Eat This, Not That! Honors Eggland's Best In 2018 Food Awards

Eggland's Best Hard-Cooked Peeled Eggs Selected as Best Breakfast Food

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Jan 16, 2018, 07:32 ET

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J., Jan. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- After reviewing thousands and thousands of products, Eat This, Not That!, the most trusted publication and online source for nutrition information, has selected Eggland's Best Hard-Cooked Peeled Eggs as a top breakfast food winner in its 2018 Food Awards. The Eat This, Not That! Annual Food Awards list was created to help shoppers choose the cleanest, healthiest and best foods at the supermarket while avoiding the sugar and calorie catastrophes lurking on grocery store shelves. Eggland's Best Hard-Cooked Peeled Eggs were also recently named by Eat This, Not That! as a "Best Protein Snack at the Supermarket" in 2017 and won "Best Snack for Weight Loss" in 2016.

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Ten thousand new food products were introduced into grocery stores last year, making it difficult for consumers to choose the cleanest and healthiest ones on the market. Luckily, Eat This, Not That! scoured the aisles for the best of the best of foodstuffs to be honored as the best packaged groceries in the supermarket. The award recognizes Eggland's Best for being the ultimate healthy food swap packed with superior nutrition that will bring shoppers one step closer to achieving better overall health, especially in the new year.

"At Eggland's Best we are committed to providing the only nutritionally superior egg that has the best quality, taste and freshness," said Charlie Lanktree, President and CEO of Eggland's Best. "We are honored that Eat This, Not That! continues to recognize Eggland's Best Hard-Cooked Peeled eggs as one of the best and healthiest grocery items available that consumers can feel good about purchasing for their families."

Eggland's Best Hard-Cooked Peeled eggs are available in classic, cage free, and organic varieties in various package sizes. Compared to ordinary eggs, EB eggs contain six times more vitamin D, 25% less saturated fat, more than double the Omega-3s, ten times more vitamin E and more than double the vitamin B12. EB eggs are also an excellent source of vitamin B2 (riboflavin) and vitamin B5. EB's superior nutritional profile is due to its proprietary all-vegetarian hen feed that contains healthy grains, canola oil and a wholesome supplement of rice bran, alfalfa, sea kelp and Vitamin E.

"It's no surprise that Eggland's Best Hard-Cooked Peeled eggs were once again honored by Eat This, Not That!," said Registered Dietitian and Nutritionist Dawn Jackson Blatner. "They have the same superior nutrition as other Eggland's Best products, plus the convenience of being ready-to-eat right out of the package, which is why they are the only hard-cooked eggs I recommend to my clients and serve to my family."

For more information on Eggland's Best eggs and delicious recipes, visit www.egglandsbest.com.

About Eggland's Best Eggs

Eggland's Best (EB) is the No. 1 branded egg in the U.S. and is an excellent source of vitamins D, B12, E, B5 and riboflavin. EB eggs have six times more vitamin D, more than double the omega-3, 10 times more vitamin E and 25% less saturated fat than ordinary eggs. Independent testing has also confirmed that Eggland's Best eggs stay fresher longer than ordinary eggs.

The distinctive "EB" stamp on the shell assures consumers and food service customers that the eggs meet the highest production and safety standards. Eggland's Best was voted "America's Most Trusted Egg Brand" by American shoppers in the BrandSpark Most Trusted Awards, "America's Most Recommended™ Eggs" by women in the Women's Choice Awards, and has received numerous awards from Prevention Magazine, Men's Health, Men's Fitness, Taste of Home, Women's Health, and many others.

Eggland's Best was also awarded "Product of the Year" in the egg category by Product of the Year USA. Eggland's Best's hens are fed a strictly controlled, proprietary, high-quality all-vegetarian diet, which results in a better tasting, more nutritious egg that stays fresher longer. EB eggs are available in large, extra-large, jumbo, cage free, organic, hard-cooked, cage free hard-cooked, organic hard-cooked, liquid egg whites, and are certified Kosher. For more information, visit www.egglandsbest.com.

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