Chia Eggs

Chia Eggs

I have discovered chia seeds.  I'm super impressed with this fiberful little seed that is geared to make my life better.  1 tbsp of chia seeds has 1 carb and 6 grams of fiber.  I'm going to try to incorporate them across the board and try to get in a tbsp a day.

One of my husband's favorite things to eat are poached eggs.  He's been loving the low carb diet because I'm always making poached eggs.  I didn't know how to make hollandaise sauce and this morning I found a recipe which didn't call for a double boiler, but a blender and steaming hot butter.  I guess the butter cooks the egg yolks enough to make the sauce.  There isn't any carbs in hollandaise sauce so I decided to give it a shot.  

I didn't have everything this particular recipe called for so this is how I did the hollandaise sauce:

3 egg yolks  1.4 carbs : 0 fiber
1/4 dijon mustard  scant : 0
1 tbsp lemon juice  1 : 0
splash of Srirachi sauce  1 : 0
1/2 cup of butter  0 : 0

Blend in a blender for 5 seconds the egg yolks, mustard, lemon and Srirachi.  Make sure butter is HOT and while pouring into the blender blend it on the highest setting.  You may want to pour with one hand and hold the lid over the blender with the other as I had a bit of a mess to clean up after!

This is hollandaise for 6 servings:  Carbometer:  3.4 : 0  per serving  .5 carbs.

For my husband, I used a Chia Seed/Flax bread I found at Trader Joe's for his bread, I didn't have english muffins, regular ham and then two poached eggs.

His Eggs Chia  Carbometer:

1 slice toasted Chia/Flax bread: 24 carbs  : 3 fiber
2 poached eggs : 2 : 0
Ham: 0 : 0
Hollandaise: .5 : 0

Total Carbometer: 26.5 carbs : 3 fiber

For me, I used one mini pita bread and cut it in half and lightly toasted it. - 7 carbs : .5 fiber
I also sprinkled Chia seeds over the top of my eggs, about 1/4 tsp worth: .25 carbs : 1 fiber


My Eggs Chia  Carbometer: 9.5 carbs : 1.5 fiber

Saturday progress report.  I broke the plateau finally.  I have managed to lose a half pound, may be the tipping point to a bigger drop.  I have 13.5 lbs to go to my target weight now.  YIPPEE!!

I'm taking my son on a 4.5 mile hike today and started wearing my STRIIV again which is like a fitbit but has a weird game to play.  Walked 11.4K steps yesterday!

Eat your chia!  Happy Carb Counting!!!