The key to creating tasty omelettes

Eggs are a great source of protein to add to your daily dietary intake. When it comes to omelettes the first thing that springs to mind is that they are simply scrambled eggs with not much variation to what ingredients are added.

There are actually a vast amount of different combinations that come together to create a tasty treat.

A Basic Omelette consists of 2 eggs, a tablespoon of milk, a teaspoon of butter, a teaspoon of grated cheese and a cup of ham or bacon.

Other ingredients you can add to a basic omelette does depend on your tasty food palette.

Using the core ingredients for a basic omelette can be adjusted to your healthy diet by using low fat milk. Low fat cheese can be added or by completely taking out cheese will make minimal difference if you genuinely don't like it or have an allergy to dairy.

Ingredients to add to a basic omelette can turn your omelette into a sweet or a savory dish.

Sweet ingredients including strawberries, banana, pear, apricot, apple, pineapple or even some grapes will transform the omelette into a tasty dessert that can be served with a dollop of ice cream, cream or maple syrup.

A savory alternative would include mushrooms, capsicum, onion, spinach, kale and tomato just to name a few.

There are many different combinations of sweet and savory flavors you can add to your omelette to give your simple egg dish a bit of extra taste to entice you to eat more egg dishes. There is no limit to what you can add to an omelette so why not give these extra ingredient a go the next time you feel like eating an omelette and entice you more into wanting to eat more omelettes.