I have something that I must get off my chest.
{Deep Breath}
Hello, my name is Rachel, I am a complete factoid addict. You know factoids, those minute little pieces of information, be they random, helpful, silly, scientific in nature or nutritious in nature, whatever they are… I love facts.
There, I’ve admitted it. Whew! I feel better now.
So because I believe everyone's brain should be crammed full of random factoids, and it's Egg Month over here… I am going to share one Dozen facts about Eggs Get it? A Dozen.. heh.
- A balancing act: It is rumored that an egg will stand on its end during the spring (vernal) equinox, March 21st, one of the two times of the year the sun crosses the equator and that day and night are of equal length. You know I’m going to be figuring this out on my calendar and trying this, and you know you will be too!
- The quality of egg protein is so high that scientists often use eggs as the standard for measuring the protein quality of other foods. And the high-quality protein in eggs provides body and mind energy to keep you and your family going throughout those super busy days
- Did you know that each of the 100 "toques", or pleats, on a chef's hat represents each different way you can cook an egg/
- There are 7 to 17 thousand tiny pores on an egg shell’s surface and you thought you had lots of pores! As the egg ages, these holes permit moisture and carbon dioxide to move out and air to move in.
- Eggs should always be stored in the refrigerator in their cartons because eggs absorb refrigerator odors. Can you imagine, pickle flavored eggs? No Thanks!
- HA! Dump those bland egg white omelets!! The yolk provides the majority of the vitamins and minerals found in each egg, including most of the choline, B12 and nearly half of the protein!!
- The color of the egg yolk depends on the pigmentation (think high school science) of the plants in the hens’ feed. Natural yellow orange substances, like marigold petals, can be added to light colored feed to give the yolk a richer yellow gold color.
- Did you know that an egg will age more in one day at room temperature than they will in one week in your refrigerator? How would you like those odds?
- The eyes have it! Forget about carrots! Lutein and zeaxanthin, two of the antioxidents found in eggs, may prevent macular degeneration.
- One egg has 13 essential vitamins and minerals, high quality protein, healthy unsaturated fats and antioxidants and it only has 70 calories! That’s eggscellent!
- Fight Momnesia!Research shows that choline a nutrient found in eggs affects the areas of the brain responsible for memory function and life-long learning ability. What was I writing about again? Seriously, with my momnesia, I need to be eating a couple of eggs a day!
- It’s all about the “eggsthetics” When a fresh egg is poached or fried it will retain it’s shape better, not spreading out and when you hard boil a fresh egg, it’s easier to peel
So there you have it, One Dozen Eggscellent Facts, and proof that I am indeed, a bit cracked. Do you want more egg tips, tricks, facts, information or recipes? There are some really incredible and eggscellent things on the American Egg Board website!
Rachel is the editor of Blissfully Delish, a mom of two tarnished halo sporting mischief makers and can usually be found standing over a hot stove, a scintillating cookbook or chasing down dragons with her Dyson. When not doing that, she can be found blogging about it all at A Southern Fairytale
**photo by Rachel
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Very cool.
Although I can't peel hard boiled eggs unless they aren't so fresh – but I might just be a moron. Now I am craving egg salad.
Lutein and Zeaxanthin are two carotenoids found in both the retina and lens of the eyes that act as both powerful antioxidants, as well as like a having pair of "internal sunglasses" as they help filter UVA/UVB and blue light.
One or both of these nutrients can be found in such foods as green, leafy vegetables, orange and yellow peppers, broccoli, brussel sprouts, corn and eggs.
A number of peer review research studies have shown that supplementing with lutein and zeaxanthin can significantly reduce the changes of getting macular degeneration. Taking fish oil (omega-3 fatty acids) daily is also proving invaluable in helping prevent the onset of Macular Degeneration. These nutrients are also essential to take for those with macular degeneration in helping preserve vision as has been shown on the recent AREDS2 study.
For more related research studies, see the "Research" section at Natural Eye Care for Macular Degeneration