How to Eat a Clean Breakfast

Clean eating means following a diet consisting of food in it's natural form, or as close to it's natural form as possible. Clean meals don't include processed or refined foods such as those containing white flour or sugar. Fried foods, foods high in saturated or trans fat and alcohol are usually avoided, as well. Starting your day with a clean breakfast can improve your health and increase energy levels throughout the day.

Things You'll Need

• 3 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups chopped asparagus
• Colander
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• Large skillet
• 1/4 cup diced onion
• 2 cloves garlic
• 8 ounces sliced mushrooms
• 3 cups baby spinach
• 6 beaten egg whites
• 1/2 cup chopped basil
• 1/4 cup sun dried tomatoes

Instructions

1. Bring three cups of water to boil in a medium saucepan.

2. Add 1 1/2 cups chopped asparagus to the boiling water and cook for two minutes. Drain the water and asparagus into a colander in the sink for later use.

3. Heat 2 teaspoons olive oil in a large skillet or wok. Add 1/4 cup diced onion, 2 cloves crushed garlic and 8 ounces sliced mushrooms to the skillet and cook over medium heat for five minutes.

4. Add 3 cups of fresh baby spinach and the asparagus to the skillet and cook just until the spinach has wilted. This should take approximately three to five minutes.

5. Add 6 beaten egg whites, 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil and 1/4 cup sun dried tomatoes to the skillet and mix the entire dish constantly over medium heat until the eggs are cooked through. For best flavor, eat while the dish is still warm.

Tips & Warnings

• This breakfast feeds approximately three people.

• You can pair this vegetable scramble with a bowl of old fashioned or steel cut oatmeal flavored with fresh fruit for a large filling breakfast.

• Try to incorporate fresh or frozen vegetables and a lean protein with every meal when you are eating clean.

References

• Clean eating defined
• "Clean Eating" magazine; Perfect Breakfasts Made Easy; Alison Lewis; November/December 2009