Breakfast Special

November 19, 2021
11:09 am

Whether or not you eat breakfast, eggs are great at any meal and part of a healthy diet.

Although eggs have gotten a bad break with some people believing they are unhealthy because of the amount of cholesterol they contain, research has shown that dietary cholesterol from eggs has only a minor impact on good and bad cholesterol in the blood.

Research has also shown that eating whole eggs and moderately reducing carbohydrate consumption, resulted in improvements in blood cholesterol levels.

It also reduced waist circumference, weight, and body fat.

Here are some additional interesting facts about eggs:

🥚 As a hen grows older, she produces larger eggs.

🥚 To produce one egg, it takes a hen 24-26 hours.

🥚 An average hen lays 300 to 325 eggs a year.

🥚 Egg protein has just the right mix of essential amino acids needed by humans to build tissues.

🥚 It is second only to mother’s milk for human nutrition.

🥚 A large egg contains only 70 calories and 5 grams of fat.

🥚 Eggs age more in one day at room temperature than in one week in the refrigerator.

🥚 Yolk colour depends on the diet of the hen.

🥚 Egg yolks are one of the few foods that are a naturally good source of Vitamin D.

🥚 Eggs contain the highest quality protein you can buy.