- One Egg: 2 WW pts.
- One 8oz. glass of Skim Milk: 2 WW pts.
Total: 4 WW pts.!!
Guys, I eat the whole egg because all the nutrients are in the yolk. Now, I know what you're thinking...my cholesterol must be really high, or this certainly cannot be good to have an egg a day!
First off, the yolk contains over 20 vitamins and minerals. the yolk contains 100% of the carotenoids, essential fatty acids, vitamins A, E, D, and K (6 items). The white does not contain 100% of any nutrient. The yolk contains more than 90% of the calcium, iron, phosphorus, zinc, thiamin, B6, folate, and B12, and 89% of the panthothenic acid (9 items). **This info taken from nutritiondata.com.
As far as the cholesterol issue:
One large egg has about 213 milligrams (mg) of cholesterol — all of which is found in the yolk. If you are healthy, it's recommended that you limit your dietary cholesterol intake to less than 300 mg a day. If you have cardiovascular disease, diabetes or high LDL (or "bad") cholesterol, you should limit your dietary cholesterol intake to less than 200 mg a day. ***This info taken from mayoclinic.com.
With this said, I buy medim eggs, which has 190mg of cholesterol. Thankfully, I do not have any cholesterol issues. If you do have cholesterol issues, I would advise on not having eggs more than three times a week. Also, remember, these are stats for ONE egg ppl!
Let me know if you guys have any questions.
What did you have for breakfast?
