Don’t we all love that McDonald’s Egg McMuffin?  But did you know that it has more than 400 calories and 25g fat and NO fiber? 

My healthy version is tastier than the real thing, has more fiber and fewer grams of fat. I promise, you won’t miss a thing and you will feel fuller for longer!

 Here’s what you’ll need:

• 1 slice Canadian bacon
• 1 egg
• 1 slice Kraft Free American cheese
• 1 Thomas’ light multigrain English muffin

1. In a nonstick skillet, cook Canadian bacon until lightly browned on both sides. Remove from pan and set aside.
2. Spray pan with nonstick spray. Add egg and scramble.
3. While egg is cooking, place the cheese on one half of the English muffin and put both sides into a toaster oven to toast.
4. Remove English muffin from toaster oven, place Canadian bacon and scrambled egg on muffin, and top with the slice of cheese. Enjoy!

Serves 1

Nutritional Content
Per Serving:  248 Calories, 28 g carbohydrates, 8 g Fiber,  21 g protein,  7 g total fat,  2 g sat. fat, 861mg sodium

Tanya Zuckerbrot, MS, RD is a nutritionist and the creator of The F-Factor Diet™, an innovative nutritional program she has used for more than ten years to provide hundreds of her clients with all the tools they need to achieve easy weight loss and maintenance, improved health and well-being.  For more information log onto www.FFactorDiet.com.

Illegal cheese being imported from Mexico has been blamed for sickening a number of Hispanic immigrants, including many children, in Southern California, ktla.com is reporting.

The unpasteurized cheese, which is tainted with a rare form of tuberculosis called Mycobacterium bovis, is common in Mexico and often made at home by immigrant families, health officials say.

Mycobacterium bovis is the bacteria responsible for causing TB in cattle and is related to M. tuberculosis, which causes TB in humans. Mycobacterium bovis is able to jump species and cause TB in humans. It causes less than 1 percent of tuberculosis cases in humans in the U.S., according to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

Symptoms of the disease include fever, night sweats, and weight loss. It is treated with a combination of antibiotics.

In San Diego County, the number of cases is on the rise among children who are believed to have consumed the tainted cheese, which is called queso fresco cheese or bathtub cheese, ktla is reporting.