Hard BOILED EGGS...GOOD or BAD?!?!

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  • brainfreeze72
    brainfreeze72 Posts: 180 Member
    I simply don't eat them because they're one of the most cruel foods you can eat, but I won't get into it. It's bad for my karma. :p

    Whatcha mean?
    Cruel if they're battery eggs maybe, but the 4 hens in my garden seem totally okay with us eating what is essentially a period. (dwell on that the next time you're having scramblies y'all ;) )

    I love it! I pointed that out to my family on a few occassions too....and I've been contemplating making a place in our yard for a few hens myself.
  • sustainablehealth
    sustainablehealth Posts: 9
    Eggs are a great source of protein - in the whites only.
    Yolks are where all the vitamins and fat are.

    If you eat them regularly, try a 2/3 ratio. 2 whites to 1 yolk.

    If you scrap the yolks all the time you miss some great natural healing nutrients.

    Denise
  • cyclerjenn
    cyclerjenn Posts: 833 Member
    I eat two a day. I always get the cage free/grass feed eggs for the omega -3 fats in the yolks.
  • jeme3
    jeme3 Posts: 355 Member
    I eat several eggs a week. Good protein, good nutrition.

    Cholesterol has never been an issue for me, and the latest is eggs aren't really the culprit they were previously thought to be.
  • Elleinnz
    Elleinnz Posts: 1,661 Member
    Excessive cholesterol in your bloodstream is a sign that you are eating too much bad carbohydrate. Your liver produces cholesterol on its own and maintains your cholesterol at a healthy level. However, if it is being overworked by excessive bad carbohydrate (I say "bad" carbohydrate because things like veggies and fruits don't cause harm unless you eat tons of sugary fruit all day, haha!) your liver won't be able to naturally regulate your cholesterol level. Hence, it is large amounts of things like grains, added sugars, etc. that cause high cholesterol. Dietary cholesterol in things like eggs, meat, etc. is NOT bad for you at all. Eggs are a great source of nutrients...I feel much better when I eat them than when I don't :)

    Do you have a source for all this information?

    The whole article is very interesting - but to your question - page 20 gives you the answer to the carb cholesterol connection. ""........http://www.cambridgemedscience.org/reports/CholMythCamb.pdf
  • babecon
    babecon Posts: 136 Member
    I simply don't eat them because they're one of the most cruel foods you can eat, but I won't get into it. It's bad for my karma. :p

    Whatcha mean?
    Cruel if they're battery eggs maybe, but the 4 hens in my garden seem totally okay with us eating what is essentially a period. (dwell on that the next time you're having scramblies y'all ;) )

    I love it! I pointed that out to my family on a few occassions too....and I've been contemplating making a place in our yard for a few hens myself.

    I've had mine for about a year, they're great! They're super low maintenance, eggs every day (less at this time of year when they're moulting) and chickens running is one of the funniest things you'll ever see
  • sunshinesquared
    sunshinesquared Posts: 2,733 Member
    I simply don't eat them because they're one of the most cruel foods you can eat, but I won't get into it. It's bad for my karma. :p

    Whatcha mean?
    Cruel if they're battery eggs maybe, but the 4 hens in my garden seem totally okay with us eating what is essentially a period. (dwell on that the next time you're having scramblies y'all ;) )

    Thanks for that! :-) ewwww.......
  • justjenn1977
    justjenn1977 Posts: 437 Member
    there are three people living in my house right now (myself and my 12 and 13 year old) ... we go through about 10 dozen eggs a month... if I make scrambled for the fam I make 12-18 at a time... the 12 year old (who JUST hit the 5th %ile... btw) will make 4-6 for a snack...

    I boil 1-2 doz a week... and keep them in the fridge... they make a handy snack... they are great for making "dirty rice".... adding to tuna salad... egg salad... with regular salad .... sliced on bread... just out of the shell... I like to pack them to go because they are portable... and filling...

    I learned in nursing school that 85% of the cholesterol in the body is produced in the liver... I was trying to find a source to back that up....


    I found this link... (http://www.health.harvard.edu/newsweek/Understanding_Cholesterol.htm) which discusses how/why the body makes cholesterol

    Your blood cholesterol level is determined by the sum of how much cholesterol your body makes and how much you take in from food, minus how much your body uses up or excretes. High cholesterol can result from a problem in any of the variables in that equation—your body may produce more cholesterol than it needs due to a genetic predisposition, you may be getting too much from your diet, or you may not excrete cholesterol in your bile efficiently. The fact that Americans have higher blood cholesterol levels than citizens of the Far East or Africa could be due to differences in genetic factors, but most evidence suggests that our higher cholesterol levels are largely a product of our high-fat, high-cholesterol diet.

    Your body does need food to fuel the cholesterol production process, but it can be virtually any kind of food, even the cholesterol-free kind. As long as the food contains carbon—which carbohydrates, fats, and proteins all do—it provides the body with the building blocks to make its own cholesterol. Cholesterol is made out of the carbon that is recycled from the food you eat. Saturated fats, however, raise blood cholesterol levels more than other types of food, which is why people watching their cholesterol are told to avoid them. This is true even if saturated fat (which doesn't have any cholesterol in itself but is often found in foods with high cholesterol) is eaten in a cholesterol-free food. Why saturated fat does this is still something of a biological mystery.

    long story short.... all things in moderation... don't avoid the egg because of fear of cholesterol... if you have tremendously high levels of cholesterol... then consider limiting your intake of foods high in cholesterol... but... most people need not worry :)
  • Doberdawn
    Doberdawn Posts: 733 Member
    Excessive cholesterol in your bloodstream is a sign that you are eating too much bad carbohydrate.

    I also wonder about this? I've never heard of cholesterol resulting from carbs. It is from fat and red meats, etc. See, e.g. this quote from WebMD:

    "But after 25 years of study, it has become evident that cholesterol in food is not the culprit -- saturated fat has a much bigger effect on blood cholesterol. Full-fat dairy products and fatty meats are examples of foods that are loaded with saturated fat and which trigger the body to produce cholesterol."
  • justjenn1977
    justjenn1977 Posts: 437 Member
    I also wonder about this? I've never heard of cholesterol resulting from carbs. It is from fat and red meats, etc. See, e.g. this quote from WebMD:

    "But after 25 years of study, it has become evident that cholesterol in food is not the culprit -- saturated fat has a much bigger effect on blood cholesterol. Full-fat dairy products and fatty meats are examples of foods that are loaded with saturated fat and which trigger the body to produce cholesterol."

    from what I have learned... basically any food that has carbon in it will be used in cholesterol production... I could be totally misreading it.... but that is how I understand it...
  • curvykim78
    curvykim78 Posts: 799 Member
    I'm okay with the white part, but I think the yolks are nasty! They go into the trash. lol
  • dannyg772
    dannyg772 Posts: 6
    Eggs are great. I love them. And it's true, they're not the evil they were once touted to be. Egg whites are even better.
  • hausofnichele
    hausofnichele Posts: 531 Member
    Eggs... magical weight loss food for my body. I try to eat them every day. I love prepackaged hard-boiled eggs. So convenient. I prefer to have a couple for breakfast.
  • shelbyfrootcake
    shelbyfrootcake Posts: 965 Member
    :heart: eggs. I can't get enough of them and have been salivating all day thinking about the tortilla pizza with an egg baked on it that I've got planned for dinner.

    Eat them. All of them.
  • melissafaith24
    melissafaith24 Posts: 251 Member
    i prefer mine of the cadbury variety but i do love me some scrambled :tongue:
  • TrailRunner61
    TrailRunner61 Posts: 2,505 Member
    I don't think eggs are bad for you, it's just like most anything else,, moderation.

    I don't mind having one whole egg, cooked any way, but if I want more and don't want the extra calories, I just eat the hard boiled white and toss the yolk to my cat. I also make omelets out of one whole egg and 2 extra whites. There are about 70 cals in one whole egg and only 17 in the white, and that is where the protein is. It's an easy and cheap way (til the chickens start eating that $8.00 a bushel corn!) to get extra protein and to stop hunger between meals.
  • Zichu
    Zichu Posts: 542 Member
    I eat 3 whole eggs a day. I eat them scrambled or make an omelette. I used to throw the egg yolk out, not because I disliked it, but because I thought it was unhealthy for you. I thought the cholesterol and the fat in it was bad. Then I heard stuff about it not affected your health and such, but to be honest, I like eggs, they are a great source of protein and fat and make a great breakfast :D
  • laurasimmons
    laurasimmons Posts: 575 Member
    Yep love my eggs, eat 2 a day!
  • SuperSexyDork
    SuperSexyDork Posts: 1,669 Member
    :heart: eggs. I can't get enough of them and have been salivating all day thinking about the tortilla pizza with an egg baked on it that I've got planned for dinner.

    Eat them. All of them.

    I'm coming over. I'm bringing a box of orange chocolates and we're having a party, mm'kay?
  • Tank_Girl
    Tank_Girl Posts: 372 Member
    I simply don't eat them because they're one of the most cruel foods you can eat, but I won't get into it. It's bad for my karma. :p

    Whatcha mean?
    Cruel if they're battery eggs maybe, but the 4 hens in my garden seem totally okay with us eating what is essentially a period. (dwell on that the next time you're having scramblies y'all ;) )

    Eggsxactly my hens dont mind either
  • GerritTheBlacksmith
    GerritTheBlacksmith Posts: 234
    Good
  • Yani51
    Yani51 Posts: 48 Member
    I don't think the cholesterol in eggs that is much of a problem, rather it's the amount of saturated fat in them.
    My cholesterol was getting high, so the doc told me to cut down on saturated fats. I did and my cholesterol went from 5.8 down to 4.1 within a couple of months. Cholesterol in foods is not that important for most of us, unless you are diabetic. Saturated fat is the problem. Can I suggest you search +cholesterol and +Harvard School of Public Health for more information on the influence of saturated fats and carbs on blood cholesterol levels.
  • TrailRunner61
    TrailRunner61 Posts: 2,505 Member
    I simply don't eat them because they're one of the most cruel foods you can eat, but I won't get into it. It's bad for my karma. :p

    Whatcha mean?
    Cruel if they're battery eggs maybe, but the 4 hens in my garden seem totally okay with us eating what is essentially a period. (dwell on that the next time you're having scramblies y'all ;) )

    I love it! I pointed that out to my family on a few occassions too....and I've been contemplating making a place in our yard for a few hens myself.

    I've had mine for about a year, they're great! They're super low maintenance, eggs every day (less at this time of year when they're moulting) and chickens running is one of the funniest things you'll ever see
    I loved having chickens and wish I could again. Once you have fresh eggs, you hate the 'store bought' kind. They also love to eat scraps from vegetables you cut up, old stale bread, etc., so no more adding to the landfills or compost! I gave mine anything out of the garden that I wouldn't take in the house. Also, if you let them eat grass/and or give them flax seed, the healthy omega oils increase in the eggs and the yolks appear darker. And yes, chickens are fun to watch. Try giving them poprocks. They love it and keep coming back for more, even though they run around shaking their lil heads. haha
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    I'm just curious as to what others think of eggs...I don't eat a lot of them because I've heard of high cholesterol and all...but do you think of them as being good or bad for you? I occasionally hard boil and eat them to increase my protein since I do weight lifting, but I don't know how many I can eat and still be 'healthy'. Any thoughts?

    They're delicious when you add a little mustard and paprika to the yolks. :love:

    Eggs are good for you. Don't let the Food Police scare you.
  • justal313
    justal313 Posts: 1,375 Member
    Hard Boiled Eggs are just fine, as long as you don't screw up cooking.

    1) Put eggs in empty can
    2) Cover with water (and then a little more)
    3) Bring pan to boil and let boil for 2 minutes
    4) Shut off heat, cover pan and let sit for 9 minutes
    5) Drain and rinse eggs with cold running water or transfer to an ice bath until eggs are cool.

    Step 5 is very important as it halts the cooking process and leaves you with nice yellow yokes instead of the awful green yolks I got every easter from that damned bunny.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    I'm okay with the white part, but I think the yolks are nasty! They go into the trash. lol

    We should set up a swap! :laugh: My whites sometimes go in the trash and I just eat the yummy yolk!
  • shelbyfrootcake
    shelbyfrootcake Posts: 965 Member
    :heart: eggs. I can't get enough of them and have been salivating all day thinking about the tortilla pizza with an egg baked on it that I've got planned for dinner.

    Eat them. All of them.

    I'm coming over. I'm bringing a box of orange chocolates and we're having a party, mm'kay?

    Egg and chocolate party. Is there any better kind??
  • shelbyfrootcake
    shelbyfrootcake Posts: 965 Member

    They're delicious when you add a little mustard and paprika to the yolks. :love:

    Eggs are good for you. Don't let the Food Police scare you.

    Oh my days. That mustard/paprika thing sounds awesome!
  • kjw1031
    kjw1031 Posts: 300 Member
    Deviled eggs!! loveshower.gif
  • curvykim78
    curvykim78 Posts: 799 Member
    I'm okay with the white part, but I think the yolks are nasty! They go into the trash. lol

    We should set up a swap! :laugh: My whites sometimes go in the trash and I just eat the yummy yolk!

    GREAT IDEA!!! LOL

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