Eggs contain more nutrients per calorie than any other animal food except milk. Eggs are a natural way to consume the nutrients vitamin A and B also iron, zinc, selenium, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, potassium, and sulfur which contains the amino acids Cysteine, which helps to protect the body from disease.
In recent years there has been concern that too many eggs can increase bad cholesterol levels, as an egg can contain 275mg of cholesterol, however it seems that that is offset by lecithin, which is also present in an egg, and this helps to emulsify cholesterol.
I never paid any attention to warnings not to eat eggs. The only time I eat just
one egg is when I put a hard boiled egg in a salad. If I scramble or fry eggs, I fix
two. However, I no longer eat them everyday as I used to - now, maybe twice
a week.
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My favorite winter sandwich is a scrambled egg in a sandwich of mayonnaise, cheese, and bacon. MMMMM! I don't think the lecithin can help me there. I just wonder what the nitrate will do. Maybe I should leave off the bacon. Nah.....
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Eggs are also an excellent source of carotenoids and choline. This qualifies them as a powerful food for the brain, eyes and to promote proper fetal development (especially if the eggs are rich in omega-3s - the variety we use at home).
JFH - Why not look for a nitrate-free bacon? Most larger health food stores and some markets carry it. It's equally delicious.
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I am just a back yard farmer who wants to be self sufficient. I ordered 25 chicks on the internet for .50 cents each,they sent them via snail mail, the post office called me when they arrived.I had a tool shed in my back that made a perfect coop. the yard was already fenced in.
7 mos. later i'm getting 20 eggs a day,and even selling "almost" free range,organic eggs! And the neighbors love to hear my rooster crow every morning.
For some enlightening information about how chickens are raised and what they are fed affects the nutritional value of the eggs they produce, read the section entitled, The Good Parts Of The Egg, in the article at that second Link.
Thanks beachman,
Great information, google oldwivescures.com &check out the info. on apple cider vinegar.
del,
As most of us who post in this forum are already familiar with many of the various uses of apple cider vinegar, why don't you save everyone a great deal of time and simply post the direct Link to the information about apple cider vinegar that you feel relates to the topic of this thread, which of course is eggs? Is it in relation to feeding the chickens and its effect on the eggs that they produce, or is it more along the line of using it to pickle the eggs? Thanks.
Good article, beachman; thanks!
I've noticed lately many more people buying several dozen eggs at a time. I
guess because they're cheaper than meat these days and can be fixed in so
many different ways and eaten for breakfast, lunch or supper.
Lecithin is really important for maintaining cell wall integrity and function in the brain so eggs are good for that. Consider that the first developments in an egg embryo the circulatory system and the nervous system the nutrients found in them likely target those kind of tissues
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I'm sixty-three years old and I would say that, most of the time, I eat three eggs every morning and only occasionally go for the more "healthy" (as advertised) oat meal. I've done this for close to forty years and I have never had high enough cholesterol for a doctor to even mention it to me.
Even when eggs were getting a bad rap I did not waver. I love those eggs!
My favorite is scrambled eggs with fresh young spinach leaves. Now, lots of nutrients. Add a little Bragg's Aminos to the top and you have a great tasting dish. Of course, these are farm fresh eggs. Hurrah for the eggs! Just my two cents worth.
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