Today in our A to Z blogging challenge we have E. Eggs come in a perfect package that can even help your garden grow (composting). Eggs have gotten a bad reputation for causing high cholesterol. It’s been claimed that because of the level of cholesterol in the egg, they must be bad for the heart.

There has been several research projects in recent years that examined the relationship between egg consumption and the risk of heart disease.

Guess what they found? Yep, they found no association between egg consumption and heart disease or stroke. Even with the yellow part. Go figure.

What we do know is that eggs are a high protein food and protein is the most fulfilling macro-nutrient.

This little package has only 77 calories, but delivers 6 grams of protein and 5 grams of the good fats.

Eggs are the beginning of life and contain a little bit of almost every nutrient we need. This just might make them the perfect food.

Along with all that protein, a single  egg  contains

• Vitamin A:    6% of the RDA.
• Folate:            5% of the RDA.
• Vitamin B5:  7% of the RDA.
• Vitamin B12: 9% of the RDA.
• Vitamin B2:   15% of the RDA.
• Phosphorus: 9% of the RDA.
• Selenium:       22% of the RDA.

Eggs also have decent amounts of Vitamin D, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, Vitamin B6, Calcium and Zinc.

Eggs contain all the essential amino acids in the right ratios, so our bodies are well equipped to make full use of the protein in them.

Getting enough protein in our diet is tough and there are some studies that indicate that the  current recommendation may be too low. Eating adequate protein can also help with weight loss, increase muscle mass, lower blood pressure, optimize bone health and keeping eyes healthy. Proteins are the main building blocks of the human body. So eat an egg.

Go ahead and get a couple of eggs, scramble, boil, poach or fry them. My favorite might be served in a breakfast taco (corn tortilla) turkey bacon and avocado.

How do you like your eggs?