“Heart” Your Eggs
Enjoy Eggs with Your Loved One This Valentine’s Day
Looking to romance that special someone on Valentine’s Day with a delicious, yet nutritious, meal? Now is the perfect time to re-introduce eggs into a heart-healthy diet. Decades of research have shown that eating eggs does not increase heart disease risk. The all-natural incredible edible egg is packed with 13 essential vitamins and minerals, high-quality protein, healthy unsaturated fats and antioxidants, for only 70 calories. Plus, eggs are inexpensive and easy to prepare.
“Eggs deserve another look,” says registered dietitian Neva Cochran. “Like chocolate or nuts, eggs have an unwarranted bad reputation when it comes to heart health. Eating an egg a day adds high-quality protein and essential nutrients to a healthy diet.”
More reasons to surprise your sweetie with eggs on Valentine’s Day:
- Eggs are versatile and easy to prepare. Eggs can be scrambled in minutes for the couple on the go, baked into a quiche or soufflé for a candlelit dinner, or hard-cooked for a healthy picnic item. Any way you prepare them, eggs are quick and easy, even for the novice cook!
- Eggs are one of the most affordable sources of protein. For an average of just 17 cents each, eggs deliver a big nutrient bang for your buck.i Who needs to spend a fortune on a fancy Valentine’s Day dinner when you can have a filling feast for mere pennies?
- Eggs are nature’s original form of portion control. At just 70 calories per egg, this perfectly-portioned food is a good source of hunger-quenching protein that can keep you satisfied longer and help you better manage your weight.ii
- Eggs deserve some lovin’. Pair eggs with the healthy foods they deserve. Fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy foods and small amounts of heart healthy oil are the perfect partner to eggs.
Celebrate this Valentine’s Day with some of Neva’s favorite egg dishes, both under 250 calories per serving!
- Poached eggs on roasted veggies: This recipe is a true example of how to pair eggs with good company. click here for recipe
- Quiche in pepper pots: This easy recipe is not only delicious, but the edible pepper pots require very little clean-up! click here for recipe
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Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index. Retail prices for beef, pork, and poultry cuts, eggs, and dairy products. 16 January 2008, http://www.ers.usda.gov/Data/MeatPRiceSpreads/. |
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Weigle DS et al. 2005. A high-protein diet induces sustained reductions in appetite, ad libitum caloric intake, and body weight despite compensatory changes in diurnal plasma leptin and ghrelin concentrations. Am J Clin Nutr. 82:41-48. |
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About the American Egg Board (AEB)
AEB is the U.S. egg producer's link to the consumer in communicating the value of The incredible edible egg™ and is funded from a national legislative checkoff on all egg production from companies with greater than 75,000 layers, in the continental United States. The board consists of 18 members and 18 alternates from all regions of the country who are appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture. The AEB staff carries out the programs under the board direction. AEB is located in Park Ridge, Ill. Visit www.incredibleegg.org for more information.
About the Egg Nutrition Center (ENC)
The Egg Nutrition Center (ENC) is the health education and research center of the American Egg Board. Established in 1979, ENC provides science-based information to health promotion agencies, physicians, dietitians, nutritional scientists, media and consumers on issues related to egg nutrition and the role of eggs in the American diet. ENC is located in Washington, DC. Visit www.enc-online.org for more information. |
