Huevos Rancheros AND TRANS-FAT FILLED SALSA!!!

I never suspected to look at an ingredients list on a salsa and see PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED OILS, but I did. On one of my grocery store visits with a client, she claimed..."I use this salsa." It was in the refrigerated section, so I wasn't even going to look at it. I figured it was a great product, but nope...manufacturers ruin everything. So when making this dish, always check ingredients!


One reason why trans-fats are so bad is that they interfere with our cell's ability to metabolize OMEGA 3 fats. Our brain = 60% fat. Trans-fats damage cell membranes of vital structures of our brain and nerve cells.
Imagine this: We have ?parking spots? that are specifically designed to receive certain molecules. When OMEGA 3?s ?park?, it fills assigned parking spot and contributes to the health of the membrane. However, if trans fatty acid "cars" come along, they try to squeeze into a space that doesn't fit. A biochemical traffic jam occurs and the right cars can?t get to where they need to be.

2 problems occur:
1. The molecular misfit ?car? is left to wander throughout the body, causing damage in other places.
2. These misfit ?cars? keep pushing their way in, damaging them and the ?cars? around them. This also changes the cellular membrane and the right ?cars?, the healthy nutrients, no longer fit.

Hydrogenated fats can weaken cell membranes, keeping out needed nutrients and also allowing harmful ones to leak in. Causing inflammation (which will increase cholesterol)...cholesterol isn't the bad guy. Think of cholesterol as the firefighters that are trying to put out the fire (inflammation). We need to heal inflammation, NOT take a prescription drug that kills the firefighters. That is isn't going to help...put out the fire!

To read more on this, check out: Secrets to Controlling Your Weight, Cravings and Mood.





"Tortillas"
Coconut oil/ghee/butter (for frying)
3 egg whites
1/4 cup unflavored whey
2 TBS cream cheese, very soft
1 tsp onion powder
Optional: 1 tsp Mexican spices

Toppings
1/2 cup grass fed beef
½ cup finely chopped mushrooms
4 eggs
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
8 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
Optional: salsa, sour cream, guacamole

Place the egg whites (no yolks at all...or it won't work) in a bowl and whip with a hand mixer or stand mixer until they are very stiff (VERY STIFF, see photo). Slowly add in the unflavored whey and spices. Then gently stir in the cream cheese. Heat oil in a small skillet over medium-high heat. Fry tortilla dough one at a time until firm, but not crisp. Remove to paper towels to drain excess oil.

Meanwhile, combine the beef and mushrooms in a pan and fry until cooked.
When tortillas are done, fry eggs over easy in the skillet. Add more oil if the tortillas have absorbed it all.

Place "tortillas" onto plates, and spread a layer of meat on them. Top with cheese, a fried egg, crumbled bacon and if desired, salsa. Makes 4 servings.

NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON (per serving)
Traditional Dish = 495 calories, 20g fat, 21g protein, 24.2 carbs, 5.2g fiber
"Healthified" Dish = 224 calories, 19g fat, 27g protein, 2.3 carbs, trace fiber

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