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But maybe you've heard about all the cholesterol in eggs, and don't want to invite a heart attack. Eggs have 215 milligrams of cholesterol, after all, and you should only consume 300 milligrams a day. Current research, however, shows that it's saturated fat, not dietary cholesterol that has a greater effect on your blood cholesterol. And since eggs are low in saturated fat, health care professionals are re-thinking their earlier advice about eggs. The American Heart Association no longer has a specific limit on how many eggs people should eat each week. If you have high blood cholesterol or other risk factors for heart disease, you should talk with your health care provider. Including eggs in your healthy diet might be just what the doctor ordered!
You can find several types of eggs at Super 1 Foods. Besides regular eggs, you can find cage-free eggs, organic eggs and Omega-3 eggs. While they all taste the same, they do reflect differences in how they were produced. Cage-free eggs come from chickens that have the run of the barn, rather than ones that are cooped up round the clock; free-range eggs come from chickens with access to the outdoors. Organic eggs come from chickens grown with organic feed (without pesticides, herbicides, fungicides and commercial fertilizers) and outdoor access. Chickens laying Omega-3 eggs are fed diets high in flaxseed, algae and canola oil, so that their eggs contain more of the heart-healthy fats.
White or brown eggs? They're all the same. Brown eggs come from hens with red or brown feathers, and white eggs come from white hens, but inside the shell, the eggs are exactly the same.
It doesn’t take an egg-head to see that eggs offer a big bang for your nutritional buck. They’re great for people watching their calories, they help fortify children’s meals, and they’re really tasty, as well! Here are a few recipes featuring eggs. Check out our recipe search page for more!
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If you're looking for a healthy food, an egg could be egg-zactly what you want. A large egg contains 4.5 grams of fat (1.5 of which is saturated fat) and 212 milligrams of cholesterol and it supplies 78 calories. Eggs are low in sodium and contain B, E and A vitamins, 6 grams of protein, iron, zinc, beta carotene and calcium. Egg yolk is one of the few foods that contain vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin. If you’re looking for a nutrition-packed food, this is it!
