EGG NUTRITION

What did you have for breakfast today? Maybe bacon and eggs or egg McMuffin. Egg is a common breakfast food. Egg can also be eaten in other meals. For example, many people put eggs on their salads. Eggs are used in baking. From pancakes to delicious birthday cakes - eggs are an important ingredient. So what's so good about eggs and what kind of eggs do people eat.Is there a food more nitric than an egg? Eggs are extremely valuable food. Eggs are  full  of  proteins.  Proteins are important because they build muscles. In addition they have a great number of vitamins in  them such as  vitamin A, riboflavin, folic acid, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, choline, iron, calcium, phosphorous and potassium. These vitamins help keep our bodies healthy.
NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF EGGS


Calories: 70
Fat : 4.5 grams
Cholesterol: 215 grams
Sodium: 65 milligrams
Carbohydrates: less than 1 gram
Protein: 6 grams


Egg is made of two parts - yolk and egg white. Yolk is the yellow part in the middle.



One of the good things about eggs is that each egg has only about 60 calories. This makes it great food to eat if you do not want to gain weight. Chicken egg yolks contain a small amount of fat. Most of the calories and fats in egg come from the yolk. The egg white is made of protein only and it has only 15 calories.  Therefore, if you do not want to eat fat, just get rid of the yolk.
For a while, people thought that eggs are rich in cholesterol and people why healthy should avoid them. This is because cholesterol is dangerous for your hears. But after years of research scientists in USDA found that people can eat eggs safely. Cholesterol in eggs is  only. In addition, eating eggs does not increase "bad cholesterol" in people, as long as they eat them in reasonable amount. After they found that out , they started an Incredible Edible Egg campaign to educate people about nutritional value of eggs.


EGGS IN COOKING

EGG FOR BREAKFAST


Eggs are a common breakfast food. They are eaten alone or mixed with other ingredients. Eggs for breakfast can be fried, scrambled, poached, or hard boiled. Eggs can also be mixed with vegetables or other things in omelets. You should always cook your eggs thoroughly to avoid diseases like Salmonella. Also, you can avoid fat by eating only the egg white portion of the egg. For example you could prepare egg white omelet.Finally, eggs are ingredient in dishes such as pancakes, biscuits or crepes.
SALADS AND MAIN DISHES


Eggs can also be eaten as part of a salad or a main dish. Often people cut eggs and put them on top of fresh salads. To make it less fatty, you can put only egg whites. There are also some main dishes such as Mexican Huevos Rancheros, whose main ingredient is eggs. Usually eggs are cooked with many spices and flavors to make them into a main dish.
DESERTS


Eggs have been used in dessert making for century. Desserts that you bake, such as birthday cakes, are baked with eggs inside. Eggs are placed in batter to make it smoother and to make it hold together. In these type of dishes eggs are baked, so there is no danger of diseases. On the other hand, some desserts use raw eggs. For example, puddings and creams often used raw eggs in the past. This is not the best idea because raw eggs can be contaminated. One way to avoid this is to use egg substitute from your store. The egg substitute has been pasteurized. This is a process where eggs were heated to a high temperature to kill bacteria. This is why egg substitute is safer for creams and desserts that use raw eggs and will not be cooked or baked.