Eggs are the original superfood, containing 13 essential vitamins, and Aussies consume 18.9 million every day.
Research by Australian Eggs, a member-owned, not-for-profit organisation, found that one in three Australians who typically cook dinner found the task daunting and pressure-filled.
The top pressures were:
● cooking/prep time involved (52%)
● feeling too tired/exhausted (52%)
● clean-up involved (47%)
● effort and planning involved (47%)
● expensive groceries (41%)
● lacking inspiration ideas (40%)
● fussy eaters (27%).
When it comes to deciding what to cook for dinner, the top three elements were taste and flavour, simplicity and time efficiency, and nutrition.
More than half (60 per cent) of Aussies admit they are willing to spend no more than 15 minutes cleaning up post-dinner, with one in four (26 per cent) only able to tolerate 10 minutes or less.
The research also found that, on average, Australians have at least three meals on a weekly rotation. Baby boomers were most likely to have seven meals on rotation.
The research also found:
• On average, Aussies have dinner together five times a week.
• Nine in 10 typically do something while having dinner.
• Three in four typically watch something on TV or on a mobile device while having dinner.
• Those with children are twice as likely than those without to say that cooking dinner makes them feel anxious.
To help shake up dinnertime routines and ease pressures, on World Egg Day, Australian Eggs has released a raft of new egg-led recipes for
. The recipes include Cake Tin Carbonara, Pancake Tacos, Soba Noodle Nourish Bowl, Spring Vegetable Pie, Air Fryer Hash Brown Toast and more.
For new and creative ways to work eggs into meals, visit australianeggs.org.au/world-egg-day.
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