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Eggs

I like eggs because they are very convenient to eat. I just boil a couple in the morning and can carry them around all day to eat whenever I want. They are also very inexpensive and easy to cook. If you need to get plenty of good quality protein, but must do so on a budget, eggs should be a large part of your diet.

Won’t eating eggs raise my cholesterol levels?

In most people, cholesterol levels are regulated internally and not affected by your diet. Others must watch what they eat to prevent increases in bad cholesterol levels. If your cholesterol is already high, you can choose to eat the white part of the egg only, which is pure protein – it contains no fat whatsoever. Or, you can use a new egg product called Omega-3 eggs.

Omega-3 eggs, are just like normal eggs except for the fact that the yolks contain much more of the good fat Omega-3, and less saturated fat. Omega-3 eggs contain as much as 150mg of omega-3 while ordinary eggs contain up to 18mg.

Producers achieve this by feeding the chickens foods that contain high amounts of Omega-3 like flaxseeds and algae. Omega-3 is a “good fat” that has been proven to help increase your good cholesterol levels (HDL), and lower bad cholesterol level (LDL).