Yes, we admit, even though we’ve been registered dietitians and personal trainers for 15 years and we now know when a nutrition craze deserves the attention, as teenagers, we fell prey to one of the biggest nutrition “crazes”. The fat-free trend had us gobbling up fat-free Entenmann’s desserts because we thought fat-free must equal good. Oy! Thank gosh that’s a thing of the past as we now eat healthy fat-packed avocados like nobody’s business 🙂 …
However, with all of the changes we’ve seen in the nutrition world, one thing that hasn’t changed is that people are constantly looking for a healthy, easy-to-make, satisfying, energy-boosting breakfast that won’t pack on the pounds. We’ve found that many of the best breakfasts that do just that include eggs. Eggs are truly one of the easiest, most delicious and nutritious ways to start the morning. So in honor of eggs, particularly Eggland’s Best eggs and this month being Breast Cancer Awareness month, we whipped up this new recipe. Throughout this entire Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Eggland’s Best, a.k.a. EB (who we are proud spokespeople for!), continues its’ commitment in the fight against breast cancer by helping Susan G. Komen fund critical research, education and raising awareness through its pink EB “stamped” eggs.
This is quite suiting given that EB not only has eggs that are super delicious, their hens are also fed an all-vegetarian feed that causes the eggs to be higher in nutrients that aid in cancer prevention than other eggs (see below) And this flurry of goodness was the inspiration for our Easy Berry Stuffed Egg Crepes! Once you try these pups, they’ll be a household regular! 🙂
Get your forks ready and join us! And in case you’re looking for other cancer-fighting breakfasts that also support these initiatives, here you go!
Tomato, Egg, Spinach & Feta Never Tasted Beta’ Wrap
Sunny Side Eggs on a Portobello “Bagel”
Mexican Eggs in a Mug
The Most Satisfying Weight Loss Breakfast
Here’s why this easy, delicious nutrient-packed breakfast helps to fight breast cancer:
The Eggs:
Eggland’s Best eggs are a great way to get that extra boost, because compared to ordinary eggs they are fed a proprietary vegetarian hen feed and have these cancer fighting bonuses:
- 5X more vitamin D (vitamin D influences virtually every cell in the body and is one of nature’s most potent cancer fighters)
- Double the omega-3s (help to fight inflammation and support brain and heart health)
- 10X more vitamin E (protects against cancer, help cells in your body function optimally)
- 25% less saturated fat (
diets lower in saturated fat help to minimize risk of breast cancer)
The berries: All of these sweet, yumsters pack in cancer-protection with the phytonutrients
- All berries (especially strawberries and raspberries), are great sources of ellagic acid, a phytochemical that seems to prevent skin, bladder, lung, esophagus and breast cancer. It appears that ellagic acid has several cancer-fighting actions– it acts as an antioxidant, it helps to deactivate carcinogens in the body and it helps to stall the reproduction of cancer cells.
- Strawberries also contain flavonoids, which help to neutralize harmful cancer-causing toxins.
- Blueberries have anthocyanins, which many scientists believe are among the most potent antioxidants yet discovered.
Easy Berry Stuffed Egg Crepes
This satisfying breakfast will aid your weight loss efforts as it’s filling, nutrient-packed and has only 225 calories with 20 satisfying grams of protein and can be made in under two minutes!
Serves 1
Ingredients:
2 Eggland’s Best eggs (We use Eggland’s Best eggs because they have 25% less saturated fat than other eggs)
1 cup mixed berries (blackberries, blueberries, strawberries)
1 ounce fat free feta (we used Trader Joe’s)
Directions:
- To make crepes, use a microwave safe bowl with a wider base. Crack one egg in the bowl and stir it so that it’s mixed thoroughly. Season with spices of choice. Microwave for 45 seconds and allow to set for a minute. Remove bowl from microwave and carefully use a spoon or spatula to remove the “crepe” from the bowl and place on a plate.
- Repeat step one with the second egg.
- Place half the berries down the center of each crepe. Add feta and roll the crepe. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts per serving (entire recipe): 225 calories, 18 g carbohydrate, 20 g protein, 9 g fat, 2 g saturated fat, 4 g fiber, 396 mg sodium
The Nutrition Twins work with Eggland’s Best to help people get more nutrients from their food.
- Serves 1
- Ingredients:
- 2 Eggland’s Best eggs
- 1 cup mixed berries (blackberries, blueberries, strawberries)
- 1 ounce fat free feta (we used Trader Joe’s)
- To make crepes, use a microwave safe bowl with a wider base. Crack one egg in the bowl and stir it so that it’s mixed thoroughly. Season with spices of choice. Microwave for 45 seconds and allow to set for a minute. Remove bowl from microwave and carefully use a spoon or spatula to remove the “crepe” from the bowl and place on a plate.
- Repeat step one with the second egg.
- Place half the berries down the center of each crepe. Add feta and roll the crepe. Enjoy!