As we all know, eggs are one of the best forms of protein!!The protein in eggs has a biologial quality greater than any other natural food. Egg protein contains all the essential amino acids in the exact proportions required by the body for optimal growth and maintenance of lean tissue! In my mind, they are a perfect food. Low calories, low fat, no carbs, easy to cook, inexpensive, and best of all you can do so many things with eggs….
Only 17 calories/egg white, 3.6g protein (.2g carbs and sugars) The only thing is each egg white contains 55mg sodium, which is not high but can add up if you are eating several dozen a day….
I love eggs! How do you prepare your eggs? There are so many ways to cook eggs from adding them to our protein pancakes or muffins, hard boiled, omelets, you can even try them poached. Here are a few pointers on three ways of preparing eggs that you may not do every day… Try poaching, hard boiling or soft boiling. I don’t know about you but I still need to perfect my hard boiling eggs so the shells get removed without taking the egg whites with them.
Here are a few pointers:
Only 17 calories/egg white, 3.6g protein (.2g carbs and sugars) The only thing is each egg white contains 55mg sodium, which is not high but can add up if you are eating several dozen a day….
I love eggs! How do you prepare your eggs? There are so many ways to cook eggs from adding them to our protein pancakes or muffins, hard boiled, omelets, you can even try them poached. Here are a few pointers on three ways of preparing eggs that you may not do every day… Try poaching, hard boiling or soft boiling. I don’t know about you but I still need to perfect my hard boiling eggs so the shells get removed without taking the egg whites with them.
Here are a few pointers:
- Poaching – Fill a medium size frying pan with water and bring to a boil. Lower heat to just below simmering. Gently crack eggs into a measuring cup and slowly pour them into the pan. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes.
- Soft Boiling – Place eggs into a medium saucepan and fill with water, covering eggs completely. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and let simmer for 4 to 6 minutes. Put egg in a shot glass or a special “egg cup”, break off the top and enjoy.My favorite is to take your favorite high fiber whole wheat bread such as Ezekiel Bread, toast it, cut it into pieces, longways and dip into egg yolk. this is the only time I use the egg yolk. My Nonna use to make these for me called “Banas”. They are delicious. Hey a whole egg here and there isn’t going to kill you!
- Hard Boiling – Place eggs into a medium saucepan and fill with water, covering eggs by an inch. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and cook for 15 minutes. Drain water then immediately fill with ice cold water. Peel eggs and enjoy. ***Immediately filling with ice cold water is KEY so the shells come off nice and easy!
I am actually making a special Devil’d egg recipe for Thanksgiving tomorrow… They will not consist of Yolks but they sure look like they do. Check back for the recipe and video clip of me preparing them! Can’t wait.. they are delicious and super creative way of using eggs!
