Eggs the ultimate superfood?

writtenINthestars

Eggs are the best thing next to sliced bread.

Hard boil them.
Scramble them.
Make an omelete.
Make "mini quiches"
Egg salad sandwich
Fried egg and cheese breakfast sandwich.

There is just a lot of ways to eat them and they come in very handy when you are short on time. I love them

Rachaelluvszipped

Eggs and of course pb...not together of course.....maybe..haha...hmmmmm that's an interesting idea..lol :laugh:

makes1

I could eat Tuna EVERY DAY. but they only recommend eating it twice a week because of mercury ... Wish someone would do better study on it

FairyMiss

Eggs and of course pb...not together of course.....maybe..haha...hmmmmm that's an interesting idea..lol :laugh:

hmm peanut butter souffle

questionablemethods

I could eat Tuna EVERY DAY. but they only recommend eating it twice a week because of mercury ... Wish someone would do better study on it

Excerpt from: http://chriskresser.com/is-eating-fish-safe-a-lot-safer-than-not-eating-fish

Although people are increasingly concerned about the effects of mercury levels in fish, recent evidence suggests that the trace amounts of mercury in the fish Americans eat aren’t high enough to pose a health risk.

But measuring only mercury significantly exaggerates this risk, because it ignores the important role of selenium.

Selenium is plentiful in many ocean fish species, but the public is unaware of its protective role against mercury. Selenium has high binding affinity for mercury. This means that when the two elements are found together, they connect, forming a new substance.

This new substance makes it hard for the body to absorb the mercury separately. Simply put, when selenium binds to mercury, mercury is not longer free to bind to anything else – like brain tissue.

Studies have shown that relevant amounts of selenium (Se) can prevent oxidative brain damage and other adverse effects associated with mercury toxicity. (PDF)

University of North Dakota researcher Richard Ralston has published several papers on the protective effects of selenium. He describes the relationship between selenium and mercury as follows:

"Think of dietary selenium as if it were your income and dietary mercury as if it were a bill that you need to pay. Just as we all need a certain amount of money to cover living expenses such as food and rent, we all need a certain amount of selenium."

And guess what foods are highest in selenium? You’re right! 16 of the 25 best sources of dietary selenium are ocean fish.

I buy Wild Planet tuna (via Amazon.com). Definitely more expensive than a lot of brands, but supposedly the highest in omega-3 and lowest in mercury: http://www.wildplanetfoods.com/Highest-Omega-3-and-Low-Mercury.html