THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT HEALTH AND EGGS

The nutrition people have got it right now. Eggs are very good for you. And, in
my humble opinion, mine are the best of the best.
 
Let me give you the latest...
  1. Farmer Brown eggs are loaded up with essential nutrients.  There are 13 vitamins and nutrients inside one of my eggs – including Vitamin D, which is a hard one to get into you if, like me, you’re avoiding the sun these days. You vegetarians take note, my eggs also contain folate, iron and B12.
  2. Want some high quality protein – then Farmer Browns are the answer. Kids, teenagers, pregnant ladies, have a Farmer Brown egg every day for some complete, balanced protein. It’ll make you young ‘uns grow up big and strong.
  3. Eye specialists are into Farmer Brown eggs. Apparently my eggs have got those very important carotenoids, lutein and zeaxanthin. What they do is help stop macular degeneration when you get older.
  4. No prizes for this one. Farmer Brown eggs make you brainy. They contain choline which is essential for proper brain development before and after you’re born. Thank you Mum for making me eat all those eggs!
  5. Cholesterol. Wouldn’t worry about it, if you eat Farmer Browns. See, they’ve done the big research study* and they’ve found eating one of my eggs every day wouldn’t increase your blood cholesterol. Very low in saturated fat (up to 1.5g per egg), and around 3 grams of the good fats. So have an egg for breakfast – just think about what else you serve it with.
The other thing to remember when you have a nice Farmer Brown egg is that you’re not wolfing down the calories. Depending on the size of the egg – 1 egg contains about 75 calories or 310 kilojoules and also has a significantly high satiety effect so that you feel fuller for longer – good news for my dieting friends.

And don’t forget dogs and cats. Eggs are a tasty, nutritious food for them too. They'll romp in at pet day cause their coats will be lovely and shiny!
 
If you’d like some more info on why the health profession loves eggs, how about
you go to one of these sites:

www.eggs.org.nz

www.eggfarmers.org.nz

www.eggs.org.au

*J.Gray (Registered Public Health Nutritionist, Guildford, Surrey, UK) and B Griffin (Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK).