As mother nature's original superfood - eggs have been part of our diets since the dawning of time. Yet only now are we learning the full extent of the nutritional wonders they pack, and how beneficial they are in promoting lasting health benefits.
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Loaded with 13 essential vitamins and minerals, eggs also provide key sources of these important nutrients that are needed as part of a healthy diet to help you be your best, every day.
An average serving of two eggs has 82 per cent of your daily vitamin D, half of your daily folate, and a quarter of your Vitamin B2 requirements.
Eggs help increase high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels - or "good" cholesterol as it's commonly known - and this is one reason why eggs have been found to have little to no effect on heart disease risk.
The high satiety levels of eggs leads to greater feelings of satisfaction, less hunger and a lower desire to eat later in the day, meaning you'll be less inclined to reach for that mid-afternoon snack.
They also contain a significant amount of leucine, an amino acid that is important for ongoing muscle support, as well as other key nutrients including vitamin D and Omega-3 fatty acids, plus a little known nutrient, choline, which is important for brain function.
So with all this goodness, why not add eggs into your diet? Here's a recipe to satiate your appetite.
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 120g baby spinach leaves
- 100g semi-dried tomatoes, chopped
- 70g Danish fetta cheese, crumbled
- 2 tbsp roughly chopped fresh basil 4 shallots, thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- wholegrain slices of toast, to serve
- black pepper, to taste, to serve
Method
- Preheat oven to 180C/160C fan forced.
- Place spinach in a non-stick ovenproof frypan over medium heat with a drizzle of olive oil and allow to wilt slightly.
- Add tomatoes, fetta, basil and shallots to the frypan and mix gently together. Drizzle with the olive oil.
- Create four indentations in the mixture and gently crack an egg in each of the indents. Cover with foil and bake for 15 minutes, or until the egg whites are set and the yolk is cooked to your liking.
- Season with black pepper to taste, and serve.
Serves 4
Recipe by Camellia Ling Aebischer and story information sourced from Australian Eggs.
