Breakfast Ideas and Recipes

Poached Eggs on Toast

300 ml (2 pint) of water
pinch of salt
4 eggs
2 slices white bread
butter
1 tsp yeast extract

Put the water and salt in an egg poacher and bring to the boil. Break the eggs into the poacher and simmer for three minutes until the eggs are set.

Toast the bread lightly on both sides, then spread with lots of butter and a little yeast extract.

Remove the eggs when cooked and place on top of the buttered toast.

Serves 2.
Carbohydrate: 12 grams

The is quite easy and quick to make. The thing to watch out for is the fat content. Poached eggs aren't cooked in fat andeggs are mostly protein (the white is all protein; it is the yolks that contain the fat). For this reason it is important to add fat. In this case it is in the form of butter on the toast (or bread if you prefer it that way). Use lots of butter.