@Rain Bow
Eggs are extremely beneficial containing all the essential amino acids (essential amino acid is one where the body cannot manufacture it on its own- it must be consumed), calcium, protein and cholesterol; many people dont know, but cholesterol is actually essential for brain function. Recently researchers found that eggs are actually something like 15% lower in fat and the yolk is one of the only sources of vitmin D (60% more than originally thought in the 90's).
In the wild, bird will in fat consume their own eggs, and the eggs of other birds. When I was studying Australian finches it was interesting to see how many of them would sacrifice their eggs when there was not an adequate amount of insects.
I prefer eggs hard boiled my reasoning is as such: The entire eggs is valuable and during cooking hard boiled it is self contained and cooked evenly and variably slowly.
* Absorption: Much like anything- what something is 'cooked in' often becomes partially absorbed: so if you cook it in a pan, whatever is in the pan (soap, oils, food residue) is partially absorbed. HOWEVER; boiled in a shell: the membrane is EXTREMELY high in vital nutrients (I and V collagen, glucosamine, chondroitin , hyaluronic acid) which are all important for joint health.
* Temperature: hard boiled egg is a even, slower cooking method that does have 'hot spots'. Cooking an egg in a pan, the egg may become 'crispy' on the edges or a percentage may end up burned, in which case it loses a lot of its nutritional content as protein becomes replaced with 'ash'.
@Monaco
That is actually great news! let me know! please share the recipe.
