List Of Fat Burning Foods #4 Free Range Whole Eggs

List Of Fat Burning Foods #4 Free Range Whole Eggs

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Most people seem to think that eggs are a bad food, more likely to make you store more belly fat than lose any. So you might be pretty surprised to see me include them in a list of fat burning foods! Unfortunately most of this bad press comes from the fried versions served up at fast food joints, and the pre-conception that they are a fatty food.

And can we forget the horrible conditions that battery farmed hens have to endure to produce our eggs in the first place? They have also been classified as a "high cholesterol food", but more on that in a moment.

But I'm going to focus on the positives and show you that the right eggs are actually nutritional powerhouses, and a true fat burning food!

Choose Whole Eggs

Recently it seems to have become popular to only eat the egg whites, discarding the yolk. The thinking behind this is that the whites contain all of the good stuff (i.e. the protein) and the yolks contain all of the crappy stuff (fat and cholesterol). Fair enough, yolk goes in the bin. But hang on a minute, what if I told you the thinking behind egg yolks was all wrong...

In truth whole eggs are a much better source of bio-available protein than the whites alone. This is because of a more balanced amino acid profile, making the protein easier to digest. But we're not at the best bit yet...

Egg yolks are the healthiest and most nutritious part of the egg! They contain 90% of an egg's vitamins, antioxidants and minerals. More than 90%! And to think, we've been throwing them in the bin!

Egg Yolk Nutritional Facts

One of the antioxidants found in the egg yolk is lutein. This little guy can also be found in leafy greens such as spinach, and helps to maintain the health of your eyes. It also helps to slow the thickening of arteries, which can lead to heart disease over time.

The yolk is also where you'll find vitamins, A, D, E, K, B12, B6 as well as minerals such as zinc, iron and phosphorus. It is also packed with plenty of essential fatty acids.

So as you can see, by avoiding eggs completely, or just eating the whites you are missing out on a ton of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients.

But What About Cholesterol?

But what about the rumors that eggs are bad for my cholesterol levels; are they true? Well no actually, the rumors are false.

Recent research has shown us that eggs increase the amount of HDL cholesterol in our bodies (the good cholesterol) without increasing the amount of LDL cholesterol (the bad kind).

HDL cholesterol actually makes many of your body's vital functions possible. Increased levels of HDL have been linked to a DECREASED risk of hear disease.

The Free-Range Argument

I'm a big fan of choosing the produce of free-range animals; their meat, their milk etc. I went to great length on the subject in my recent article on free range chicken breast. And guess what, free range eggs are no exception to this rule.

A hen's quality of life, diet and environment are directly linked to the amount of nutrition that can be found in her eggs. Here is a little test you can do for yourself. If you were to crack open a battery farmed egg, and then a free-range egg you should notice a few differences. Firstly the free-range egg's shell will be thicker and harder to crack. Next the free range yolk will be a deep orange, compared to a pale yellow yolk from the battery farmed egg.

Unfortunately battery farmed hens never get exercise or get access to a natural diet. But for the free range hens that do, it means their eggs are full of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and have a healthy ratio of omega 3 to omega 6 fatty acids. So it definitely is worth paying a little extra at the grocery store!

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I hope you've enjoyed this article about free range, whole eggs. Check out my List Of Fat Burning Foods and uncover Negative Calorie Foods for even more foods that will help you lose weight.



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