sugar.  All to macerate for 1 to 2 hours at room temperature, or bring to a simmer in a wide-bottomed preserving pan (to dissolve sugar), then refrigerate. DO THIS STEP THE NIGHT BEFORE
2. Slice Loaf  of Bread into twelve slices (about ½-inch thick.)
3. Whisk eggs, cream, extracts and spices in a medium bowl until well blended.
4. Dip each bread slice into egg mixture making sure to coat all sides, shaking off excess batter into bowl.
5. Melt butter in large skillet over medium-high heat.
6. Add bread slices to skillet. Cook 1 to 2 minutes per side or until golden brown.
7. Sprinkle with Confectioner’s sugar and top with fresh strawberry compote and whipped cream. Garnish with mint.

TIPS >>> FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

• Breakfast should be eaten within two hours of waking.
• A healthy breakfast should provide calories in the range of 20-35% of your guideline daily allowance
• Breakfast can be good for waistline too, because you are more likely to be within their ideal weight range compared with breakfast skippers.
• If you skip breakfast, you're more likely to reach for high sugar and fatty snacks mid-morning.

• Breakfast also restores glucose levels, an essential carbohydrate that is needed for the brain to function.
• Breakfast is an excellent occasion to eat together as a family when possible. 
• Establishing good breakfast habits in childhood and maintaining them throughout adolescence may be an important factor in reducing the prevalence of breakfast skipping and developing good eating habits that last a lifetime

EAT UP!  YOUR DAY DEPENDS ON A GREAT START

Royal Healing Natural Health Center

Dr. Ezenwanyi Ahaghotu

2717 Commercial Center Blvd.

Katy, TX 77494

832-913-5022