Food & Recipes

A frequent star of the breakfast table, eggs also appear in appetizers, salads, entrées and desserts. Not only that, but this versatile food plays a supporting role in cooking and baking functions such as thickening, foaming, emulsifying and browning.

And its list of egg-colades goes on.

Nature’s neat little package is nutritionally complete, delivering high-quality protein, carbohydrates, fats and micronutrients in perfect proportion. Studies show that eating eggs boosts brain health, promotes strength, reduces inflammation and helps prevent age-related macular degeneration and cataracts.

Perhaps the best news of all comes from a 2008 study that showed overweight dieters who ate two eggs for breakfast lost about twice as much weight and felt more energetic than those who ate a bagel of equal calories for breakfast.

And at an average cost of 15 cents apiece, eggs are an unbeatable value – as well as an important player among the nation’s agricultural commodities.

According to the USDA Census, U.S. egg production totaled 7.67 billion during January 2009 alone – that’s more than 600 million dozen eggs.

In fact, Tennessee produced a whopping 351 million eggs (or around 30 million dozens) in 2008, valued at around $42.8 million. Eggs rank 11th on the list of the state’s leading commodities.

So support a local farmer by heading to your nearest farmers market or grocery store to pick up some fresh eggs, and get cracking on the egg-cellent recipes we’ve gathered for huevos rancheros, egg salad sandwiches, meringues with fresh berries, and a unique twist on deviled eggs. 

By the Dozen

According to the USDA Census, U.S. egg production totaled 7.67 billion during January 2009 alone – that’s more than 600 million dozens. Eggs rank 13th on the list of Tennessee farmers’ top commodities, and our state is No. 21 in the nation for egg production.

To find a farmer selling fresh eggs in your part of the state, visit www.tnfarmfresh.com.

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Magazine:
Tennessee Home & Farm, Summer 2010 Edition Edition

Headline:
Eggs-quisite Recipes

Summary:
Not just for breakfast, delectable recipes bring the egg out of its shell

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