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Thursday, August 18, 2011

Yes, you can cook eggs in the microwave...

I hear a lot of people complain there is not enough time in the morning to make breakfast and cold breakfast foods aren't satisfying. So instead, they either skip breakfast all together or wait 623 hours at the drive thru for an egg sandwich (okay maybe not that long, but you get the point). Most of these sandwiches aren't made with the best eggs or ingredients and they cost more than making one at home. But then again, it takes too long to make an egg sandwich at home in the morning right? WRONG!

1. LIGHTLY coat a microwave safe bowl in olive oil.
2. Crack 2 organic eggs in bowl.
3. Poke the yolks and slightly mix.
4. Put 100% Whole Grain: Bread, English Muffin, Bagel, etc... in the toaster.
5. Microwave the eggs for 1-1:30 minutes (depending on your microwave).
5. Pop out the eggs from bowl and they will be in the perfect shape to place on your sandwich.

Spice it up:
  • Add spices to the egg mixture before it is microwaved such as: Pepper, Oregano or Basil.
Veg it up:
  • Cut up tomato slices the night before to top on your sandwich.
  • Chop up peppers the night before to be added to egg mixture before it is microwaved.
Why use organic eggs? 
Many people stray from organic eggs because "they cost too much," instead they are proud when they find a great deal on cage free eggs or free range/ free roaming. These are NOT the same as certified organic eggs.

Cage free eggs do not have any standards or auditing procedures for food or living conditions. Hens are not in cages, but usually PACKED inside barns or warehouses without access to the outdoors. Free range/ free roaming eggs have no auditing procedures for food or living conditions. The birds are inside barns or warehouses and have outdoor access. However, there are no standards on the amount of outdoor space available and time allotted outside. Certified organic eggs aren't in cages and are required to have outdoor access. They are fed an organic, vegetarian diet without antibiotics and pesticides, as required and audited by the USDA. This means if they aren't fed the antibiotics and pesticides, NEITHER WILL YOU BE!

Organic eggs usually are about $3.90 per dozen, which comes to about 32¢ per egg. Which means a breakfast sandwich made at home with 2 organic eggs is less than $1.00, that is even cheaper than the drive thru! Bonus: organic eggs taste better. Enjoy your breakfast sandwich and let me know what you think.

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