Mama’s Gotta Have Eggs, Abs & A Big Giveaway!
My toddler won’t eat.
Well, except cookies…and bananas….and raisins…and toast. She hearts cookies and bananas and raisins and toast. But finding a way to get protein into her sweet little pudgy tummy is a challenge I face every day. And from what I can tell, I’m not alone in this.
I do have many wonderful staples that I got from the terrific baby cookbook, “1, 2, 3, Cook for Me ” by Karin Knight. I profiled this great resource in an earlier post, “Because Baby Cannot Live on Captain Crunch Alone.” Probably should change that to Cheerios. `Cuz I sure have tested that hypothesis. Karin Knight’s book has recipes for toddlers too. But I’ll admit, I’ve gotten lazy. I don’t introduce new foods with the regularity and enthusiasm I used to. I want my child to become an adventurous eater! I need to pull that book out again.
My brilliant sister-in-law, however, put me on to a wonderful new recipe that seems to be a pretty surefire way of getting at least four bites of egg down the hatch, and sometimes many more. This isn’t a cooking blog, which is a good thing because what I’m about to tell you is so not in recipe form. But “Cheesy Scrambled Eggs” is the new favorite in my house. So here’s how I did it tonight. Melt a little butter in your frying pan. Beat an egg (or several eggs if you want some and they are so yummy that you totally will) and a splash of milk in a bowl until they are frothy. Pour the mixture in the frying pan and add a scoop (maybe a tablespoon for one egg) of cream cheese. Don’t put in too much cream cheese or the eggs will be too runny. Then if you really want to push your protein luck, add some finely chopped up, thinly sliced deli ham (but beware, one nearly imperceptible sliver of ham, when tasted by your toddler, may immediately be spit from her mouth making the entire dish, formerly deemed “yummy” into something that will not be suffered for another moment). Let the eggs cook over low heat until they just begin to set around the edge of the pan, then scramble them until they are soft and fluffy. At the last moment, sprinkle some grated cheese over the whole mixture. Cheesy Scrambled Eggs have indeed been deemed yummy by my finicky tot. Try ‘em. They’re delish.
So here’s the thing. I recently worked out with exercise pro Cathe Friedrich. I’m guessing many of you know her from her incredibly popular exercise DVDs. She’s amazing and the workout, while challenging no doubt, was actually pretty fun. I couldn’t walk the next day, but I dragged around those aching glutes with pride. Cathe’s workout was held in conjunction with an announcement to the media (and me…somehow I slipped in there) that she has teamed up with Eggland’s Best Eggs to promote regular exercise and healthy eating all across America. After the workout, we feasted on yummy omelets made to order with Eggland’s Best Eggs. What is it about a guy in a fancy hat doing my bidding with an omelet pan that makes my heart go pitter pat?
The amazing folks at Eggland’s Best want you to try some Cheesy Scrambled Eggs…and some omelets…and some French Toast…and devlied eggs…heck they want you to enjoy a year’s worth of scrumptious egg dishes. On them. Yup. One lucky Babies Gotta Have It reader will win a year’s supply of Eggland’s Best Eggs. And want to have abs like Cathe’s? You can get those too (albeit with a bit more sweat than it will take you to get the eggs)! The winner will also recieve one of Cathe’s amazing workout DVDs–signed by Cathe Friedrich herself. And to help you in your amazing egg prep…an Eggland’s Best apron and spatula.
Eggs and abs. Yeah, that’s something Mama’s definitely gotta have.
To Enter the Eggland’s Best & Cathe Giveaway:
- Take a swing by the Eggland’s Best Website. Check out the collection of yummy egg recipes you can make with their Farm Fresh White Eggs & Brown Eggs, Cage Free Brown Eggs, and Organic Brown Eggs, and leave me a comment saying which recipe you’d like to try. That’s it! Entering is that easy!
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Your email address will remain private and not be shared with anyone. Giveaway only open to those with U.S. addresses. Giveaway begins on Wednesday July 1st and ends on Wednesday July 15nd at 11:59 Eastern Standard Time. On Thursday July 16th, Random.org will select the winner I’ll email you immediately. After my baby called Larry the Cable guy the last time she did a drawing, we have decided to take a little vacation from her choosing the winner. Random.org is in no way as cute and unpredictable as my baby, but it is much more efficient and does not use any pieces of paper, even recycled ones. I am sure you will understand. Thanks for entering!































