PoachedPlease Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 I really wonder, as before chickens we barely bought a half dozen a week but this weekend my family of four surpassed ourselves. The maximum number we had was 19eggs when i was contemplating giving some to a friend but i have just realised i only have a remaing...2! Have worked out we used them in pancakes 3, French toast 3, boiled egg 1, Swiss roll 3, chocolate brownies 4 and an omelette 3 in just 2 days I know eggs are healthy but can you have too many? What will be the signs X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillyJude Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Firstly, am really jealous, all our eggs have red lions stamped on them at the moment Eggs can be bad for your cholesterol, but i think thats if you regularly eat a lot of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Your cooking with eggs sounds so delicous I'm salivating! My egg eating certainly stepped up with my chooks' delicous eggs but mostly I never get beyond boiled eggs and soldiers As I have one a day I did do some reading about 'too many eggs' and then promptly forgot the details but I think that they debunked the idea that eating a lot of eggs might give you too much cholesterol (a lot being acutally something quite small like 3 a week) . . . but I can say they might give you constipation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 I think it is what we turn eggs into that causes the problems with cholesterol, all those lovely cakes etc. According to one of my books : "Overall the chemical composition of an entire egg is about 69% water, 11%protein, 10% fat, 1% ash (mineral substances) and the shell constitutes the remaining 9%. Eggs are especially valuable as a source of protein. The yolk contains vitamins A,B,D and E but not vit C. The egg contains iron, phosphorous and iodine bit is low in calcium, which is all in the shell. There is more unsaturated than saturated fat. An average egg contains about 76 calories." I hope that reassures you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsunset Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 That's a good response luvackicken. Eggs are good for you, esp in proper free range or home chooks. I love my bacon and egg roll on the weekend, and even more if a double yolker pops out! I thought the whole cholesterol thing had been debunked as a load of tosh? I suppose it depends on consumption but egg is in so many products today that it's hard to gauge just how many?.......enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I am sure I read somewhere that home grown eggs were only high in the good cholesterol. I could be wrong though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henergy Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 My mum always used to say that eating too many eggs made you 'eggbound' - I have no idea what she meant by that !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beantree Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 I eat 4 poached eggs for breakfast every day plus however many others in cooking. My cholesterol has been tested and is very low fortunately, otherwise we would be giving even more eggs away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 My mum always used to say that eating too many eggs made you 'eggbound' - I have no idea what she meant by that !!! I can imagine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 It is not uncommon for me to eat 3 in a day, but more commonly 2. We also had chickens when I was growing up and in the summer 2 eggs per day was usual. They are an excellent protein, iron and vitamin source. It was decided that the cholesterol that they contain is largely the good sort and I recently had my blood pressure checked and it was described as perfect and my cholesterol levels are normal which is quite impressive because I have an under active thyroid which often means you have higher than average cholesterol levels for some reason. I am in my late forties, so not killed me yet. At the moment we get between 6 and 8 eggs a day, so they are eaten in some form for most meals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_LJZ Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Firstly, am really jealous, all our eggs have red lions stamped on them at the moment Eggs can be bad for your cholesterol, but i think thats if you regularly eat a lot of them. Latest research is that dietary cholestrol (i.e. what you eat) and cholestrol in your blood are not directly linked - can't remember where I saw it though.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 (edited) There was this documentary (English, so must have been on your telly as well) that was looking into the effects of eggs and cholestrol. One lady voluntered to eat loads of eggs for a few weeks. And they measured her cholestrol over the days. There was no significant increase in her cholestrol levels. Although she did mention passing some noxious smelling gas... It's down to the type of cholestrol which is "bad". Actually you need cholestrol to keep you healthy as it is a molecule that ensures your cell wall stay liquid and are able to take up stuff it needs. Without it, your cells would become rigid and die eventually. Eggs are rich in cholestrol, but not necessarily in the bad kind. Edited June 8, 2014 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_LJZ Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 i think to many eggs are bad for you Hmm, but that goes for anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
