All About Eggs

Everything you always wanted to know about eggs - and did not know where to find it: Useful information about one of the healthiest nutrition: The Egg!
For example: The consumption of two eggs and one glass of orange juice gives the body all the essential vitamins and minerals it needs. The latest information from the American Heart Association is important not only for children but especially for the elderly: “An Egg a Day is now OK!” (also for your Pet!) Because an egg means: Nutrition in a shell instead of a pill!
As food safety is a very important item as well, we have got a lot of information about the handling of eggs for you.
And – don’t forget the children! Eggciting information about eggs especially for them!

Egg Nutrition and Cholesterol

Eggs have the highest quality protein and contain practically every essential mineral and vitamin needed by humans. There is no link between eggs and heart disease, but there is a link between fat and cholesterol. Information about this, as well as how you can incorporate eggs in a heart healthy eating plan you will find in the science based reports below.

Eggs as a Functional Food: We´ve Only Just Begun
By: Dr. Donald McNamara

Marketing Egg Nutrition by Dr. D.J. McNamara

Eggs – Unscrambling The Facts. By Dr. J. Gray

Cholesterol – Facts by Dr. M. Smith

Don’t Forget The Eggs! An Egg a Day is now OK

Think Eggs!

Kids and Eggs

Not only eating breakfast is very important for your kids to perform better in school – it definitely should be healthy and include eggs! Parents decide what to serve – but children decide whether and what to eat. The following contains not only information about nutrition for children but education about eggs in a playful manner.

Commonsense Nutrition for Children
Breakfast
Questions to the expert
Amino Acids

A Dozen Heart-Healthy Habits For Kids ( … and their parents)

Infants & children need extra protection from foodborne illness

The Super Duper Fun Eggtivity Sheet

The Eggtivities Workbook

Food Safety

The way food is processed and prepared is extremely important because all foods have the ability to carry microorganisms (like bacteria and viruses) or toxins that can cause illness. The risk of getting a foodborne illness from eggs is very low and it is important to understand that eggs are not the only source of Salmonella bacteria as they are widely found in nature.
Reading the articles below you will find a lot of information about what is mentioned above as well as how you can protect yourself and your family from foodborne illness.

Egg Safety Tips by the Dozen

Eggs and Food Safety

Fight Bac! Safe Food-Handling tips

Special Occasions

Other Questions about Eggs