EGGS.

Cooking spray is nasty. Don't use that, use real food. Healthy fat is good for you (fat does not make you fat!). Butter is awesome, but if you want to change it up, coconut oil or lard/tallow are good too. Olive oil is for low-temp cooking only -- it converts at high temps and is no longer healthy.

I agree. If you like butter, enjoy the butter! It is real food people have been eating for generations. Spray oil is a weird invention of the American chemical-industrial complex!

Wait, what? A food science professor told me that tallow is the LEAST healthy of the natural occurring fats, and that lard is pretty bad, too. As, by the way, is coconut oil.

Olive oil can be hard to use at lower temps as it has a relatively low smoking temperature. But when that's the case, I use canola oil. Also, if you want to limit the amount of oil, pour a bit in the pan, and then use a paper towel to spread the oil and sop up any excess.

Pam is good for frying...

However, I tend to boil my eggs a lot. I always boil a half dozen eggs on Sunday and have them in the fridge ready to grab and go for the week...

i buy the carton of egg whites .. use two helpings of that equals a 1/2c , put in red bell pepper, onion, italian seasoning , sometimes mushrooms and i cook it in a bowl in the microwave.. throw franks hot sauce on it ..today i made it in a la tortilla whole grain wrap ..sometimes i eat it as is with a side bowl of oatmeal

little bit of onion + tomato + chilli pepper powder + black pepper to make it an omlete and cook with PAM spray. TADA!

or you know...just make a boring regular egg works too. Don't forget to add some cheese though!

Get a nonstick pan and a Misto to put oil in. I don't buy Pam anymore now that I have that and can just put a light mist of oil on what I need it on.

I pop mine in the microwave with a dash of milk for 30 secs, stir and nuke for another 20secs, stir again and pop onto your toast. Super quick and no added cals, out the door and on my bike in 15 minutes after I wake :-)

I do mine this way too!

Me too! 1 whole egg 5 tbsp whites...a little rough to clean the bowl after but that's what wire scrub pads are for

Try coconut oil...its healthier!

Cooking spray is nasty. Don't use that, use real food. Healthy fat is good for you (fat does not make you fat!). Butter is awesome, but if you want to change it up, coconut oil or lard/tallow are good too. Olive oil is for low-temp cooking only -- it converts at high temps and is no longer healthy.

I agree. If you like butter, enjoy the butter! It is real food people have been eating for generations. Spray oil is a weird invention of the American chemical-industrial complex!

Wait, what? A food science professor told me that tallow is the LEAST healthy of the natural occurring fats, and that lard is pretty bad, too. As, by the way, is coconut oil.

Olive oil can be hard to use at lower temps as it has a relatively low smoking temperature. But when that's the case, I use canola oil. Also, if you want to limit the amount of oil, pour a bit in the pan, and then use a paper towel to spread the oil and sop up any excess.

Well the professor was wrong, sorry! But at least now you know and can research it for yourself. "Authorities" are no more infallible or less prone to bias than anyone else -- it's always good to question assumptions with actual research.

Mark Sisson has a good summary on saturated fats here:

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/saturated-fat-healthy/#axzz1vo6rMe5B

If you poke around his site you can find links to numerous studies on various fats. I am a research junky so I actually enjoy reading the studies. YMMV.

And of all the oils, Canola is definitely the worst. It's not food at all, it's made from a poisonous weed, converted to be nontoxic. If you are interested, here's a start:

http://www.westonaprice.org/know-your-fats/the-great-con-ola

use coconut oil, it boost metbolism and u get to fry your eggs

I say "keep the butter, skip the toast". Add some fruit to your breakfast.

Egg, fried in butter (from pastured cows is BEST) and a bunch of fruit. SO filling and yummy!

Cooking spray is nasty. Don't use that, use real food. Healthy fat is good for you (fat does not make you fat!). Butter is awesome, but if you want to change it up, coconut oil or lard/tallow are good too. Olive oil is for low-temp cooking only -- it converts at high temps and is no longer healthy.

Yup

Just a question, what does it convert to? Also, eggs cook best at lower temps anyway so olive oil would be fine

1 tablespoon smart balance in a Caphalon non-stick pan. Stay away from the cheap non-stick pans - they might be more likely to emit chemicals from the coating.