Since kicking off the Medifast Hacks series, I have received a TON of great suggestions. I am going to test them out and try them as fast as I can. This hack for improving Medifast Scrambled Eggs comes from @aging_hipster via Twitter. Thanks!
If you start Medifast by ordering one of the starter packs (recommended), you are going to end up with a box of Medifast Scrambled Eggs. The photo on the box is very appealing and I cracked this open for one of my first Medifast meals. (Digression: I love scrambled eggs. Particularly when they are served in a corn tortilla with potatoes, salsa, cheese, etc. Sometimes even Chorizo. Breakfast tacos, baby!!!)
So I added water to the powdery yellow mixture and microwaved it as specified by the box. The results actually looked like eggs. I shoveled some into my mouth and was not happy. The “eggs” were slimy, gelatinous and disgusting. I tried adding some black pepper and even some Tabasco sauce, but these eggs were tough to swallow. The box of scrambled eggs moved to the back of the cupboard. Until I got this tip via Twitter: Skip the microwave and cook them on the stove.
Let’s do it:
1. Mix up the Eggs.
Follow the instructions on the package and mix up the eggs. Important: After mixing, let the liquid eggs sit for at least 30 minutes. Longer is okay too. I recommend this for almost all the powdered Medifast foods.
2. Spray a pan with Cooking Spray and heat it up.
Turn your stove to medium and heat up a skillet. Spray it down with PAM or some other cooking spray. These eggs will stick. Once your skillet is nice and hot…
3. Cook those Eggs!
This is kind of like cooking normal scrambled eggs, but they stick a little more. Just keep working them around and scraping the residue off the edges of the pan. Work it around in the pan moving the cooked parts to one side and letting the liquid parts run down to the hot part of the pan. It’s not brain surgery. Then once they look like eggs… you’re done. The difference is pretty remarkable when you compare them to the results from the microwave: The eggs are light and fluffy as opposed to slimy and gelatinous. They aren’t as tasty as real scrambled eggs, but they’re definitely edible.
4. Optional: Add some delicious Salsa.
If you want to make the Medifast Scrambled Eggs awesome… just add a tablespoon of your favorite kind of Salsa. You can probably steal this from your lean and green meal later in the day. It’s worth it. Mix the eggs and salsa up and you’re done. I add some coarsely ground black pepper (but I add black pepper to just about everything.)
Dig in!
Only 4 more food packets and a lean and green and you’ve had another successful day losing weight with Medifast.
Do you have any tricks for improving Medifast Scrambled Eggs? Use the comments section below and share your tips with us.
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I have found Bacon Salt to be a great condiment to the eggs! I also add some garlic pepper. Now I look forward to it every morning. The Bacon Salt doesn’t add any fat or carbs. Great in soups too! In the mid-west I get it at Hy-Vee or Kroger or on the web.
Bacon Salt? That sounds awesome!
I have found Bacon Salt to be a great condiment to the eggs! I also add some garlic pepper. Now I look forward to it every morning. The Bacon Salt doesn't add any fat or carbs. Great in soups too! In the mid-west I get it at Hy-Vee or Kroger or on the web.
The egg are becoming my favorite. I add portabella mushrooms and instead of water, fat free, low sodium broth. I can't wait to try the bacon salt, sounds interesting.
Hi Dominique. Thanks for your comment! Portabella mushrooms sound pretty amazing with the eggs and the broth is a great idea as well!
I mix my eggs and allow to sit for a little while also, while they are sitting, I finely dice a small amount (1/4 cup or less) of green pepperand a little bit minced garlic(in a jar) and sautee in a small skillet sprayed w/ PAM olive oil spray and a few sprays of “I Can't Believe It's Not Butter” spray… (This “butter” spray is AWESOME and adds that “butter” flavor w/out any calories, etc. Then cook in the microwave for 45 sec.'s , take out and stir/break up very well; microwave again for approx. 30 sec.'s, stir completely then toss into your hot pan of peppers and garlic(sometimes I add a few mushrooms too:) the PAM and “butter” spray give the eggs a little bit of a browning and really pick up the flavor of the veggies… YUMMY!!!!
I almost always mix in a couple of teaspoons of diced green chilies before the initial minute in the microwave then re-mix to break up the cooked chunks and top with about a half teaspoon of Parmesan cheese before the covered portion of the microwaving. i will definitely try cooking them on the stove tomorrow.
I always add an egg white after letting the mixture sit for 15 minutes. The egg white really helps with the texture.
Mix the eggs according to package and let stand for a bit. Preheat a non-stick skillet and spray with nonstick cooking spray. Add mixture to skillet and treat like you were making an omlet. Add small amount of veggies (minus that amount on your lean and green), spices to taste. Makes a very good omlet.
This eliminates the microwave.
For scrambled eggs, I do the 60 seconds in the microwave and then finish in the skillet like regular scramled eggs using seasonings and spices to taste.
Can you prepare the eggsd the night before and freeze or refridgerate?
Start cooking the eggs on the stovetop. When they are halfway done and move them over to one side of the pan. Add about two teaspoons of cooking Sherry to the other side of the pan. Let the alcohol boil off and mix in with the egss, cooking them the rest of the way. You won’t believe the wonderful added flavor! Add a teaspoon of vegan sour creme and you will have a gourmet meal.
I really like all your ideas to help eggs taste better. I sometimes put red pepper flakes or chopped jalapeno peppers on mine, but I love hot food so go easy if you don’t normally eat hot foods.
I’ve also found that the soups are pretty tasteless, No salt and black pepper really helps the taste of this. I’m new at Medifast so this is all I’ve tried so far.
First off I only use iron skillets for all of my stove top cooking…I have made the scrambled eggs my favorite and most filling meal of the day by:
First adding a little olive oil to the skillet..and next..
Adding diced onion, add as much desired..
Adding diced celery, about one cup…
Adding spinach leaves (about three handfuls), ripped up into smaller pieces…
Sometimes I add about 2 ounces of diced chicken that.s been pre-cut and frozen in snack bags..
I heat everything on the stove until the spinach leaves cook down, stirring and mixing frequently..
I mix up my eggs in the shaker and then add a very small amount of egg beaters to the powered eggs (about an 1/8 of a cup), this makes the eggs taste much better..Shake well..
I add the eggs once the spinach leaves have cooked down..
Transfer to a bowl, add a little salsa if desired, and season…
This meal has not affected my weight loss in any way, in fact after eating this I stay full for hours so am actually eating one less meal.
Day 2 of Medifast, thank you all for your postings. Here is a type on low fat frying. With either a well seasoned iron pan, or a high quality non-stick spray the PAM and then wad up some paper towel and “polish” it around the pan. This gets the spray evenly coated and soaks up the excess – if you can see “droplets” that anount is not helping to keep the sticking down, but it Is going into your food, which add both calories and that Pam flavour. Luck to all.
Oh Yeh, go find a real Chef’s supply store in your area. The Industrial Non-stick is well priced, high quality, and gives better results.