Green Eggs and 'Ham'

Here's a healthy deviation to your morning scramble that will maximize the nutritional profile while minimizing calories and saturated fat, keeping you full and focused all morning long. My favorite substitution for meat ( ham in this case ) for nearly any recipe is a hearty brown mushroom. They absorb what ever you cook them with and they will develop a deep, satisfying flavor by using roasted garlic, smoked paprika and black pepper. The real trick to getting a healthy scramble is by substituting one of the yolks for a spoonful of greek yogurt and using fresh avocado and nutritional yeast in place of cheese. Adding lots of vegetables will obviously drive up the fiber and mineral content while filling you up without adding heavy animal products. One egg white contains 17 calories, while a whole egg has 70. One yolk isn't a big deal but when you omit the others, it keeps the saturated fat to a bare minimum while still giving you some good protein, which you certainly need in the morning to jump start your metabolism. I used kale but you can substitute spinach or swiss chard if you prefer.

INGREDIENTS
2 green onions, chopped, white ends omitted
5 spears asparagus, chopped leaving the tips whole
2 - 3 cremini mushrooms or a portobello, sliced
big handful of kale, stemmed and chopped
fresh jalapeno, minced ( or crushed red pepper to taste )
half of a ripe avocado
2 -3 eggs, one yolk and the rest whites
1 tablespoon plain greek yogurt ( optional )
roasted garlic powder
smoked paprika
nutritional yeast
sea salt + black pepper to taste
olive oil

DIRECTIONS
Whisk together one whole egg and 1 or 2 additional whites. Whisk in the greek yogurt and set aside. Warm a saute pan to medium and add the olive oil. Add the asparagus and the mushrooms and the jalapeno if using. Season them with salt + pepper, a sprinkle of the garlic and the paprika. Let them go for about 5 - 6 minutes. Add the kale and the green onions and 1/2 teaspoon nutritional yeast. Cover the pan for about 2 minutes just enough to steam the greens. Pour this mixture off into the bowl you will be eating out of. Return the pan to medium and add a little more olive oil or butter or ghee. Add the eggs and stir constantly until just scrambled. Season to taste and pour them on top of your vegetables. Top with fresh avocado slices and parsley.

ENJOY!