{"id":1153,"date":"2018-10-13T18:04:44","date_gmt":"2018-10-13T17:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/esicygh.cluster028.hosting.ovh.net\/?p=1153"},"modified":"2018-10-13T18:04:44","modified_gmt":"2018-10-13T17:04:44","slug":"the-simple-egg-why-everyone-should-eat-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coreprogress.co.uk\/?p=1153","title":{"rendered":"The simple EGG & why everyone should eat them."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Firstly, they are delicious and so versatile. Here are my top 12 eggy favourites eaten for breakfast, lunch, a light-dinner or as a snack.<\/p>\n

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  1. Soft-boiled egg dipped with soldiers (not just for kids 😉)<\/li>\n
  2. Hard-boiled eggs on salads<\/li>\n
  3. Omelette<\/li>\n
  4. Scrambled eggs<\/li>\n
  5. Poached egg<\/li>\n
  6. Fried eggs<\/li>\n
  7. French toast<\/li>\n
  8. Frittata<\/li>\n
  9. Egg muffin<\/li>\n
  10. Raw egg in smoothies<\/li>\n
  11. Egg fried rice<\/li>\n
  12. Kedgeree<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Contrary to popular belief, there\u2019s no recommended limit on how many you should eat.<\/p>\n

    \u2018Eggs do contain cholesterol, but our blood cholesterol is not affected by the cholesterol in foods we eat\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n

    Kiri Elliott, dietitian & BDA spokesperson, Oct 2018<\/p>\n

    Eggs for Health<\/h2>\n
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    1. Eggs are rich sources of selenium, vitamin D (helps to protect bones, preventing osteoporosis<\/a> and rickets<\/a>), B6, B12 (helps the immune system work properly) and minerals such as zinc, iron and copper<\/li>\n
    2. One egg contains 12% of your daily RI of protein<\/li>\n
    3. Contain vitamin D which is important for healthy bones, teeth and muscles<\/li>\n
    4. During pregnancy<\/a> and breast feeding, an adequate supply of choline is particularly important, since choline is essential for normal brain development<\/li>\n
    5. Good quality source of protein<\/li>\n
    6. Inexpensive<\/li>\n
    7. Aids in weight loss due to the high protein content keeping one fuller for longer, Ideal for brekkie!<\/li>\n
    8. Helps improve heart health thanks to betaine and choline<\/li>\n
    9. Beneficial in improving cognitive health<\/li>\n
    10. Aids in growth & development of body<\/li>\n
    11. Maintains healthy hormonal functioning of thyroid<\/li>\n
    12. Contain omega 3 and vitamin E. Reducing the risk of heart disease and promote healthy skin<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      Choose eggs from free-range or organically raised chickens. Eggs should always be visually inspected before buying and are best stored in the refrigerator for up to one month.<\/p>\n

      What\u2019s not to LOVE about the simple egg!?<\/p>\n

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        Firstly, they are delicious and so versatile. Here are my top 12 eggy favourites eaten for breakfast, lunch, a light-dinner or as a snack. Soft-boiled egg dipped with soldiers (not just for kids 😉) Hard-boiled eggs on salads Omelette Scrambled eggs Poached egg Fried eggs French toast Frittata Egg muffin Raw egg in smoothies […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p99bnz-iB","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coreprogress.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coreprogress.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coreprogress.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coreprogress.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coreprogress.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1153"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.coreprogress.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1161,"href":"https:\/\/www.coreprogress.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1153\/revisions\/1161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coreprogress.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coreprogress.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coreprogress.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}