Recipes for Leftover Easter Eggs
The Easter Egg Hunt is over and now you have more colorful hard-boiled eggs than you can gobble up? What to do? I suppose the classic strategy is to chop ‘em up and toss them into salads and sandwich spreads. Or make variations of devilled eggs for hors d’oeuvre.
Looking for other ideas? Here are more egg recipes to try. Worried about the effect of eggs on your health? Read this.
Eggs , the cheapest protein available on earth has been viciously debated for almost a century. The net result is a mass of confusion among consumers. Egg as such is not a culprit but the combination is what counts . When combined with high amounts of simple carbohydrates – a rapid surge in insulin leads to blood sugar regulation. However, abuse with more and more carbo. over time leads to the new intensely studied situation ie ‘ insulin resistance’ and ‘metabolic syndrome’. The insulin is a friend and turns into a foe when stimulated in excess. One should read and understand the two concepts
. As suggested by earlier readers, eggs shall help [along with sufficient protein] to overcome both these situations when judiciously combined in foods. Eggs are healthy. Ask the Japanese and they will vouch for the healthy benefits of eating eggs.
Start your children with eggs and look out for skin rashes as some children react to arachidonic acid in the eggs. When such [ scabies -like] symptoms appear, discontinue for a while and restart again.
Omega-3 enriched eggs are also good as we get these as a bonus which is again good for a child’s brain.
It is a rich food for poor people , who could not afford meat or fish everyday.
If you are already having abnormal levels of unhealthy cholesterol in your system, consult your doctor before embarking on excessive eggs , even if they are omega3 eggs. But do remember it is not the eggs which is the primary reason for your occult cholesterol levels.
Hundreds of egg recipes are available in the book stores.
Use olive oil in the preparation and combine with Bombay onions or shallots and black ground pepper for a more healthful recipe. The proportion is 1 part of onions / shallots and 1 part of eggs . Go for low salt preparations.
Enjoy the eggs and do not seek opinion from well-wishers who have scanty knowledge about the whole scenario.