Low-Carb Christmas Breakfast

What do you like to eat on Christmas morning? Being of French-Canadian extraction, we always had a spiced meat pie called Tortiere for Christmas breakfast when I was growing up. Now I make something similar without the crust - I call it Tortiere Hash (though a reader sent in an idea for using pumpkin as a crust, which I'm planning to try). The filling is made with ground beef and pork, and spiced with poultry seasoning, quite a lot of pepper and a small amount of cloves. As a beverage/fruit, I like some diet cranberry juice, which contrasts well with the rich hash.

Eating a good low-carb breakfast gets your day off to a healthy start, and there will be less temptation to munch throughout the day. Here are some festive ideas:

• I have quite a few muffin recipes, but for Christmas I recommend Chelsie's Cinnamon Cranberry Flax Muffins
• Blueberry (or Raspberry) Cream Cheese Coffee Cake
• Almond Meal Pancakes
• Egg Dishes (Omelets, Frittatas, etc.)
• Crustless Smoked Salmon Quiche
• Denver Casserole (like a Western or Denver omelet, only baked as a casserole)
• Low Carb Fruit
• Low-Carb Eggnog

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