I get made fun of quite a bit for eating lox and bagel but its soo good! Its also very healthy and satiating. Don’t knock it till you’ve tried it!
Recipe: Serves 1
Cut two mini whole wheat bagels down the middle and toast until browned.
In a small dish, mix together 2 tbsp of cream cheese and a tsp of dill. Spread over the bagels. Sprinkle with salt!
Top with smoked salmon, sliced tomato, and onion slivers.
Benefits:
Smoked salmon * Salmon has one of the highest concentrations of omega 3 fatty acids! Studies show that eating omega 3 rich fish just twice a week can lower blood triglycerides (which are bad for your heart). Salmon is also rich in tryptophan, vitamin D, protein, B vitamins, and selenium!
Tomato * Contains the antioxidant lycopene, which has been found to protect against breast, colorectal, lung, endometrial, prostate, and pancreatic cancer!
Onion * Lower blood sugar and cholesterol levels, and also have antioxidants.
Whole wheat bagel * The outer bran layer in whole grains is where the fiber, vitamins, and minerals are, which is why you should ditch the white.
The people that make fun of you don’t know what they’re missing, a bagel with lox is one of the best breakfasts ever.
I know! Sometimes I wrap it up and bring it to class and the people sitting around me give me the weirdest looks! I think it may smell a bit strong… But whenever I bring pumpkin oatmeal to class I get at least 2 people looking around wildly saying “what is that amazing smell?!”
and that recipe is coming…
i have a healthy tip for bagels…which sadly i can not eat anymore
but i think that lox bagels taste even better when you scoop out the inner doughy part…so basically your left with a bagel moat.. then you can neatly put all your goodies into it without worrying about spillage
plus i bet you save a lot a of calories by just leaving the shell
That would definitely be a good thing to do if you were trying to limit carbs. I intentionally eat the whole 2 mini bagels because I want the carbage, but making moats would look so cute! And I don’t really recommend that people eat giant normal bagels, unless they are doing some heavy duty workouts. But two mini ones is two servings of whole grains and about 200 calories — just right!
Way to go on this essya, helped a ton.