Don't forget Pecorino Romano!

What you may not know about pasta.

• Carbohydrates like pasta provide glucose, the crucial fuel for your brain and muscles. Pasta is an excellent source of complex carbohydrates, which provide a slow release of energy. Unlike simple sugars that offer a quick, yet fleeting boost of energy, pasta helps sustain energy. 
• Pasta is very low in sodium and cholesterol-free. Per cup, enriched varieties provide a good source of several essential nutrients, including iron and several B-vitamins. Whole wheat pasta can provide up to 25% of daily fiber requirements in every one cup portion.
• Pasta is part of a well-balanced diet. Current dietary guidance calls for up to 65% of daily calories to come from carbohydrates. 
• Pasta has a low Glycemic Index (GI) so it does not cause sugar in the blood to rise quickly. The GI measures how rapidly a carbohydrate triggers a rise in blood sugar – the higher the number, the greater the blood sugar response.

Four or five tablespoons of Fresh Tomato Sauce and a couple of fresh eggs and in less than three minutes you have a simple delicious breakfast! I usually use a tablespoon of butter or olive oil to keep the eggs from sticking and medium heat COVERED in a non-stick skillet for three minutes and you will have perfectly poached eggs. Optional is something spicy like Aji Amarillo paste or a hard grating cheese with some fresh herbs.

Season with salt and fresh ground pepper to taste and you have a nutritious and simple breakfast!

Tomatoes are the richest source of lycopene in the diet, accounting for nearly 80 percent of lycopene intake. Tomatoes are also high in: vitamins A, C, E, K, and B complex, potassium, manganese, copper, iron, chromium, beta-carotene, fiber and tryptophan.

In my kitchen I don't throw anything away. This is some leftover fresh pasta I had made the night before, a perfectly ripe avocado, Aji Amarillo and two fresh eggs scrambled.