French Toast for Fat Loss

If you’ve been hanging out for a bit you’ve likely come to know of my love of carbs. Bread makes me happy, I’ll choose sweet over savoury EVERY time, and one slice is never enough.

One of my favourite things about tracking macros is that it is not a food restrictive lifestyle. In fact, it’s exactly the opposite. Tracking your macros is about balance, about getting to know what it is that you consume, what it’s made of, what it stands for; and in doing so, getting to know what works for you.

Which means, I EAT FRENCH TOAST WHILE BURNING FAT. Yep, it’s true. I make it fit into my day. And what’s better, I’ve learned how to tweak the recipe to make sure I can eat MORE of it, without busting my macros.

Today I’m going to share my French Toast secrets with you so that you can get back to eating what you love and dropping the guilt associated with it.

How to Build a Macro-Friendly French Toast Breakfast

1. Choose a bread that works for you. Put some thought into this ahead of time. Are you someone who wants one doughy slice, or would you rather a stack of slices? For me, I want multiple slices; so I choose Dave’s Killer Bread — it’s a thinner slice, with great macros and great taste.

2. Get ready to dip. Grab a casserole dish and place it on your food scale. Place your bread into the dish. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Set your food scale to zero, and pour liquid egg whites over the bread and until there is a light covering on the bottom of the dish. Take note of the weight of the egg whites in grams — this will allow you to track how much protein you’re adding to your toast!

3. Allow your bread to soak up the egg whites; flip the bread over so that it soaks on both sides. As it soaks, heat your pan or griddle and grease it with propellant-free avocado spray — this stuff is gold! If you don’t have it on hand, use a teeny tiny bit or oil and some paper towel to grease your pan, or use a non-stick variety.

4. Once it’s ready, transfer your bread to the pan. Take note of the weight in the dish — the remaining egg whites — and subtract it from the original egg white weight in order to track the amount of egg white in your recipe.

5. Fry on both sides to your desired texture, so long as the egg is cooked through.

6. Plate your toast and slice it up. Top it with your favourite things!

   1. Sliced Banana

   2. Hemp Hearts

   3. Unsweetened Coconut

   4. Berries

   5. Melted nut butter

7. For your syrup — claw back on some carbs by relying on your toppings to add a flavour punch, and use only half a tablespoon per serving. Or use thawed frozen berries as a topping and syrup all-in-one! Mis 1/2 tbsp of pure maple syrup to your thawed berries — the juices from the frozen berries will add volume to your syrup without the extra sugars.

8. Have fun with it! The more creative you are, the more likely you are to enjoy your breakfast and feel satisfied with it.

Cheers to a good morning!

Ash.