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Budget-Friendly Meals
Eat “incredible” on a budget with $2.00 dishes featuring the incredible, edible egg™
Park Ridge, Ill. (July 8, 2008) – 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.
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 on left), 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:
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
For additional affordable meals, try these recipes from the American Egg Board, all of which are under $2.00 per serving:
Looking for more information?
For more affordable egg recipes, visit the American Egg Board (www.incredibleegg.org).
For more on the benefits of eating eggs, visit the Egg Nutrition Center (www.enc-online.org).
Join the conversation!
Visit Howard Helmer’s blog for recipe ideas and video recipe demonstrations at www.incredibleeggman.com.
Visit Dr. Don McNamara’s blog on nutrition and science at www.unscramblingthescience.com.
1 United States Agricultural Department, Economic Research Service, June 13, 2008
2 Approximate price per serving based on competitive, pre-taxed market prices in Chicago, IL |
