The Power of Eggs
Posted on August 27, 2008
For the longest time, eggs were thought of as a “bad-for-you-food”. In recent years, studies have shown that eggs really aren’t the worst thing in the world to eat, and, in fact, they can be part of a healthy diet.
Eggs do contain relatively high amounts of cholesterol -for which they were thought of as a “bad” food -but also contain high amounts of protein, vitamins and other nutrients that may help lower the risk of heart disease (from here).
Although eggs are high in cholesterol, research shows that most people are more affected by the amount of saturated fat in foods than the amount of cholesterol in foods. This is not a free pass to eat 5 eggs a day, but for most healthy people, eating eggs in moderation, even 1 a day, can be healthy.
One of the keys to taking advantage of the health benefits of eggs is to be careful what we eat them with. Fried eggs alongside sausage, bacon, and toast loaded with butter are not going to be the best options. Even though the egg itself may be healthy, all the saturated fat you are eating with the egg is not going to be great for you.
One thing I love to do with eggs is make omelets with chopped up onions, green peppers, tomatoes, and sometimes a little bit of cheese. I love the fresh taste of the veggies with the eggs.
Next time you are feeling like an egg, go ahead and grab one. You don’t have to feel guilty about eating eggs in moderation anymore.
Egg nutrition breakdown (from nutritiondata.com):
1 large egg (raw/fresh) = 71 Calories; 0 g Carbohydrate; 5 g Fat; 2 g Sat. Fat; 6 g Protein; 211 mg Cholesterol
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I love eggs…..nice post! Thanks!
I LOVE my eggs – but I’m a moderation kind of girl too… only once a week do I have a 2 egg omelette, sometimes if I’m feeling frisky I’ll have 3
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Thanks Erin and Mark. I appreciate the comments.
Thanks for your comment on my blog!! I love a few eggs a day they are a very nourishing food. Have a look at this link the the modern forager talking about eggs ability to lower cholesterol and the fact they maybe nature’s statin: http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/04/24/are-eggs-natures-statin/
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I love omelettes with lots of vegetables. We have it for dinner at least once a week. I’m glad to know that eggs are good!
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Eggs are a great source of protein.
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