Breakfast is ready, come and get it! Just eggs, a few pantry staples, and a microwave oven are all that is needed for five quick and easy kidney-friendly breakfasts. Make ahead for an even faster route to your tummy the next day.
Italian Roots
1 mug = 1 serving
Ingredients
2 large whole raw eggs
½ tablespoon shredded parmesan cheese
½ teaspoon ground basil (or one fresh basil leaf)
½ teaspoon oregano (fresh or dried)
¼ teaspoon garlic (fresh or dried)
Directions
Grease a microwave-safe coffee mug with a nonstick
oil spray.
Crack both of the eggs into the mug.
Add the parmesan cheese, basil, oregano, and garlic.
Mix all of the ingredients together with a spoon or fork.
Place the mug in the microwave and cook on the highest power (usually around 1200 watts) for 1-2 minutes or until done. Eat directly from mug or unmold onto a plate.
Mediterranean Style
1 mug = 1 serving
Ingredients
2 large whole raw eggs
1 tablespoon crumbled feta cheese
2 raw spinach leaves
2 fresh chives
Directions
Grease a microwave-safe coffee mug with nonstick
oil spray.
Crack both eggs into the mug.
Add the feta cheese and spinach.
Mix all of the ingredients together with a spoon or fork.
Place the mug in the microwave and cook on the highest power (usually around 1200 watts) for 1-2 minutes or until done. Eat directly from mug or unmold onto a plate.
Dessert for Breakfast
1 mug = 1 serving
Ingredients
¼ cup quick-cooking plain oatmeal, dry
1 large whole raw egg
½ teaspoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon any type of berry (fresh, dried, frozen, or jam)
2 fresh mint leaves
Directions
Grease a microwave-safe coffee mug with nonstick
oil spray.
Add the oatmeal, and crack the egg in the mug.
Stir the two together.
Sprinkle in the brown sugar.
Place the mug in the microwave and cook on the highest power (usually around 1200 watts) for 1-2 minutes or until done. Top with the berries or jam, and mint leaves.
The Taste of Country Time
1 mug= 1 serving
Ingredients
1 large whole raw egg
½ cup unsweetened applesauce
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 fresh mint leaf
Directions
Grease a microwave-safe coffee mug with nonstick
oil spray.
Add unsweetened applesauce to the mug.
Crack the egg into the mug.
Stir both ingredients.
Add the cinnamon.
Place the mug in the microwave and cook on the highest power (usually around 1200 watts) for 1-2 minutes or until done. Eat directly from mug or unmold onto a plate.
Eccentric Taste
1 mug = 1 serving
Ingredients
2 large whole raw eggs
½ teaspoon chili powder
½ teaspoon grated parmesan cheese
½ sprig of fresh rosemary (or dried)
Directions
Grease a microwave-safe coffee mug with nonstick
oil spray.
Crack the eggs into the mug.
Add the chili powder, parmesan cheese, and rosemary.
Mix the ingredients together.
Place the mug in the microwave and cook on the highest power (usually around 1200 watts) for 1-2 minutes or until done. Eat directly from mug or unmold onto a plate.
| Recipe/single serving | Calories | Protein | Fat | Sodium | Potassium | Calcium | Phosphorus |
| Italian Roots | 158 | 14 g | 11 g | 183 mg | 159 mg | 97 mg | 215 mg |
| Mediterranean Style | 114 | 12 g | 8 g | 245 mg | 192 mg | 119 mg | 157 mg |
| Dessert for Breakfast | 173 | 9 g | 6 g | 73 mg | 167 mg | 42 mg | 185 mg |
| The Taste of Country Time | 126 | 6 g | 5 g | 74 mg | 165 mg | 61 mg | 106 mg |
| Eccentric Taste | 158 | 14 g | 10 g | 202 mg | 172 mg | 90 mg | 221 mg |
Katherine Schury, is a Clinical Regulatory Coordinator in clinical trials at Loyola University Chicago. She is also the social media chair of the renal practice group through the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
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