{"id":10076,"date":"2015-10-09T09:44:55","date_gmt":"2015-10-09T08:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10076"},"modified":"2015-10-09T13:00:41","modified_gmt":"2015-10-09T12:00:41","slug":"health-benefits-eggs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/health-benefits-eggs\/","title":{"rendered":"The Health Benefits of Eggs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #980a0d;\"><strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Today, 9th of October, is World Egg Day. To celebrate we&#8217;ve explored what eggs are good for and their real health benefits&#8230; <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #980a0d;\"><strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Whether you like them scrambled, boiled or poached, take a look at why eggs should be part of your well-balanced diet.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #980a0d;\"><b style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Low-cost protein<\/b><\/span>\r\n\r\n<b style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><\/b>Eggs are a low-cost source of protein that would be expensive to obtain from meat. Most of the protein is in the egg white and is highly digestible by humans.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #980a0d;\"><b>Weight Loss<\/b><\/span>\r\n\r\nEggs are low-calorie and low-fat. (The average boiled egg contains 155 calories.)\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #980a0d;\"><b>Pregnancy<\/b><\/span>\r\n\r\nEggs are a rich sources of choline, a B-complex vitamin that has been shown to enhance foetal brain development so organic, pasteurised eggs are a good addition to the diet of pregnant women.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #980a0d;\"><b>Happiness<\/b><\/span>\r\n\r\nCholine is an essential part of the methylation process, a cycle that produces hormones that make us happy such as serotonin and dopamine.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #980a0d;\"><b>Cholesterol<\/b><\/span>\r\n\r\nEggs have been associated with high cholesterol content and therefore, with an increased risk of heart disease. Recent studies however, suggest this may not be the concern it once was. The important thing for cholesterol levels is to eat a balanced diet that is low in saturated fat. You only need to reduce your egg intake if advised by your health professional.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #980a0d;\"><b>Bone health<\/b><\/span>\r\n\r\nEggs contain lots of <strong>vitamin D<\/strong> which is essential for calcium and phosphate balance and the health of our bones.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #980a0d;\"><b>Thyroid health<\/b><\/span>\r\n\r\n<strong>Iodine<\/strong> is an important mineral for thyroid hormone health, but it can be quite difficult to obtain from food. Eggs however, are a great natural source of iodine.\r\n<h2><b>Want some great recipe ideas for preparing eggs?<\/b><\/h2>\r\nWhy not try <strong>Jamie Oliver\u2019s <a title=\"boiled eggs\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jamieshomecookingskills.com\/recipe.php?title=boiled-eggs-with-dippy-soldiers\" target=\"_blank\">recipe for the perfect boiled egg<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or <span style=\"color: #980a0d;\"><strong>Waitrose <a title=\"waitrose poached eggs\" href=\"http:\/\/www.waitrose.com\/home\/recipes\/step_by_step\/how_to_poach_an_egg.html#.U09-POZdU7Q\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #980a0d;\">guide to poached egg perfection<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span>. Are scrambled eggs your thing? How about mixing them up with smoked salmon for a tasty, nutritious breakfast? <strong>Sainsbury&#8217;s <a title=\"scrambled eggs sainsburys\" href=\"http:\/\/inspiration.sainsburys-live-well-for-less.co.uk\/recipes\/ultimate-smoked-salmon-scrambled-eggs\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ultimate Smoked Salmon and Scrambled Egg recipe is here<\/a>.<\/strong> Enjoy!<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jamieshomecookingskills.com\/recipe.php?title=boiled-eggs-with-dippy-soldiers\">\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">\r\n<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/partner\/TescoGroceries.aspx?t=lwk\" target=\"_blank\">Buy <strong>your groceries<\/strong> at <strong>Tesco<\/strong> and get up to 7% back for your kids<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/partner\/waitrose.aspx?t=lwk\" target=\"_blank\">Buy <strong>your groceries<\/strong> at <strong>Waitrose<\/strong> and get up to 6% back for your kids<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/partner\/sainsburys.aspx?t=lwk\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Buy <strong>your groceries<\/strong> at <strong>Sainsbury&#8217;s<\/strong> and get \u00a30.50\u00a0back for your kids<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/partner\/MorrisonsGroceries.aspx?t=lwk\" target=\"_blank\">Buy <strong>your groceries<\/strong> at <strong>Morrisons<\/strong>\u00a0and get\u00a0up to\u00a36 back for your kids<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/partner\/asda.aspx?t=lwk\" target=\"_blank\">Buy <strong>your groceries<\/strong> at <strong>Asda\u00a0<\/strong>and get\u00a0up to \u00a33.5 back for your kids<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/partner\/Ocado.aspx?t=lwk\" target=\"_blank\">Buy <strong>your groceries<\/strong> at <strong>Ocado<\/strong>\u00a0and get\u00a0up to \u00a310 back for your kids<\/a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/eggschange.weebly.com\/organic-egg-benefits.html\" target=\"_blank\">Featured Image\u00a0<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Today, 9th of October, is World Egg Day. To celebrate we&#8217;ve explored what eggs are good for and their real health benefits&#8230; Whether you like them scrambled, boiled or poached, take a look at why eggs should be part of your well-balanced diet. &nbsp; Low-cost protein Eggs are a low-cost source of protein that would","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10096,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3500,3348],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tasty-family-food-and-recipes","category-lifestyle-tips-for-families"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>The Health Benefits of Eggs<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What are the health benefits of eggs? 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