The incredible edible egg! After a couple of decades of being considered not so good for you, eggs have definitely made a healthy comeback. A few questions still linger about the impact eggs have on cholesterol levels, so here are 5 things about eggs to answers some of those concerns.
- Eating 1 egg a day does NOT increase a healthy person's risk of of heart disease or stroke, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.
- 1 large egg contains 92 calories, 7g of fat, 210 mg of cholesterol, 94mg of sodium, .4g of carbs, .4g of sugars, and 6.3g of protein.
- 1 egg white contains no cholesterol and 1 egg yolk contains 210mg. If you don't have any problems with your cholesterol levels, you can eat up to 7 yolks in 1 week.
- Egg yolks contain most of the egg's nutrients. 1 yolk has 21.9mg of calcium, 245 IU of Vitamin A, 18 IU of vitamin D, 66.3 mg of phosphorus, and 24.8 mcg of folate.
- Most of the fat is found in the yolk, and if you are eating Omega-3 fatty acid fortified eggs, you've got to eat the yolk in order to get your fill of this healthy fat.
So, did you have an egg for breakfast? Let me know in the comments section below.
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I didn't have an egg this morning, but I usually alternate mornings with either an over-easy egg with whole grain toast or PB toast with oatmeal.
1I love eggs!
I had 6 TBS of egg whites. Only 50 calories! Woo hoo!
2I didn't this morning, but I love eggs!
3Soooooo yummy!
Usually I will have them 1-2 times a week, just because they take a too long for me to make in the morning before work.
I don't eat eggs.
4I LOVE eggs! I'm not a fan of yolks except in deviled eggs so I tend to stick to Eggbeaters or, when I'm at my favorite diner, I'll get two scrambled eggs with only one yolk.
5i had a scrambled egg with salsa on it! yumm!
6Not for breakfast but I made Pad Thai last night and that had eggs in it.
7I love eggs.... I had an egg white this morning.
8I love eggs, but I don't eat them very often! I always feel like they take too much time in the morning, and I rarely think of eating them any other time.
9One egg yolk has 210mg of cholesterol, but the recommend daily amount is 300mg. If you're eating 7 eggs a week, that doesn't leave much room for other cholesterol containing foods. Like bacon. Delicious, delicious bacon.
10eggs are THE weekend breakfast-treats
11Eggs are the only thing that I can eat for breakfast that fill me up through lunch. I rotate breakfasts between eggs, shredded wheat w/bran, or oatmeal. The cereals leave me hungry for a mid-morning snack but eggs don't.
12Only eat eggs on the weekend. We always go out for eggs benedict on Sunday mornings. Its a fatty treat we look forward to after eating good during the week!
13I sometimes do two egg whites and one full egg after a work out. I feel hungry so fast after eggs though.
14yes! I had a scrambled egg and mushroom crepe.
I love eggs - unless I'm running really late or slept in so much I missed breakfast I eat two every morning. I guess I should start removing one of the yolks?
15I love eggs!
16Sweet, I always buy the omega-3 ones.
17I rarely eat eggs but this morning I ate a fried egg with bread and was left pretty full...
18I have eggs every morning for breakfast, but usually only whites.
19i love eggs, but usually i just eat the white
202 eggs worth of eggbeaters with toast or crumpets... I'm hooked. Plus a gala apple. The best breakfast.
21I like not love eggs. I usually have a hard-boiled egg w/ my lunch. I don't like bacon so the cholesterol doesn't affect me.
22I always eat 1 whole egg and two egg whites-- perfect combo
23I love eggs. I eat them probably every other day...I usually mix one whole egg with one egg white and scramble them up. Sometimes, I'll make a "frittata" with eggs and cooked zucchini or peppers. Yummy!
24Fan of the whites, but not the yolk.
25I love love love eggs. Don't have them for breakfast (I can barely choke down my tea until I've been up for a couple of hours, much less anything solid), but I love having them for lunch and dinner. Fried, deviled, egg salad, eggs a la goldenrod, you name it!
26i have eggsalad sandwiches for lunch just about everyday at school. including today =]
27Breakfast of champions! I have one egg white and one egg with yolk scrambled together every morning. You can't tell the difference from having 2 yolks and its better for you.
28I love my yolks! I eat Eggland's Best because they have less saturated fat, have Omega 3's and high levels of the nutrients you find in YOLKS! They also taste better than regular eggs so I feel like I'm eating eggs not just to be healthy but because they're yummy!
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