Reasons Why You Should Not Think Of Egg Replacement In Your Diet

By John Myers


There are various reasons for eating food. Sometimes, they are taken because it is the doctor's recommendation to stay alive and/or healthy. Some other times, food is taken because they are sweet and nutritious. As for eggs, they are taken for more than these reasons already highlighted. Thus, it is not good to consider egg replacement meals.

If not for any other reason, you should love eggs because they are real foods. They are natural and contain and are wholesome, providing almost every vital nutrient the body needs. It comes unprocessed and with no side effects as seen in most other processed foods. You can decide to eat them boiled or fried.

In addition, you should have a crate or more of it at home for the times when you may feel so hungry and unable to cook. This is because of how fast it is to prepare it. Boiling eggs on a gas cooker should not take you up to 10 minutes and frying is even faster. In less than ten minutes, you are sure of getting 70 calories of energy, nine amino acids and about six grams of protein. You can prepare it for breakfast and have some for lunch at work.

It is important to avoid vitamin D deficiencies because they do not only lead to conditions such as rickets but the sufferer also suffers from the deficiency of calcium. This is because calcium is best absorbed when the body has vitamin D. To avoid complications that can arise from this, let your child have enough eggs while growing up.

As one grows older, there is always a fear of having a poorer vision. But this is not always the case especially among those that know about the antioxidants known as lutein and zeaxanthin. These antioxidants are available in some natural foods including eggs. Even though you can be sure to find them elsewhere, it is still better to stick to eggs because the little present in them can be easily absorbed into the bloodstream.

People that take eggs have a good supply of choline. Choline is that nutrient that supports the body's metabolism by making sure that substances travel through blood around the body. It increases cell function and maintains the liver, helping it to perform all its functions. A single egg has about 125 milligrams of choline.

By the way, eggs are much cheaper than other foods that have the same goodness as it does. You can get all of its vitality with just a few cents. It is better to train up a child to love eggs for snacks than some foods which are nothing but junk.

One may find it difficult in this present age to believe that eggs can fight heart attack. This is because of the old rumor that eggs have cholesterol. The truth is that the cholesterol in eggs is the good one which is known as HDL. The presence of HDL in the blood prevents fats from piling up in the blood and blood vessels. The United States Department of Agriculture also supports consuming it so well. There would be no problem with your cholesterol level even if you consume up to three per day.




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