On 2008-01-14, Elizabeth Blake wrote:
"Cynthia P" wrote in message
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I agree with the survival part, but there's nothing wrong with
healthy
high cal foods if used in moderation. The trick is to learn to be
happy with the more moderate amounts.

I think this is the part that the current population of Earth has
forgotten.

I'm not doing low carb or low fat, I'm more of a moderate person,
but
if one was doing low carb, the egg yolk would not be a problem. And
if
one is scared of too many saturated fats, omega3 eggs do cut back
on
that, while supplying the good fats.

A few years ago when I started to lose weight I did stick with very
low fat eating, and I did lose weight. I still watch my fat intake
but I don't automatically pass up food just because it has some fat.
My reason for trying to decrease my fat intake is because I can eat a
larger volume of food if I cut down on fat calories. But, I also
don't just want to eat buckets of green beans and broccoli either so
I do have fat but I watch the amounts.

I've never bought the omega 3 eggs but next time I get a craving for
hard boiled eggs I'll look for them.

I love devilled eggs (hard boiled eggs mashed with mayo). I use 3 eggs
and throw two of the yolks away, then mash them it all down with Kraft
non-fat mayo: it hits the spot...

Looking at the nutritional info for Eggland's best, from Safeway, and
each whole egg has only 1g of saturated fat (4g fat total), which is
low by any standards.

It's true that the cholesterol content is a tad high (175mg per egg)
but I thought the conventional wisdom now is that the cholesterol you
eat doesn't actually raise serum cholesterol much if at all (and not
nearly as much as saturated fat does) so it's not really a
consideration. The same reasoning applies to shrimp, I believe
(reference?).

So it looks to me like three eggs (even with the yolks) is actually
still less sat. fat than, say, a single slice of cheese! I think they
get an (undeservedly) bad rap...

Losher