Eggs
“I consider myself ‘pseudo vegetarian’ or ‘flexitarian’ which means that I mainly eat plant based foods,” says Rachel Goldman, Ph.D., FTOS, Licensed Psychologist and Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry NYU School of Medicine. But she said that she prefers eggs as a source of protein.
According to medical specialists, eggs contain essential antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and other powerful brain nutrients, such as vitamin B12, vitamin B2, Vitamin A, vitamin B5, selenium, iron, potassium, zinc, manganese, high quality protein, and good fats, that are beneficial to human health. They are considered some of the healthiest foods on the planet.
One large egg contains 77 calories, 6 grams of quality protein, and 5 grams of good fats. “We are probably more embracing of eggs within a heart-healthy dietary pattern than we were 20 years ago, but it’s still a source of dietary cholesterol,” said Jo Ann Carson, professor of clinical nutrition at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. “Eating an egg a day as a part of a healthy diet for healthy individuals is a reasonable thing to do.”
“For someone who’s decided to go vegetarian, and they’re not eating red meat, maybe the only source of cholesterol would be in an egg,” she said. “Those individuals could probably include eggs a little bit more in their diet.”
“Eggs! They have lots of high quality protein, especially tryptophan. Protein is satiating, and also you spend more energy converting it to a metabolite that can be burned, which aids in weight management. Eggs are great by themselves, with many different ways of preparation, or they can be added to foods easily,” said Robert Lustig, M.D., M.S.L., director of the Weight Assessment for Teen and Child Health (WATCH) Program at the University of California, San Francisco.
