Things you Need to Know about Egg Cholesterol
Posted: Saturday, January 23, 2010
by Henry Fong
Feng Shui Absolutely
People use eggs everywhere, especially on their own. They're easy to make and universal in use, but
The first thing people may not know is that everything you get out of an egg comes from the yolk and only the yolk. There's absolutely no value in the egg white (either good or bad). Less calories, no cholesterol, but no protein. It's a sacrifice, but a perk as well.
The thing about the cholesterol in eggs is how it affects the body. Unfortunately, it's hard to say, because everybody is different. Typically, the average healthy person should have no more than 300mg of cholesterol per day, and those with heart disease or high cholesterol should have no more than 200mg. A single egg has 213mg, so eating them whole will get you to and/or past your limit fast, unfortunately. But, that doesn't mean there isn't hope, because you can avoid the bad stuff.
Like most things, however, eggs can be substituted for something else (like the whites). You can use a natural egg substitute that's the exact same thing as a regular egg, for instance. They taste and are used nearly the same way, and they also generally have little to no cholesterol at all.
Luckily, for the egg lovers out there, they're really good for you as well as bad. They have a great deal of nutrition, including a lot of protein. As such, to control cholesterol levels, eggs can be used to substitute meat or fish in a person's diet. However, eggs only contain certain types of protein, so it's not a complete substitute, but it does the job very well. There is less cholesterol, though, so that's a bonus.
It's surprising how much egg substitutes taste just like egg. You may not be able to have your eggs "sunny-side-up", but you can still do all the things you normally would otherwise. The substitute (including the manual substitute of 2 whites per whole egg) can handle all of your recipe needs, or even just your breakfast needs, and all guilt free. The prices are even similar to regular eggs depending on which type you chose.
We, as human beings, use eggs a lot. They're very universal, and despite their cholesterol they're also quite healthy. It's a universal food that's used in so many places, so the draw backs can be quite crippling (which is why it's important to know them!). Equally important is to know how to get around it.
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