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THM Chick Bundles - S

Who remembers those clever little bundles of goodness that mothers used to make for us for breakfast as kids?  Come on; you know the ones with the slice of bread, with a hole in the center containing a little piece of the morning sunshine.  Wether your mother called them: Eggs in a Hole, Eggs in a Basket, Toads in the Hole, Sunshine Toast or Eggs in a Nest I think at one point in our lives we have all enjoyed these breakfast treat.

I decided that there are enough of us Trim Healthy Mamas out there trying to teach our children the benefits of healthy eating the Trim Healthy Mama way, that I would share this combination of plan approved ingredients.  I love to make dippy (sloppy, runny or drippy) eggs and then dip my toast in the yolk.  For years at breakfast; if it wasn't dipping peanut butter toast in my coffee, then it was dipping gooey buttery toast in my sloppy egg yolk and then eating the remainder of the egg on a piece of toast.  With the Trim Healthy Mama way, what do you see wrong with this picture?  Can you say major carb overload?

So eating the Trim Healthy Mama way, for me, has been about breaking the bad habits that I have developed over the years.  Habits that have been centered around food.  With the crazy roller coaster lives we live, being working mothers with children, we tend to have a set routine throughout the day, routines that are seldom broken.  If the routine is broken, the days go quickly awry.  For me, Trim Healthy Mama has also been about overcoming Carbohydrate cravings.  I know that bread is a huge one that many of us feel necessary to incorporate, in some aspect, into each meal.  I have had to come up with alternative bread options. Joseph’s brand has many tasty options available.  Check out their website for varieties and locations that carry their brand.  Ole Mexican Foods has an amazing Xtreme Fiber Wrap for those who love Mexican Cuisine and can’t seem to get away from the tortilla shells. Then there is the Bread in A Mug –S recipe from the Trim Health Mama Book (C. 19 P. 265).  This bread recipe is very versatile and becomes quite savory with added herbs and garlic.  I have used this for toast and grilled cheese sandwiches on several occasions.  A lesson learned, just because a way of eating is low in carbohydrates, doesn't mean that you can’t satisfy that craving for bread using some of the many alternative options available.

This morning when deciding what to prepare for breakfast, I went back to the days of my childhood when my mother used to make those clever little bundles of goodness.  Isn't it amazing how when we reminisce about things from our past, we have an instant desire to back to those days and enjoy foods from those times?  This morning, I took it upon myself to go back to the days of dippy eggs and eggs in a basket.  Using the Bread in a Bug recipe from the book, I created my THM-S version of an Egg in a Basket.  I am calling them THM Chick Bundles.

THM Chick Bundles
Printable Recipe
Makes 4
Bread in a Mug Ingredients

1 Eggland’s Best Cage Free Egg or ¼ Cup Egg Whites
2 T Flax Meal
2 T Almond Flour
½ tsp Baking Powder (we use aluminum free).
1 tsp Coconut Oil
Pinch of salt
Pinch Jane’s Crazy Salt
Pinch of Italian Seasoning

Put egg in a coffee mug – whisk well with a fork. Combine remaining ingredients and stir vigorously – microwave for 1 to 1.5 minutes depending on your microwave.  Remove the bread from the mug and cut into four slices a 1/2” thick.  Cut the circle the size of a ping pong ball in the center of each slice.

Bundle Ingredients

4 Eggland’s Best Cage Free Eggs
1 Slice of Low Fat Ham, quartered
2 Slices of Cheddar Cheese, halved
1 T Coconut Oil
Salt and Pepper to taste

After the Bread in the Mug is prepared; in a large skillet, on medium high heat coconut oil until melted.  Place the four slices of Bread in A Mug with center removed, in the heated skillet.  Crack an egg in the center of each piece of bread.  Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.  After 1 minute, carefully flip the bread and egg over.  Place a slice of the quartered ham on top of each bundle.  Allow to cook for one minute and carefully flip the bundles.  Place the cheese on the top and remove from heat.  Place a lid on the skillet for a minute to melt the cheese.  Plate your Chick Bundle and enjoy!
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