Cardio and Cooking: Little, But Large

This morning, I got up to run for an hour and a half to make up for my blatant overindulgence at last night's potluck. Then...I felt like rewarding myself with a decent breakfast.

I made use of the egg white from yesterday and made a scramble paired with 2 slices of toast and some juice. Somehow, my breakfast was still under 400 calories?

Things I have learned today about egg whites:
- Only cooking an egg white is almost like cooking nothing. About a third of the egg disappears when you take away the yolk!
- The gelatinous texture of the egg white makes you realize why they are in meringues, macarons, and all the light, fluffy things.
- Without the yolk, it looks like a blob of mucous.

A pretty full-looking breakfast: A glass of Oasis Wild Berry Pomegranate Juice (yay antioxidants), 2 slices of white toast with 1 tsp of margarine, and my egg white scramble.

Simple Egg White Scramble
1 egg white
Half of a red bell pepper
1 thin slice of deli blackforest ham
1 tsp corn oil
Salt and pepper

1. Prepare a pan on medium heat and add the oil.
2. Dice the bell pepper and cut the ham into smaller pieces as you would for an omelette.
3. Beat the egg white and add it along with the peppers and ham into the pan.
4. Scramble until just cooked. I like it when bell peppers are cooked, but still crisp.
5. I can sometimes have a blander palette than most, so be sure to adjust with salt and pepper to taste as needed.
6. Pop a couple slices of bread into the toaster, and pour yourself a nice glass of milk or juice to enjoy with your scramble!

Does anyone else know any good breakfast ideas made with egg whites? Or any good breakfast ideas in general? I'd love to hear about them!

-M