Breakfast Tacos

I love Mexican food, especially breakfast tacos, which I first tasted in Texas and tried to recreate at home.  It's a healthy, easy and incredibly tasty breakfast that you can tweak to make your own.

Serving Size: 3 tacos
Calories per taco: ~150 calories


Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup onions, chopped
• 6 egg whites
• 1 T skim milk
• 1 low-fat chicken or turkey sausage, diced (I prefer Trader Joe's Chicken Apple Sausage)
• 3 corn tortillas
• 6T salsa, or to taste
• Optional: add low-fat cheese and/or other veggies

Directions:

• Saute onions until translucent. Meanwhile, combine eggs and milk and add to cooked onions.
• Add diced sausage and turn eggs frequently until firm.
• Warm corn tortillas in microwave between two damp paper towels.
• Add egg mixture to warm tortilla and top with 2T salsa.
• Eat open face or roll as taco (I find Whole Foods brand corn tortillas stay together better than others)
• Option: add cheese if desired.

Corn vs flour tortillas:  I choose corn tortillas because I enjoy the taste better and prefer products made with limited ingredients.  Corn tortillas have 3 ingredients (corn, water, lime) and flour has a long list which may even include partially hydrogenated oils.  Also, corn tortillas have fewer calories (about 50 vs 150 calories) and less fat.