Eggs

Shopping for Eggs

• Open the egg carton to inspect the eggs and look for uncracked clean eggs.

• Shell color has no effect on an egg's nutritional content and test - the color depends upon the breed of chicken that lays the egg. No breed lays better eggs than another.

Storing Eggs

• Fresh eggs will keep up to 4 weeks in the refrigerator at 40°F.

• Refrigerated egg substitutes offer a cholesterol free option for recipes using eggs.

Nutrition Facts

• Remember: Eggs come from an animal and therefore contain cholesterol.

• One egg contains 210 mg cholesterol. All of the cholesterol is in the yolk (the yellow part) of the egg. The white does not contain cholesterol. Most of the protein is in the white, too.

Eating Eggs

• While there is not dietary requirement for cholesterol since our body makes all that it needs, it is suggested that we keep our cholesterol intake to less than 300 milligrams per day. Not only to eggs contribute cholesterol when fried, poached, boiled, and scrambled, but also when present in baked goods.

Cooking with Eggs

• To help control your cholesterol intake, try using one whole egg and two egg whites to make scrambled eggs, fried eggs, or an omelet. This adds to the overall quantity of egg you can eat without the added cholesterol of two more yolks.