04/16/2022
~ Common Egg Myths ~
🥚Don’t eat more than 3 eggs per week as they raise cholesterol.
Some research has suggested that eggs may raise cholesterol however, they raise your 'good' cholesterol (HDL) which contributes to reducing your 'bad' cholesterol (LDL). Your liver actually makes cholesterol when it needs it, so if you don’t get cholesterol from the food you eat, your body will make what it needs anyway.
🥚You shouldn’t eat the yolk.
Everything in moderation and the same goes for egg yolks. However, egg yolks are a source of vitamin D which is essential for bone health and healthy fats which are required for the absorption of fat soluble vitamins A, D, E and K.
~ Understanding Egg Labels ~
Cage-free eggs are from chickens that are not confined to a cage, but may be raised in a barn or another closed area.
Free-range eggs are from chickens that are given access to the outdoors, but that access might be small, and may be caged or screened. Though it may seem misleading, this term doesn’t always mean that chickens are free to roam about a farm.
Pasture-raised means that hens are allowed to roam about a relatively large outdoor space and forage for their own food (though they’re also supplemented with some commercial feed).
USDA Organic means that the eggs were produced by hens who only eat organic feed and have never received hormones or antibiotics.
Omega-3 enriched: These eggs come from chickens whose diets have been enriched with flax seeds, which are a natural source of these healthy fats. While that bumps up the omegas considerably, it doesn’t tell you anything about how the hens were raised (in a cage-free or free-range environment, for instance).
It’s all a personal preference and a minor choice in the grand scheme of our health.
How do you take your eggs? 🍳
