How Much Protein is in an Egg?
Eggs are an excellent source of protein and relatively cheap too. They have a very high biological value and a full complement of essential and non essential amino acids. In short, if you wanted a complete and easy to absorb protein source look no further than eggs.
With that said there are a few considerations you might want to make when buying and preparing eggs. First of all some of the protein in an egg is found in the yolk, so if you separate your whites and discard the yolk you will also be lowering the protein content of each egg you purchased and therefore increasing the price per gram of protein.
Second point is that eggs come in different sizes, and therefore the amount of protein they contain is different. For example the
Size of Egg Grams of Protein Grams of Protein
(whole egg including yolk) (White Only)
Small 4.8 2.7
Medium 5.5 3.2
Large 6.3 3.6
Extra Large 7 4
Jumbo 7.9 4.6
As you can see about 58% of the protein in an egg is contained in the white, the rest is in the yolk. So if you like to separate the yolk out of your egg you're losing 42% of the protein in each egg. This is not very cost effective if you're eating eggs for their protein content. Every time you throw away a yolk you're literally throwing away almost half the protein in the egg as well.
The yolk of an egg provides lots of nutrients that your body needs, there is no reason to throw it away. The cholesterol and fat content of the yolk will only contribute a small portion to your overall daily intake with no detrimental effects.
Scrambled, poached, sunny side up, omelet, over easy, over hard, Benedict, whatever. Eggs are a great way to get your protein requirement for the day.
Selecting and Buying Vegetable Garden Seeds
To have a good garden, you need good seeds. It's not enough that the seeds simply are capable of growing -- you want them to produce a crop of the desired quality under the conditions existing where you've placed your garden.
Some varieties of vegetables will only thrive under specific conditions, while others can produce bountiful harvests in almost any soil and climate conditions. If you're unsure whether specific vegetable varieties will grow in your area, focus on those that have proven themselves in many different growing conditions, and are recognized as standards.
If you can, select varieties known to do well in your area. Don't restrict yourself, however. If you have room in the garden to try a variety you're unsure of, go ahead. Just keep that in mind so that if the experiment is a failure, you understand why (and you have backups so that you're not without that vegetable for a season.)
You also want to make sure you have more seed than you really need. Sometimes your crop will be damaged by an unexpected late frost, or pesky insects, making it necessary to replant. By having extras on hand, you can quickly and easily regroup and start over. Keep in mind, that the additional expense is slight, and in some cases, moot, as most seed packages come with more than enough for 1-2 seasons for all but the largest of gardens.
There are many different ways to purchase seed. Many companies have online catalogs, but most will mail a catalog to you upon request. Because they often arrive in mid-winter, it can be a great reminder that spring is on its way, once the catalogs arrive.
Local stores, such as your country hardware, or even Wal-Mart, carry seeds at certain times of the year. Don't depend on them, though, as your carefully thought out garden plan will be for naught if the hardware store runs out of carrot seeds.
REFERENCY AND EDUCATION
In order for our bodies to produce energy, we first need to break down the carbohydrates in our food and they will then be converted into glucose via the digestive process. From there, that glucose is released into the blood stream in the form of energy. It seems simple enough, but different foods will be broken down into glucose at different rates.
Certain foods will cause the release of glucose to happen in one, fast burst. This is not good for your body, or your overall health. It will require you to eat more in a day, and you will not have as much energy on a regular basis.
Foods that release slower are what we should be eating. They supply a slower but steadier source of energy that will keep you with higher levels of energy all day, and this is where the glycemic diet comes into play. By eating foods that release their energy slower into our bodies, we will be healthier and more stable overall, and we will even lose weight in the process.
So do low glycemic index diets work? Yes they do. This is one of the few diets that relies on actual science and the chemistry in our bodies in order to work. It works, and it works quite well actually. If you want to feel and look great, try this diet.
