shprung

Less than 40 lines of php code so it will not slow your site and if all you 
need is to add an rss feed, give it a try.
You can even setup the output template – something many other plugin don’t 
offer.
<h3>A brief Markdown Example</h3>
<pre><code>short code examples:

[rss url="http://www.usacycling.org/rss/headlines.rss"]


[rss url="http://www.usacycling.org/rss/headlines.rss" no="20" target="_self"]

You can change the template used via wp-admin/options.php , look for
'rss_shortcode_template'
Template fields documentation:
 _TITLE_ : the rss feed title line
 _LINK_ : the link to the complete store, aka permalink
 _MSG_ : the short message/description; the first few 
 lines of the post/story
 _DATE_ : post date & time
 _TARGET_ : the link target
</code></pre>

RSS shortcode w/template

lets you embed rss feed in any WordPress content (e.g., pages, posts, custom post types) using Shortcode.

alaingg

Simple plugin that allows to include the images into your wordpress rss, rss2. 
The plugin use the post/page thumbnail or the firt attached image to the post/page gallery. viste the <a href="http://web-argument.com/2008/11/09/wp-rss-images-wordpress-plugin/" rel="nofollow ugc">plugin page</a> for details.

RSS shortcode w/template vs WP RSS Images