Get Egg-Cited for National Egg Month!

May is National Egg Month and what better way to celebrate than making your favorite egg recipes? Eggs are packed with many vitamins and nutrients, making them a great meal or snack.

Each part of the egg, both the yolk and egg whites, are rich in nutrients and have their own health benefits. While you may choose to eat just the egg white, eating the egg whole is the best way to take advantage of all the nutrients in eggs. The yolk contains fat-soluble vitamins, like vitamin D and E, and essential fatty acids.

Eggs are also an important ingredient for cooking. Their consistency and chemical make-up are the glue that holds many recipes together!

3 Health Benefits of Eggs

Eggs are constantly making headlines because they are a food that is frequently studied. They are packed with nutrients and minerals, such as choline, which is used to build cell membranes and neurotransmitters that the brain uses for memory and learning.  Here are some of the other wonderful health benefits associated with eggs:

1. Improve Eye Health: Eggs contain the antioxidants lutein and zeaxanthin, which are important for eye health. These antioxidants have been associated with the prevention of macular degeneration and cataracts.

2. Contain Essential Amino Acids: Eggs are high in quality animal protein and contain all the essential amino acids that your body needs.

3. High in Protein: Eggs are a great source of protein, which your body needs to build muscle and repair tissue. Protein can also help keep you satiated.

7 Egg Dishes to Try

Now that you know some of the health benefits associated with eating eggs, it’s time to get cooking! Eggs are used in many baked foods or can be the star-of-show in an egg-based dish.

Here are 7 of my favorite egg dishes.

1. Quiche: An egg-based dish that is comprised of pastry crust, custard, and cheese. You can mix in some meat, seafood, or vegetables for added nutrients.

2. Hard-Boiled Eggs: An easy to make food that makes a great on-the-go snack!

3. Egg Salad: You can use some of the hard-boiled eggs you made for a snack and chop them up with mayonnaise, salt, and pepper.

4. Breakfast Burrito: Start your morning off with a twist. Create a breakfast burrito using scrambled eggs, cheese, and veggies on a tortilla.

5. Frittata: This dish can be customized to your liking with eggs, milk, garlic, salt, pepper, cheese, veggies or meat.

6. Mediterranean Omelet:  A classic breakfast food that is filling and good for you. All you need are eggs, tomatoes, olives, artichokes, feta cheese, and roasted red pepper.

7. Eggs Benedict: An open-faced sandwich using two halves of an English muffin, topped with a poached egg, hollandaise sauce, and Canadian bacon.

If you are looking for more yummy recipes, check out Enjoying Food Peace: Recipes and Intuitive Eating Wisdom to Nourish Your Body and Mind (my most recent cookbook, which you can purchase here if you haven’t already)

Whether you choose to eat a whole egg or just the egg whites, you can’t go wrong adding them into your daily routine! Eggs can be a main dish, side dish, or used in many cooking and baking recipes. Celebrate National Egg Month by cracking open an egg and enjoy!

Your Turn to Action: Which way will you be eating your eggs this month? Let me know in the comments below.

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