Food Hack Friday: Boiled eggs
Today we talk about the almighty egg.
This isn’t necessarily a hack as we all know about boiled eggs, but most people don’t utilise this amazing, tasty, and nutritious filler.
Why?? The most prevalent reason is the bad press eggs get in relation to cholesterol.
It is true that eggs contain cholesterol, an estimated 60% of our daily average. It was understood that this cholesterol had a direct correlation with high cholesterol in our bodies.
In actual fact, cholesterol is an important structural molecule that plays a significant part in keeping our bodies functioning. The liver produces cholesterol and if we don’t consume enough of it from food, then the body will naturally force the production of more – which can raise our cholesterol to unsafe levels. It is not necessarily the food we consume that causes high cholesterol.
This is great news because the egg is one of the most nutritious foods on earth! It’s so jam packed with nutrients it has the ability to create life in the form of a fluffy little chick (don’t think about that point too much).
It is an excellent protein source, fills you up, and makes for one of mother natures best snacks.
So, off you go. Boil up a 7 eggs, refrigerate them, and pack one each morning with your lunch and other snack. When it comes to snack time this little guy will tide you over until your main meal.
This is one of the best weight loss snacks you have access to, relatively cheap, and takes up almost no room in your bag.
Cooking tips:
- Submerge the eggs in lukewarm water so they won’t crack when placed in boiling water.
- Bring a pot of water to the boil and place the eggs into the boiling water.
- Set a timer for:
- 7 minutes: if you want the yolk to be hard but only just
- 8 minutes: for the yolk to be close to hard boiled
- 9 minutes: for a completely boiled egg (the yolk won’t have that rich orange any longer, more of a pale yellow)