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A Favorite Healthy Recipe: Poached Egg and Avocado Open-Faced Sandwich (Healthy Bread, Avocado and Egg Recipe) and $25 Gift Card Giveaway

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June 26 by Cassie 143 Comments

poached-egg-avocado-toast-recipe

A couple of weeks ago, we told you about a new project that we are taking on. Our new healthy living website… Live.Health.Run.com.  It is really a crazy step for us because a complete lifestyle change has taken place in our home.  First, several years ago, healthier eating became a priority.  We have shared MANY tips/articles and more on how we eat healthier on a budget.

The things we love most to eat are a lot healthier fats (nuts, eggs, avocados, coconut oil), lots of leafy greens and other veggies (sweet potatoes have become a staple instead of white potatoes), whole grains and fresh fruit. We also primarily eat lean proteins such as our chicken and salmon from Zaycon. We do have beef on occasion, but Alex was a total steak and potatoes guy…but not any more. 🙂

I do make some of our own breads, but we go through it so quickly that it is hard to keep up and so in this process,we wanted to find a bread that was not enriched and had less carbohydrates than most. We shortly found a favorite bread – Oroweat Healthfull Bread.

We have been buying 2 different kinds – the Flax and Sunflower or Steel Cut Oats and Honey.

See how much better these breads are compared to what you normally eat by checking out these labels.  We love the fact that they are healthy, but lower in carbohydrates.  It is difficult to cut out bread.  I personally just miss it too much!

The Flax and Sunflower Bread

Healthfull Flax and Sunflower Nut Fact _1

The Steel Cut Oats and Honey Bread

Healthfull Steelcut Oats and Honey Nut Facts _1

Along with showing you what’s in this bread (only 15 carbs..Yipee!), we want to share one of our favorite recipes that incorporates many of the healthy things we love!

Poached Egg and Avocado Open-face Sandwich! This is so amazing! It tastes great, is super healthy for you and works as a breakfast, lunch or dinner. We typically enjoy it at lunch with a nice green salad drizzled with balsamic vinagrette and olive oil, topped with nuts (we love it with pecans).

It is a very basic and super easy recipe.  We simple toast one slice of bread and put half of an avocado on the toast.  You can either spread the avocado on like butter or just put slices on the toast.  Then you will want to top it with a poached egg (we’ve also done eggs fried in coconut oil). For this recipe, we used the Oroweat Healthfull Bread Steel Cut Oats and Honey bread.

So what we are going to show you for this recipe is how to poach an egg!

Step #1 – find a pan that you can add at least 2 inches of water to the bottom.  If you are making a lot, a deep pan works well like shown, or if you are just making 2-3, a pot will work fine. Add about a TBSP of vinegar so the eggs will coagulate. You can also add a bit of salt to the water if you want.

water-for-poached-eggs

Step #2 – Bring the water to a boil.  Then once it reaches that boil, turn it down to a simmer. As you can see, I brought my burner to a 1.4 after it reached a boil.

pan-boiling-for-poached-egg

Step #3 – Gently and slowly add your cracked egg into the water. You don’t want the yolk breaking apart and you don’t want your egg to fall from a higher distance, so the best way to do this is by slightly submerging the egg in the water and tilt the bowl to where the egg slides out gently.

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Step #4 – let your eggs simmer for about 4 minutes for a soft center and 5 for medium center and 6 for a hard center.

poaching-eggs-pan

Step #5 – Now scoop out your eggs (gently, especially for soft boil) and gently place on a paper towel to dry.

poached-egg-drying

Step #6 – Once it is dry, just place on your toast with avocado and enjoy! It’s AMAZING and so good for you.

finished-poached-egg-recipe

Like we mentioned, we love this dish for lunch, alongside a green salad topped with balsamic vinegar, olive oil and pecans (plus seasonal berries when we have them!)

finished-poached-egg-top

So now we want to give you a chance to try the bread for free to try this or any other recipe.  Along with a free loaf of this bread (you will receive a coupon for a free loaf to redeem when you want!) we will also give a $25 Visa gift card for you to use anywhere you want.

Let’s get started on this quick giveaway!

So here’s how to enter the giveaway where 1 winner will receive a coupon for a free loaf of Oroweat Healthfull Bread ($5 value) and a $25 Visa gift card.

As we are starting a new health journey we would love for you to join us!

orowheat-giveaway

Just leave a comment on this post and then fill out the form below! It’s that easy. 🙂

  • Perhaps leave a comment about which variety of Oroweat Healthfull Bread you plan to try with your free coupon; OR
  • Other healthy meal ideas
  • Whatever you want about this topic!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

This giveaway will run through Tuesday, June 30th at 11:59 pm MST.  The winners will be selected randomly and will be notified via email. Must be 18+ to enter and reside in the United States or Canada.  The information collected is utilized for entry into this giveaway only. Oroweat also provided us with free bread and giftcard for hosting the giveaway. 

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Comments

  1. nan

    I have enjoyed Oroweat bread but not the Healthfulls , so a coupon would be wonderful…..I have been using avocado in place of butter and loving it

    Reply
    • Pamela Gordon

      I love Oroweat Breads I have never tried Healthful. I think I will try the Flax and Sunflower Seed one first

      Reply
  2. BECKY

    i LOVE YOUR BLOG. i HAVE FOUND GREAT DEALS THROUGH YOU.

    Reply
  3. Traci

    I would love to try the steel cut wheat and honey. Sounds yummy 🙂

    Reply
  4. Mary Kuhar

    Steel cut oats and Honey bread looks very yummy!

    Reply
  5. Ruth

    The steel cut oats and honey sounds wonderful. I have tried to be healthy in our eating and in the process buy very little processed food. We have a large garden so I feel I keep busy in the kitchen.

    Reply
  6. Rosie

    I’d like to try Nuts & Seeds!

    Reply
  7. Ellen

    I would like to try the Oroweat bread. Never tried it.

    Reply
  8. Jan

    I have eaten Oroweat bread, but not seen the healthful-looking forward to trying it.

    Reply
  9. Shari Ward

    I would love to try the flax and sunflower . I am always looking for healthy alternatives.
    Awesome website, thanks for doing the leg work and sharing all your money saving tips.

    Reply
  10. Shari Ward

    My email address was not complete so reposting with corrected email address.
    Hope I win. 🙂

    Reply
  11. Patti

    I have never tried orowheat bread…

    Reply
  12. Vickie

    We have not tried this bread & would appreciate winning the bread & gift card. Than you so much!

    Reply
  13. Susan Christy

    I want to try the Nuts & Seeds bread.

    Reply
  14. Sylvia trevino

    Would love to try Orowheat Healtful Breads. I have never seen then in the grocery store where I shop. Would also be very excited if I won the $25 gift card too!!

    Reply
  15. JOY

    Thank you so much for this opportunity. I enjoy reading your stories, getting your recipes and newsletters.

    JOY

    Reply
  16. Jerilynn

    I haven’t heard of this bread. It will be great to try.

    Reply
  17. Dawn Melton

    The oats &honey
    Bread sounds like it would be good!

    Reply
  18. Carissa

    I’m very curious to try this recipe! I’ve never tried poached eggs before, but this sounds so yummy! Thanks.

    Reply
  19. Susan Timmerman

    yummy !

    Reply
  20. Melissa Kinney

    Yay for healthy living! That open faced sandwich looks awesome!

    Reply
  21. Shandra

    I saw this bread at the store last time but went with Sara Lee’s multi grain instead, which I knew I liked and was cheaper. I would definitely try the flax and sunflower with a coupon though!

    Reply
  22. Kay Giacomino

    I would love to try the flax and sunflower seed bread! sounds delicious! I have been researching recipes, information, etc. to help both my husband and I become healthier!

    Reply
  23. Jodi Hoppe Wresh

    steel cut wheat and honey looks good!

    Reply
  24. Judy

    I love many of the ideas you post. I try to frugal but it is hard! Thank you for reminding me there are many different ways to be healthy and frugal.

    Reply
  25. Bonnie Thompson

    I would love to try the flax and sunflower bread! Sounds really healthy!

    Reply
  26. Norma

    I would love to try the steel cut oats and honey bread. I am just now learning how to bake bread, and sometimes it is overwhelming.

    Thank you for this opportunity.

    Reply
  27. Patti

    I have to learn about healthy foods now. My husband has diabetes.

    Reply
  28. Debi

    The flaxseed bread sounds good. Plus the gift certificate would help out immensely.

    Reply
  29. Birdie Gehring

    I plan to try the flax and sunflower bread.

    Reply
  30. Christy Kuechler

    Would love to try the sunflower bread! Sounds delicious!

    Reply
  31. Kristen

    I’ll try the Oats & Honey.

    Reply
  32. Ashley C

    I’d really like to try the Flax and Sunflower bread!!

    demureprincess7(at)gmail(dot)com

    Reply
  33. Kathleen

    Id try the flax and sunflower bread!

    Reply
  34. Amy M.

    I would love to try the flax and sunflower bread!

    Reply
  35. Casey B

    The oats & honey looks great!

    Reply
  36. Kasey bundren

    Would love to try this bread! I enjoy reading your articles.

    Reply
  37. Debbie

    I would love to try the flax and sunflower bread. I also like the idea of a healthy lifestyle page where I can maybe find some more healthy recipes. The poached egg, avocado, and toat recipe sounds delicious, along with your side salad.

    Reply
  38. Valerie

    I’ve been suffering from a terminal illness where I am very malnourished and trying new recipes and foods to see what I can handle. I’m going to fix this now seeing as I have sunflower seed bread?!? Thanks for the awesome blog!

    Reply
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