Eggs go into so many things. Without eggs, people would never know the wonders of omelets, cakes, brownies and many, many more foods.
Even food that doesnโt need eggs can usually be improved by adding them!
Cooking a pizza? Crack an egg on top! Making a salad? Add a hard-boiled egg for deliciousness! Making meatballs? Ensure that they stick together by beating an egg into the mix!
But with such a useful foodstuff comes many misconceptions.
People have been eating eggs for thousands of years. That means that urban legends have sprung up around eggs in many cultures.
People reading this will almost certainly have heard of many of the egg myths below.
And this article will prove that they are absolutely false.
Time to crack some egg myths:
15. Eggs Are Loaded With Bad Cholesterol
Yes, it is true that eggs have cholesterol, but itโs good cholesterol. If anyone is still in doubt about whether they should feast on eggs regularly, then take The Heart Foundationโs word as gospel: โThe cholesterol in eggs has almost no effect on your blood cholesterol levels.โ
14. Avoid Egg Yolks To Lose Weight
Wrong. Itโs become a fad for people to eat egg white only omelets. Not only is this wasteful, but the reasoning behind it is just plain stupid. While itโs true that the majority of an eggโs calories are in the yolk, thatโs also where the protein and vitamin D is. That means that people who avoid egg yolks miss out on the stuff that makes them lose weight. Tests have shown that eating a whole egg at breakfast makes you reduce your food consumption later in the day!
13. Really Wanna Eat Eggs Healthily? Then Eat Them Raw
Unless youโre a chick (in the non-sexist sense.) there is no reason why you should eat eggs raw. In fact, the amount of vitamin B7 thatโs absorbed into the body from a raw egg is less than that of a cooked egg. Also, cooking eggs kills any chance of salmonella.
12. Chickens Only Lay Brown And White Eggs
You wonโt see them in stores in America, but some chickens lay blue and green eggs. If youโre ever in a place that sells eggs of that color. Donโt worry, the innards are the same as the eggs you know and love.
11. Brown Eggs Are Healthier Than White Eggs
Eggs are not bread. That means that the same rules donโt apply. A chicken egg is an egg. Its exterior color makes no difference to its health impact. What does have an impact is the quality of life of the chicken that laid it.
10. A Darker Yolk Means Itโs A Lower Quality Egg
All that a darker yolk tells people is that the chicken didnโt eat much corn, alfalfa, nettle or a few other plants.
9. Are You Pregnant? Then You Had Better Avoid Eggs
Actually, pregnant women should avoid eggs, IF they are raw or undercooked. Thatโs because uncooked eggs have a slim chance of containing salmonella. But if theyโre cooked, then eggs are actually recommended for pregnant women.
8. Donโt Give Eggs To Babies Under The Age Of 1
Just because the baby recently was an egg itself doesnโt mean that it should avoid them. Itโs not cannibalism. Joking aside, seven months is actually the earliest that you can give a baby eggs. Start with a small amount, because 2% of children are allergic.
7. Fertilized Eggs Have More Nutrition
Technically, this is still up for debate. Thereโs nothing to disprove this statement, but thereโs nothing to prove it either.
6. Itโs Easy To Pasteurize Eggs Without Cooking Them
You need specialized equipment to pasteurize eggs. If you have chickens, then donโt eat their eggs raw, even if you put them in โwarmโ water for a while.
5. Putting Eggs In The Fridge Makes Them Taste Worse
All it does it make them taste fresher for longer. It also fights off bacteria. Europeans may disagree, but thatโs because their chickens are vaccinated, meaning their eggs are more resistant to bacteria.
4. Refrigerated Eggs Should Be Kept In The Door
Almost all refrigerators come with a little shelf in the door to store eggs. But thatโs actually the worst place to put them, as theyโll experience temperature fluctuations that make them go bad faster. Instead, put them on the middle shelf in the main part of the fridge.
3. The Nutritional Value Of Eggs Stays The Same, No Matter How You Cook Them
It turns out that fried eggs and boiled eggs keep the most of their nutritional value. Oven baking eggs, on the other hand, causes them to lose 45% of their vitamin D in the first 40 minutes of cooking.
2. An Egg White Mask Is The Best Way An Egg Can Make Wrinkles Disappear
Because they are loaded with vitamins, eggs help our skin, hair and nails. But the best way for them to do this is through being eaten and not being worn as a mask. An egg white mask may allow your skin to absorb some extra vitamins, but you need to definitely be eating them too!
1. Eating Quail Eggs Is An Easy Way Of Getting More Nutrition
Technically it is true that a quail egg contains more protein than a chicken egg. But because quail eggs are so small, people need to eat a lot of them very frequently to see any benefits. Itโs much easier to just stick with good old fashioned chicken eggs.
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