Its an egg lovers dilemma, I love eggs but I really need a variety. I've eaten thousands of omelets and thousands of fried eggs.
The egg in my opinion is about an absolute perfect food, it goes with just about everything you can imagine.
You can make them scrambled, fried, hard-cooked, poached, baked, make omelets, souffles, custard sauce and meringues and the list goes on.
Nutrient Breakdown (from the American Egg Board at http://www.aeb.org)
Nutrient Content of a Large Egg
Nutrient (unit) Whole Egg - Egg White - Egg Yolk
Calories (kcal) 75 - 17 - 59
Protein (g) 6.25 - 3.52 - 2.78
Total lipid (g) 5.01 - 0 - 5.12
Total carbohydrate (g) 0.6 - 0.3 - 0 .3
Fatty acids (g) 4.33 - 0 - 4.33
Saturated fat (g) 1.55 - 0 - 1.55
Monounsaturated fat (g) 1.91 - 0 - 1.91
Polyunsaturated fat (g) 0.68 - 0 - 0.68
Cholesterol (mg) 213 - 0 - 213
Thiamin (mg) 0.031 - 0.002 - 0.028
Riboflavin (mg) 0.254 - 0.151 - 0.103
Niacin (mg) 0.036 - 0.031 - 0.005
Vitamin B6 (mg) 0.070 - 0.001 - 0.0069
Folate (mcg) 23.5 - 1.0 - 22.5
Vitamin B12 (mcg) 0.50 - 0.07 - 0.43
Vitamin A (IU) 317.5 - 0 - 317
Vitamin E (mg) 0.70 - 0 - 0.70
Vitamin D (IU) 24.5 - 0 - 24.5
Choline (mg) 215.1 - 0.42 - 214.6
Biotin (mcg) 9.98 - 2.34 - 7.58
Calcium, Ca (mg) 25 - 2 - 23
Iron, Fe (mg) 0.72 - 0.01 - 0.59
Magnesium, Mg (mg) 5 - 4 - 1
Copper, Cu (mg) 0.007 - 0.002 - 0.004
Iodine, I (mg) 0.024 - 0.001 - 0.022
Zinc, Zn (mg) 0.55 - 0 - 0.52
Sodium, Na (mg) 63 - 55 - 7
Manganese, Mn (mg) 0.012 - 0.001 - 0.012
So you see... Its almost perfect.
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