What makes eggs the perfect food?

Jake · 08-24-2007, 05:34 PM

Could a person be healthy living on just eggs?

heathershubby · 08-24-2007, 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by happy cricket

Could a person be healthy living on just eggs?

I don't know about healthy but they would live

eggs are the only source of all of the esstential amino acids

esential aminos are ones our bodys can't but we need so the only way to get them is from food.

aminos are the building blocks that make up all protein but not all protein sources have all the esential ones eggs do thats why they are so perfect.

p.s. please not in order for this to be true you must eat the whole egg. The yolk contains some of the essential aminos that are not found in the egg whites.

hope that helped

Stellar · 08-24-2007, 06:56 PM

I was actually contemplating this very question, not to speed up weight loss but because money was, well, almost nonexistant. A dozen eggs at Trader Joe's is 99 cents, so I was trying to figure out how many we would need to buy. Now, I would probably never want to look at another egg ever again, but there you are. (The answer was we would need three dozen eggs a day in order for us both to have 1500 calories, which is a minimum for me.) My ratio of fats/carbs/proteins would've been just about perfect, though, for me.

heathershubby · 08-24-2007, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Stellar

I was actually contemplating this very question, not to speed up weight loss but because money was, well, almost nonexistant. A dozen eggs at Trader Joe's is 99 cents, so I was trying to figure out how many we would need to buy. Now, I would probably never want to look at another egg ever again, but there you are. (The answer was we would need three dozen eggs a day in order for us both to have 1500 calories, which is a minimum for me.) My ratio of fats/carbs/proteins would've been just about perfect, though, for me.

ok if you ever get crazy enough to only eat eggs make sure they are the omega 3 ones lol need the good fats

emily1965 · 08-25-2007, 12:10 AM

No, you can't be healthy living on just eggs, but eggs have the perfect ratio of protein, fat and carbs.

Ms. Escobar · 08-25-2007, 09:06 AM

I think because you can eat them at any time of the day!

tymom · 08-25-2007, 09:11 AM

Stellar, 3 dozen eggs would be more like 2500 calories. For 1500 you would need about 21 eggs (assuming about 70 calories each.)

I love eggs and have 2 on most days... but wow, I could not choke down that many.

ahamiam1 · 08-25-2007, 09:21 AM

I eat anywhere from 3-6 eggs a day. LOVE THEM and they really are very healthy-but you need your veggies, too!
(it also depends on how you cook them-if they are soaked in butter-then not so healthy!)

ahamiam1 · 08-25-2007, 09:25 AM

Nutritional Value of Healthy Eggs
by author Ron Gdanski

Eggs have been condemned, their high lecithin and methionine content ignored, yet lecithin is an essential part of our diet. It emulsifies fat, breaking it down to smaller fat droplets. This action speeds up and improves the digestion of fats by enzymes because the surface area is increased. Lecithin aids liver function, keeps the arterial lining free from cholesterol and prevents kidney and gallstones from forming. Methionine is also essential in the formation of nucleic acid of the genetic material of every cell. It’s a powerful antioxidant, assists in gall-bladder function and detoxifies heavy metals and excess histamine levels from the body.

The egg is more than nature’s most perfect food. It’s also nature’s most perfect creation. How can healthy eggs contain anything not wholesome and beneficial to humans? The contents in an egg depend on what was in the chicken that laid it!

The nutritional content of eggs can vary considerably with the source and time spent in storage. Nutritional authors advise us to avoid the mass-produced industrial standard eggs from caged hens. These may contain unwanted antibiotics and growth stimulants and viral infections as well as chemical contaminants from their food. Find and eat only farm fresh free-range chicken eggs, they say. But that is not always possible. Another alternative is to purchase premium-priced eggs produced and promoted as high-quality eggs such as "omega-3 eggs." But should we eat eggs at all, and if so, how many per week?

If we go back in time about 35 years to Adelle Davis’s Let’s Get Well, we find eggs are highly recommended for their nutritional value and high lecithin content. She then goes on to describe the benefit of eggs in the diet of people with diabetes, heart disease, multiple sclerosis, psoriasis and weight problems. (These are some of our most common diseases and millions of dollars are spent on drugs to alleviate the conditions.)

Then 12 years ago, Drs Eberhard and Kronhaussen told us, in no uncertain terms, not to eat eggs.

"Egg yolks have too much cholesterol in them, 250 mg per yolk–your total daily allowance," they warned.

And more recently, in author Sally Fallon’s 1999 book Nourishing Traditions, we are advised to eat eggs often. Sally even tells her readers to give infants an egg yolk per day starting at age four months. Egg yolk supplies the cholesterol needed for mental development, sulfur containing amino acids and long chain fatty acids essential for brain development.

High quality eggs are rich in vitamins A and D, as well as choline for mental acuity in adults. Like the B vitamins, choline is a coenzyme needed for metabolism. Choline exists in all living cells, but is probably best known as a major part of lecithin--the emulsifier that keeps fats and cholesterol from clumping together in the blood.

Cholesterol And Protein

Research shows that humans do not increase blood cholesterol levels by eating cholesterol. Rather, we increase cholesterol by eating refined processed flour, sugars and fats. Based on these findings, we should eat eggs to help reduce cholesterol because of the lecithin content and avoid the processed and dead foods that are the real cause of cholesterol.

We all need protein, but it’s not only the amount of protein that counts, it’s the variety or number of different amino acids that can be found in the proteins. There are 20 amino acids with eight of them considered essential in the diet because our bodies cannot make them. Eggs are one of the few foods containing all the essential amino acids. With these, our bodies can make whatever non-essential proteins they need.

Eggs also contain carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals. Poached or soft-boiled eggs are best. Avoid hard-boiled eggs where the blue-green sulphur has separated from the yolk.

Recognize Healthy Eggs

High quality eggs have hard shells, a deep yellow-orange yolk that stands up in a round hemisphere and a white with a more viscous part surrounding the yolk and thinner area around the perimeter. As for viral and parasitic infections such as salmonella, if you purchase high quality eggs you shouldn’t have a problem. Parasitic eggs come from parasitized chickens which have been fed with animal protein and fish scraps. The eggs will have flat, pale yellow yolks, thin shells and a bland taste.

Most cities have egg wholesalers that receive eggs from a variety of nearby producers and distribute them to chain stores. They can never be sure of the quality and they cannot test all of them. To be on the safe side you must learn how to recognize the quality of eggs by their appearance after you break them. If making an omelette, break each egg into a saucer for inspection to avoid contaminating other eggs. If in doubt, discard eggs of doubtful quality or cook them hard enough to kill any parasites.

You may find it difficult or costly to obtain farm fresh eggs, but when you compare the nutritional value of eggs to any other whole food, healthy eggs are your best buy. You pay now or pay later!

Ron Gdanski is an independent health researcher and author of the book Cancer: Cause, Cure and Cover-up.

Source: alive #220, February 2001

For more info visit: Nutritional Value of Healthy Eggs :: Food and Nutrition :: Dairy and Meats :: eggs

Stellar · 08-25-2007, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by tymom

Stellar, 3 dozen eggs would be more like 2500 calories. For 1500 you would need about 21 eggs (assuming about 70 calories each.)

I love eggs and have 2 on most days... but wow, I could not choke down that many.

Three dozen between two people.

That's 1.5 dozen for about 1500 cals; the ones I buy, anyway.

It didn't come to that, however, for which I am relieved. I don't want to become that sick of anything.

Mandy · 08-25-2007, 11:57 AM

I've read the only nutrient eggs "don't" have is vitamin C.

fawn · 08-25-2007, 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by happy cricket

Could a person be healthy living on just eggs?

The short answer my friend is no. You can Live but not healthfully.

40winks · 08-25-2007, 03:13 PM

I love eggs. They're my favorite source of protein. Store brand eggs both make me feel ill and cause me to crave junk food so I buy Omera-3 eggs. I have 3 for breakfast almost every day and sometimes a couple for supper or a snack, so I guess I eat about 2 dozen eggs a week. If the health food store was closer, I'd buy organic eggs; I think they're the very best kind.

kbetz0419 · 08-25-2007, 03:27 PM

I am just curious. If some one was to eat only 21 eggs and took a multi vitamin plus an exra dose of vitamin c. How would that be as far as health goes? Lets put aside the varing levels of carbs that we all eat. This would be aprox 20 carbs. and 1500. Some one said it had the rite portions of protein, fat, carbs. Would the extra added vitamins be enough?

fawn · 08-25-2007, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by kbetz0419

I am just curious. If some one was to eat only 21 eggs and took a multi vitamin plus an exra dose of vitamin c. How would that be as far as health goes? Lets put aside the varing levels of carbs that we all eat. This would be aprox 20 carbs. and 1500. Some one said it had the rite portions of protein, fat, carbs. Would the extra added vitamins be enough?

not for healthy cell regeneration. Not all supplements are absorbed as efficiently as the nutrients from whole foods. We need variety and we need color.

Why would one want to live like that anyway?

fourbeaglesmom · 08-25-2007, 04:46 PM

I don't think I could live strictly on eggs alone but they sure are yummy, especially cooked in lots of butter. Mmmmmmmmmmmm.

kbetz0419 · 08-25-2007, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by fawn

not for healthy cell regeneration. Not all supplements are absorbed as efficiently as the nutrients from whole foods. We need variety and we need color.

Why would one want to live like that anyway?

I think I would grow feathers. I always felt bad for dogs. They eat the same thing over and over

Jake · 08-25-2007, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fawn

not for healthy cell regeneration. Not all supplements are absorbed as efficiently as the nutrients from whole foods. We need variety and we need color.

Why would one want to live like that anyway?

I can't imagine - I know I wouldn't want to. I just wondered why people call it "the perfect food".

smoky · 08-25-2007, 05:53 PM

The most suitable for humans are fats contained in the yolk of a hen’s egg. Those contained in quails' egg are similar, but these eggs are far more expensive. The real value of egg yolk fats, for our body, according to a reliable scientific investigation, is four times higher than the value of the fat from butter or cream.

heathershubby · 08-25-2007, 07:43 PM

There is no way I could live on eggs but I do eat 8 a day

yep my first two meals are 3 egg omletes and I have a hard boiled egg with my next 2 meals lol all omega 3

Stellar · 08-25-2007, 08:12 PM

I can honestly say that I wouldn't want to live that way. But faced with the possibilty of having to buy as much food as possible with as little money as possible without going the cheap carb route, I was prepared to do it. Thankfully, I was able to buy better groceries than that. But I swore when I started this time that there would be no excuses; if money was short I would not use that as an excuse to go back to the carbs, especially since they are not cheaper for me in the long run. I am one of those people who will keep on eating, looking for whatever it is I am missing nutritionally. So, faced with a limited budget, I will choose proteins and fats and very limited carbs.

08-24-2007, 05:34 PM	#1
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Stellar MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Gilbert,AZ USA Posts: 1,322 Gallery: Stellar Stats: 267/207/140 WOE: Atkins Start Date: August 2005	I was actually contemplating this very question, not to speed up weight loss but because money was, well, almost nonexistant. A dozen eggs at Trader Joe's is 99 cents, so I was trying to figure out how many we would need to buy. Now, I would probably never want to look at another egg ever again, but there you are. (The answer was we would need three dozen eggs a day in order for us both to have 1500 calories, which is a minimum for me.) My ratio of fats/carbs/proteins would've been just about perfect, though, for me. __________________ Don't focus on what you can't do. Find something you can do.

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ahamiam1 Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: There's no place like home!!! Posts: 3,845 Gallery: ahamiam1 Stats: 176/168/125/healthy and happy ht- 4'9.5" WOE: Dude, chillin' on the Beach! Start Date: May 2006/ Beach June 15, 2008	Nutritional Value of Healthy Eggs by author Ron Gdanski Eggs have been condemned, their high lecithin and methionine content ignored, yet lecithin is an essential part of our diet. It emulsifies fat, breaking it down to smaller fat droplets. This action speeds up and improves the digestion of fats by enzymes because the surface area is increased. Lecithin aids liver function, keeps the arterial lining free from cholesterol and prevents kidney and gallstones from forming. Methionine is also essential in the formation of nucleic acid of the genetic material of every cell. It’s a powerful antioxidant, assists in gall-bladder function and detoxifies heavy metals and excess histamine levels from the body. The egg is more than nature’s most perfect food. It’s also nature’s most perfect creation. How can healthy eggs contain anything not wholesome and beneficial to humans? The contents in an egg depend on what was in the chicken that laid it! The nutritional content of eggs can vary considerably with the source and time spent in storage. Nutritional authors advise us to avoid the mass-produced industrial standard eggs from caged hens. These may contain unwanted antibiotics and growth stimulants and viral infections as well as chemical contaminants from their food. Find and eat only farm fresh free-range chicken eggs, they say. But that is not always possible. Another alternative is to purchase premium-priced eggs produced and promoted as high-quality eggs such as "omega-3 eggs." But should we eat eggs at all, and if so, how many per week? If we go back in time about 35 years to Adelle Davis’s Let’s Get Well, we find eggs are highly recommended for their nutritional value and high lecithin content. She then goes on to describe the benefit of eggs in the diet of people with diabetes, heart disease, multiple sclerosis, psoriasis and weight problems. (These are some of our most common diseases and millions of dollars are spent on drugs to alleviate the conditions.) Then 12 years ago, Drs Eberhard and Kronhaussen told us, in no uncertain terms, not to eat eggs. "Egg yolks have too much cholesterol in them, 250 mg per yolk–your total daily allowance," they warned. And more recently, in author Sally Fallon’s 1999 book Nourishing Traditions, we are advised to eat eggs often. Sally even tells her readers to give infants an egg yolk per day starting at age four months. Egg yolk supplies the cholesterol needed for mental development, sulfur containing amino acids and long chain fatty acids essential for brain development. High quality eggs are rich in vitamins A and D, as well as choline for mental acuity in adults. Like the B vitamins, choline is a coenzyme needed for metabolism. Choline exists in all living cells, but is probably best known as a major part of lecithin--the emulsifier that keeps fats and cholesterol from clumping together in the blood. Cholesterol And Protein Research shows that humans do not increase blood cholesterol levels by eating cholesterol. Rather, we increase cholesterol by eating refined processed flour, sugars and fats. Based on these findings, we should eat eggs to help reduce cholesterol because of the lecithin content and avoid the processed and dead foods that are the real cause of cholesterol. We all need protein, but it’s not only the amount of protein that counts, it’s the variety or number of different amino acids that can be found in the proteins. There are 20 amino acids with eight of them considered essential in the diet because our bodies cannot make them. Eggs are one of the few foods containing all the essential amino acids. With these, our bodies can make whatever non-essential proteins they need. Eggs also contain carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals. Poached or soft-boiled eggs are best. Avoid hard-boiled eggs where the blue-green sulphur has separated from the yolk. Recognize Healthy Eggs High quality eggs have hard shells, a deep yellow-orange yolk that stands up in a round hemisphere and a white with a more viscous part surrounding the yolk and thinner area around the perimeter. As for viral and parasitic infections such as salmonella, if you purchase high quality eggs you shouldn’t have a problem. Parasitic eggs come from parasitized chickens which have been fed with animal protein and fish scraps. The eggs will have flat, pale yellow yolks, thin shells and a bland taste. Most cities have egg wholesalers that receive eggs from a variety of nearby producers and distribute them to chain stores. They can never be sure of the quality and they cannot test all of them. To be on the safe side you must learn how to recognize the quality of eggs by their appearance after you break them. If making an omelette, break each egg into a saucer for inspection to avoid contaminating other eggs. If in doubt, discard eggs of doubtful quality or cook them hard enough to kill any parasites. You may find it difficult or costly to obtain farm fresh eggs, but when you compare the nutritional value of eggs to any other whole food, healthy eggs are your best buy. You pay now or pay later! Ron Gdanski is an independent health researcher and author of the book Cancer: Cause, Cure and Cover-up. Source: alive #220, February 2001 For more info visit: Nutritional Value of Healthy Eggs :: Food and Nutrition :: Dairy and Meats :: eggs __________________ *Ange* "It is awfully hard to be b-b-brave," said Piglet, "when you are only a Very Small Animal." www.myspace.com/nightmareb4kansas

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kbetz0419 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: moveing to wonderland ASAP Posts: 910 Gallery: kbetz0419 Stats: 5"7 -300/284/150 WOE: who knows? Start Date: Restart may,2008	I am just curious. If some one was to eat only 21 eggs and took a multi vitamin plus an exra dose of vitamin c. How would that be as far as health goes? Lets put aside the varing levels of carbs that we all eat. This would be aprox 20 carbs. and 1500. Some one said it had the rite portions of protein, fat, carbs. Would the extra added vitamins be enough? Last edited by kbetz0419 : 08-25-2007 at 03:45 PM.

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08-25-2007, 12:10 AM	#5
emily1965 Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Portland Posts: 12,877 Gallery: emily1965 WOE: Atkins	No, you can't be healthy living on just eggs, but eggs have the perfect ratio of protein, fat and carbs.

08-25-2007, 09:06 AM	#6
Ms. Escobar Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Avon, Colorado Posts: 76 Gallery: Ms. Escobar Stats: 174/158/130 WOE: Atkins Start Date: Restart July 2007	I think because you can eat them at any time of the day!

08-25-2007, 09:11 AM	#7
tymom Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: SoCal Posts: 727 Gallery: tymom Stats: Big/ not so big/ small WOE: Atkins Start Date: August (this time around)	Stellar, 3 dozen eggs would be more like 2500 calories. For 1500 you would need about 21 eggs (assuming about 70 calories each.) I love eggs and have 2 on most days... but wow, I could not choke down that many.

08-25-2007, 09:21 AM	#8
ahamiam1 Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: There's no place like home!!! Posts: 3,845 Gallery: ahamiam1 Stats: 176/168/125/healthy and happy ht- 4'9.5" WOE: Dude, chillin' on the Beach! Start Date: May 2006/ Beach June 15, 2008	I eat anywhere from 3-6 eggs a day. LOVE THEM and they really are very healthy-but you need your veggies, too! (it also depends on how you cook them-if they are soaked in butter-then not so healthy!)

08-25-2007, 11:57 AM	#11
Mandy MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: East coast Delaware Posts: 1,039 Gallery: Mandy WOE: Atkins maintenance and intermittent fasting Start Date: April 1999	I've read the only nutrient eggs "don't" have is vitamin C.

08-25-2007, 03:13 PM	#13
40winks Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 3,814 Gallery: 40winks Stats: In 2002: 273/184. Now: 244/?/199 WOE: Low-Carb + Exercise Start Date: Restarted 1/18/08	I love eggs. They're my favorite source of protein. Store brand eggs both make me feel ill and cause me to crave junk food so I buy Omera-3 eggs. I have 3 for breakfast almost every day and sometimes a couple for supper or a snack, so I guess I eat about 2 dozen eggs a week. If the health food store was closer, I'd buy organic eggs; I think they're the very best kind.

08-25-2007, 04:46 PM	#16
fourbeaglesmom Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 302 Gallery: fourbeaglesmom Stats: 193/180/140 WOE: Atkins NDR 2002 Start Date: Restarted November 15/07	I don't think I could live strictly on eggs alone but they sure are yummy, especially cooked in lots of butter. Mmmmmmmmmmmm.

08-25-2007, 05:53 PM	#19
smoky Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sask. Canada Posts: 481 Gallery: smoky Stats: Start weight 272 lb now am at 230 WOE: Eat Fat Get Thin Start Date: May 2006	The most suitable for humans are fats contained in the yolk of a hen’s egg. Those contained in quails' egg are similar, but these eggs are far more expensive. The real value of egg yolk fats, for our body, according to a reliable scientific investigation, is four times higher than the value of the fat from butter or cream.

08-25-2007, 07:43 PM	#20
heathershubby Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 107 Gallery: heathershubby Stats: 488 lbs/430 lbs/200lbs WOE: educating myself on Low Carb	There is no way I could live on eggs but I do eat 8 a day yep my first two meals are 3 egg omletes and I have a hard boiled egg with my next 2 meals lol all omega 3

08-25-2007, 08:12 PM	#21
Stellar MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Gilbert,AZ USA Posts: 1,322 Gallery: Stellar Stats: 267/207/140 WOE: Atkins Start Date: August 2005	I can honestly say that I wouldn't want to live that way. But faced with the possibilty of having to buy as much food as possible with as little money as possible without going the cheap carb route, I was prepared to do it. Thankfully, I was able to buy better groceries than that. But I swore when I started this time that there would be no excuses; if money was short I would not use that as an excuse to go back to the carbs, especially since they are not cheaper for me in the long run. I am one of those people who will keep on eating, looking for whatever it is I am missing nutritionally. So, faced with a limited budget, I will choose proteins and fats and very limited carbs.