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“incredible” on a budget with $2.00
dishes featuring the incredible edible egg™
 Many Americans are feeling financially
stretched with the prices of gas, food and just about everything
else on the rise. But sticking to a budget doesn’t have
to mean sacrificing wholesome, nutritious family meals. Believe
it or not, families can easily and quickly make healthy meals
with fresh and natural foods while still keeping costs down.
Recipe: Quiche
in Pepper Pots
Eggs are a great choice when
it comes to affordable and nutritious foods. At an average of
$1.93 per dozen (or $0.16 per egg)1 eggs really are incredible,
providing all-natural, high-quality protein and 13 essential
vitamins and minerals, for only 70 calories each. In addition
to providing one of the most affordable sources of high-quality
protein (see chart below), eggs can help stretch other foods
in the refrigerator or pantry since almost anything can be used
in an omelet, frittata, quiche or strata.
Try these fast, nutritious and affordable
meal ideas:
- Reinvent leftovers – Don’t
have the same meal twice. Use everything from last night’s
pasta to Chinese take-out as fillings in egg dishes like an omelet,
frittata, quiche or strata.
- Roll it up – Scramble eggs
together with vegetables and low-fat cheese and slide the mixture
onto a flour tortilla. Roll it up and serve it with salsa for
a filling breakfast, lunch or dinner burrito.
- Easy clean up – Serve the
entire family from one dish by making a baked egg casserole with
eggs, whole wheat bread, frozen spinach and deli ham.
- Skip the drive-thru – Create
a healthier and less expensive version of your favorite egg breakfast
sandwich by topping a whole wheat English muffin with scrambled
or fried egg and low-fat cheese.
- Nutrient boost – Give pre-packaged
pasta and Asian noodle dishes some protein power by adding whisked
eggs while heating up the noodles in a skillet.
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