Get started in the morning with a nutritious and delicious homemade Breakfast Burrito, and then follow up with this full-day low-carb meal plan. Nutritional values for the day are 45 grams effective carbohydrate, 27 grams of fiber, 102 grams of protein and 1500 calories.
The recipe for the Breakfast Burrito calls for:
– 2 eggs scrambled in 2 teaspoons oil or butter,
– 1 oz ham,
– 1 low-carb tortilla (these vary, but one popular brand has 5 grams of usable carbohydrate and 7 grams fiber)
Add a wedge of cantaloupe (1/8 of a medium melon) to complete the breakfast.
Here are remaining parts of this low-carb (45 gram) menu plan for the rest of the day:
Lunch
A large salad, with, for example, 6 cups chopped romaine lettuce, 1/3 cup raw mushrooms, ½ cup chopped red pepper, ¼ cup shredded carrot, and ¼ cup chopped broccoli
4 oz cooked chicken meat
2 Tablespoons sugar-free Italian-type dressing
Snack
1/2 cup cottage cheese
½ cup sugar-free canned peaches, such as “Carb Clever” or rinse peaches canned in juice very well.
Dinner
Unstuffed Cabbage
Optional low-carb dessert, if you have carbs left (some, like the low-carb brownies, are just one carb each)
Note: Calories can be varied by adding and subtracting protein and fat (if you get hungry, add more calories), or, if your particular carbohydrate needs vary from this, by changing amounts of carbohydrate foods.
If you’re not too concerned about keeping the carbs to a minimum for your Burrito Breakfast, then try this: Healthy Vegan Burrito Bowl.
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Source: Laura Dolson