EGGS GLORIOUS EGGS

Have you ever stopped to think just how fantastic eggs are? How many foods are there that you can eat on their own or in a dish, as sweet or as savoury, cooked or raw? How many foods can be split into 2 entirely different, but equally useful ingredients? Or that can be cooked across the full range of methods - from boiling or blanching to baking or frying, in their shells, or out?

I can sense that you're now sharing my point of view. Eggs are quite unique. But you're still not convinced they're quite glorious. After all, what's the point of being able to eat them in 100 different ways, if they don't give you the nutrition to help you stay healthy? So the question is, are eggs good for you? After all, no one (of a certain age) can forget Edwina Currie's infamous rant on those killer eggs....

The answer is of course: it depends on the egg. Eggs are high in protein, with all 8 essential amino acids present, and low in calories. They do have quite a high cholesterol level, but experts now agree cholesterol in food doesn't cause cholesterol in people - that's more down to inactive lifestyle, obesity and eating saturated fats (which are low in eggs). They carry a wide range of vitamins and minerals and are a particularly good source of Vitamin A and all the B vitamins. So far, so good.

posted by:-nagarjuna. july 8th..