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4. Eggs
This is another food that has gotten such a bad rap and it doesn’t deserve it at all. Eggs are actually a miracle of nature. That little orb contains everything it needs to turn one cell into an entire baby chicken.
You might have heard that eggs contain tons of cholesterol. The problem here is that there isn’t any scientific evidence to back up the fact that cholesterol in the diet does not raise the bad type of cholesterol in the blood. Actually, eggs can improve the blood lipid profile. They raise HDL and turn that bad LDL into a benign subtype.
So when you eat only those egg whites, you are leaving behind 90 percent of the nutrition! With only 77 calories per egg, they have 6 grams of quality protein (when you eat the yolk), tons of vitamins including A, B2, B5 and that all important B12, as well as iron, phosphorus, and selenium, just to name a few.
If you want to keep your grey matter healthy, you can’t go wrong eating eggs, as they contain choline, a substance many people don’t get enough of. Also, if you are interested in keeping your eyes healthy as you age, eggs contain two substances known to improve eye health: lutein and zeaxanthin.
Did you know that if you eat eggs for breakfast, you might even drop a few pounds? There have been two studies that have shown that subjects who eat eggs for breakfast lose more weight than those who eat bagels, even if they eat the same number of calories.
