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Turmeric Scrambled Eggs with Spinach — a Savory Anti-Inflammatory Breakfast

Soft turmeric scrambled eggs with spinach — a 15-minute savory anti-inflammatory breakfast where choline is the hero and a pinch of pepper helps the turmeric absorb.

Vegetarian
15 min · serves 2

The Recipe

Prep
5 min
Cook
10 min
Total
15 min
Serves
2

Yield · 2 plates

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp coconut oil
  • 1/2 garlic clove, finely chopped
  • 100 g fresh spinach (about 3.5 oz, or roughly 3 packed cups)
  • 4 large eggs
  • 50 ml coconut milk (about 3 1/2 Tbsp)
  • 2 tsp grated fresh turmeric (or about 1 tsp ground turmeric)
  • 2 slices sourdough, toasted
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste (the pepper matters — see below)

Instructions

  1. 1

    Heat the coconut oil in a nonstick pan over medium heat.

  2. 2

    Add the garlic and fry gently for about a minute, until fragrant but not browned.

  3. 3

    Add the spinach and let it wilt for a few minutes, adding a splash of water if it starts to stick. Push it to the side of the pan.

  4. 4

    In a bowl, whisk the eggs with the coconut milk and turmeric, then season well with salt and several grinds of black pepper.

  5. 5

    Pour the egg mixture into the pan with the spinach. Stir gently and constantly for 5–8 minutes over low-to-medium heat, until just set into soft, creamy curds. Pull the pan off the heat while they still look a touch underdone — they finish on the plate.

  6. 6

    Pile onto the toasted sourdough and serve right away.

Nutrition · per serving

Calories
401
Protein
25 g
Carbohydrate
31 g
Fat
19 g
Fiber
2 g
Sugar
2 g
Sodium
560 mg

Variations & swaps

  • Ground for freshNo fresh turmeric? Use about 1 tsp ground turmeric in place of the 2 tsp grated. Whisk it straight into the eggs.
  • Boost the absorptionAdd an extra pinch of freshly ground black pepper to the egg mixture — it costs nothing and helps your body take in more of the turmeric's curcumin.
  • Gluten-freeServe over GF or rye toast, or skip the bread entirely and pile the eggs over the sautéed spinach and a few extra greens for a grain-free plate.
  • More vegToss in halved cherry tomatoes or sliced mushrooms with the garlic, or crumble a little feta over the top at the end.
  • Dairy stays outThis recipe already uses coconut milk instead of cream, so it's naturally dairy-free apart from any cheese you add.

The morning I got tired of sweet breakfasts

I love a smoothie and a yogurt bowl as much as anyone, but there's a point in the week where I just want something savory. Warm. On toast. This is the one I keep coming back to — soft eggs gone gold with turmeric, a little garlic, a handful of spinach wilted right into the pan. It comes together in the time it takes the toast to pop, and it feels like a real sit-down breakfast even on a Tuesday.

Fabio's the reason turmeric ends up in the pan, but he's also the reason I think about the eggs differently. He taught me that eggs are one of the best food sources of choline — a nutrient most of us don't get enough of, and one of the actives he chose for our formula. Two eggs cover roughly half a day's worth. Then there's the small thing most people miss: when you season with salt and pepper, the black pepper in the pan is quietly helping your body absorb the turmeric. Same pairing, same reason, just folded into breakfast instead of a capsule.

Why This Breakfast Fights Inflammation

Here's the short version Fabio would give you over coffee. The hero here is choline, and eggs are one of the best food sources of it — two eggs give you roughly half a day's worth. In people, higher choline intake has been linked to lower inflammation [1]. The turmeric brings curcumin, one of the most-studied plant compounds for calming the body's inflammation signals [4] — and because you season the eggs with salt and pepper, there's black pepper in the pan, which helps your body absorb that curcumin (the same turmeric-plus-pepper pairing in our formula) [3]. The spinach adds leafy-green plant compounds, and the garlic chips in too. One honest note: on eggs themselves, a meta-analysis of controlled trials found egg eating had no clear effect — good or bad — on common inflammation markers [2]. So the eggs are here for choline and protein, and the turmeric, pepper, and greens carry the inflammation story.

Getting the Full Dose

Food gives you these compounds in the amounts that fit on a plate — a genuine daily habit, and a good one. But the choline and curcumin levels studied for supporting a healthy inflammatory response sit above what one breakfast provides, and curcumin without its pepper partner barely registers. That space between "nice daily ritual" and "the amount the research actually used" is the gap Complete Inflammation Support (Powered by ProleevaMax) was built to close — choline and standardized curcumin paired with black pepper, at the studied amounts, in one daily capsule. Make the eggs because you love them. Reach for the formula when you want the studied dose. They're the same idea at two strengths.*

A savory start that earns its place

Not every good-for-you breakfast has to be sweet or cold or sipped through a straw. Some mornings call for a fork and a warm plate. This is mine — quick enough for a weekday, good enough for a slow weekend. Fabio likes his with mushrooms and extra pepper; I keep mine simple with just the spinach. However you build it, it's a savory way to start the day with intention.

Maria Lanzieri, Co-founder & CFO

Maria Lanzieri

Co-founder & CFO

References

  1. 1.Ding Q, Hao T, Gao Y, Jiang S, Huang Y, Liang Y. Association between dietary choline intake and asthma and pulmonary inflammation and lung function: NHANES analysis 2009-2018. J Health Popul Nutr. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41043-024-00635-y
  2. 2.Sajadi Hezaveh Z, Sikaroudi MK, Vafa M, Clayton ZS, Soltani S. Effect of egg consumption on inflammatory markers: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled clinical trials. J Sci Food Agric. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.9903
  3. 3.Shoba G, Joy D, Joseph T, Majeed M, Rajendran R, Srinivas PS. Influence of piperine on the pharmacokinetics of curcumin in animals and human volunteers. Planta Med. 1998. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2006-957450
  4. 4.Agarwal KA, Tripathi CD, Agarwal BB, Saluja S. Efficacy of turmeric (curcumin) in pain and postoperative fatigue after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled study. Surg Endosc. 2011. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-011-1793-z

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