The Nutrition in Eggs
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (189793)
Boise, Idaho
July 12, 2025 12:38pm CST
I enjoy eggs nearly as much as I do potatoes. I have been enjoying a couple of eggs and a variety of fruit for my breakfast. I know they are high quality protein but I was wondering the other day what else in the way of nutrients eggs had in them. In my research I found that they are chuck full of other things as well. They have healthy fats and vitamins A, B2, B5, B12, D, E, and K. They also have folate, phosphorus, selenium, calcium, and zinc. As well as the yolk being particularly rich in fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, and K), choline, lutein, and zeaxanthin, while the white provides most of the protein. So vision, bones, cell health, cell growth, skin, oxygen in the blood, and some cholesterol. Most of the nutrients are found in the yolk so be sure to eat the entire eggs. For most healthy adults eating one or two eggs each day is considered safe. They are also high in cholesterol so those people with cardiovascular issues or high cholesterol need to watch how much they eat. I may cute back a little since I don't want to get tired of them and I do have high cholesterol. I see my doctor next month and will see how my cholesterol is doing at that time.
Do you like eggs? Eat a lot of them?
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@sallypup (69156)
• Centralia, Washington
12 Jul
We're doing a vegetarian diet at this point. Especially hubby. I eat eggs two or three times a week. I really don't like to think of where those eggs come from, the condition of the hens but I need solid protein that isn't a bean sometimes. Same with cheese: love it but vegetarian cheese is just nasty. Plus cheese is so loaded with fat and salt. But it brings variety and taste. Just can't win.
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
12 Jul
I could not eat a vegetarian or vegan diet. One of the few things I have left to enjoy in life is food.
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@sallypup (69156)
• Centralia, Washington
13 Jul
@celticeagle I enjoy vegetarian food! I just ordered over 20 pounds of WA state grown peaches. I just can't stand eating much of cow or pig flesh. And I've had chicken friends.
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
13 Jul
@sallypup ..........I can understand.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
12 Jul
There's no one to make them for me; so I haven't had any in a couple of years. I enjoy scrambled, deviled eggs and egg salad.
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
12 Jul
We do too. I'm sorry you don't have someone to fix your favorites for you.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
12 Jul
@celticeagle That's OK. Maybe some day.
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
13 Jul
I will join you in singing the praises of eggs. I have one boiled egg every day
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
13 Jul
When I was in high school a friend and I went on a boiled egg diet.
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
14 Jul
@allknowing ........mostly. But didn't last long.
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
14 Jul
@celticeagle Was it only boiled eggs you thrived on?
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@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
12 Jul
Yes, I love eggs and eat a lot of them. Once in a while, Pretty will tell me she doesn't want any (I always ask when I make them.) and then takes part of the eggs I've made for me. And that's okay...
I don't worry about the cholesterol in them. For healthy people, one to two eggs a day is considered safe... I have health concerns but cholesterol isn't one of them.
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
12 Jul
I don't either. Food is one of the few joys I have left in life.
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
13 Jul
@DaddyEvil .........We only go through once so why not?
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@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
12 Jul
@celticeagle Yup, yup! I have some food allergies but other than that, I eat anything I want.
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
13 Jul
I love eggs and eat them quite frequently. It really killed me when eggs became scarce and the price skyrocketed! I had to temporarily cut back on them for the sake of my wallet! But then I fund a co-worker who raised chickens who started bringing in eggs for me. They were much tastier than store-bought eggs!
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
13 Jul
Luckily I was at a place where I was rather tired of them and was able to do without for about a month and a half and then the prices came down.
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
18 Jul
@celticeagle That worked out well for you! I don’t know if I ever need or want a break from eggs, but then again I don’t eat them on a regular basis. Now bacon, that’s something I could never get tired of!
@Ineeddentures (33875)
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12 Jul
only athletes and active individuals should be eating 2.or 3 eggs per day
14 -20 eggs per week is not good for them normal person
Having said that
I am not active
Or an athlete.
And I eat about 14 eggs per week
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
13 Jul
@Ineeddentures ........Good luck to you.
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@Ineeddentures (33875)
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12 Jul
@celticeagle You are in the safe egg eating range
Next Saturday I may have to eat 15 boiled eggs to win the competition
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
12 Jul
I like eggs fried and potatoes baked.
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
12 Jul
I should eat more eggs.
I had not had them in a good while.
I see they have lutein also..good for the eyes.
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@LeaPea2417 (40020)
• Toccoa, Georgia
13 Jul
Yes I like eggs. I buy eggs nearly every time I go grocery shopping.
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
14 Jul
I'm back to buying more often. Had quit for a while but now egg price are down again.
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@RasmaSandra (97912)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Jul
I don't eat them every day but several times a week,
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
12 Jul
That's what I'll be doing. Right now I'm enjoying them too much.
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
13 Jul
I do enjoy a freshly boiled egg with toast.
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@MarieCoyle (59106)
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12 Jul
I like eggs very much, and I try to eat them twice a week. I don't have a cholesterol problem, I suppose I could have them more often. I try to eat as much protein as I can, and as healthy as I can.
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