For The Best Scrambled Eggs With Extra Fiber, Make Them Turkish Style

Getting your morning fiber doesn't have to be all about eating more fruits or specialty yogurts. Instead, you can deliciously upgrade your scrambled eggs with classic Turkish vegetables in menemen, a sort of low-effort dish that comes loaded with nutrients.

A proper menemen is customizable, but always requires three things: eggs, tomatoes, and peppers. It lets you get so much fiber because it starts with sauteing the vegetables until they soften and reduce in size, so you can load up quite a bit in a single meal. While the exact nutritional profile varies between different types of tomatoes, there's an average of about 2.16 grams of fiber per cup. The sauteing step means you can easily add two cups and cook them down to a thick, jammy consistency, providing a delicious brightness to the eggs just over 4 grams of fiber all in one go.

This is without even mentioning the fiber in the peppers. Banana peppers are relatively high in fiber, clocking in at around 4 grams per cup. Bell peppers are also quite tasty, with some varieties providing about 3 grams per cup. Since the recommended daily fiber intake for most adults hovers between 25 and 38 grams, you could potentially get a substantial portion of your daily needs all in one go. And unlike shakshuka and eggs in purgatory, two similar dishes that traditionally rely on poaching or braising, menemen lets you control the texture quite easily, whether you like your eggs creamy, fluffy, or dense.

Between the rich flavors of menemen and the plethora of foods it can pair with, you've got ample room to deliciously add even more fiber to your breakfast. Taking inspiration from a traditional Turkish breakfast is a great place to start, but don't be afraid to treat your menemen as a starting point rather than a set-in-stone recipe.

Like many countries, Turkey is a big believer in some early morning carbs, and bread products are a great way to add a bit more fiber to your diet. While a slice of white bread may be versatile and provide some sweetness to round out the tomatoes' acidity, one slice also only has about 0.6 grams of fiber. Instead, look to rye, a bread that may not be for everyone but can have three times the fiber of white bread. A slice of pumpernickel can even add 2.7 more grams of fiber to your morning, and the rich, earthy aromas and dense texture are a great contrast to creamy eggs and veggies.

Few fruits are quite so high in fiber as avocado, with a single medium-sized fruit containing around 10 grams of fiber. As a topping for menemen, its rich creaminess works perfectly with the sharper vegetable flavors, while the eggs provide plenty of protein. Half an avocado smeared over pumpernickel and topped with menemen could provide around 16 grams of fiber from all the different sources, roughly half of what many people need per day.