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Hard boiled eggs are a protein packed convenience food. With lots of different events, relationships, and work grabbing our time, who doesn’t like having healthy options that are conveniently quick?! Keep a batch in your frig and add them to breakfast, to snacks, or to meals that lack a substantial protein source (like the ones listed above). This way you’ll keep your energy up and stay satisfied throughout the day!  Make Quick Meals with Hard Boiled Eggs! Here is a sesame vegetable stir-fry with a mushroom-egg brown rice sautee and hard boiled egg on the side! Lastly, eggs are delicious and very versatile (as you can see from my tribute above This post is by Janet Zimmerman, a University of Memphis Nutrition Student and Schilling Nutrition Therapy, LLC Intern. You can follow Janet on Twitter as well at http://twitter.com/JanetZimmerman For more information on the nutrition in EGGS visit ENC 
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). So what’s on your plate? Do you have any favorite ways to eat your eggs? Please let us know in the comments!
If you’ve been a long time reader of this blog, you’ve seen before that Leslie and I are big fans of eggs! But, after hearing a presentation about “Maximizing the Benefits of Dietary Protein for Health and Physical Performance” at FNCE, I thought it was time to give eggs (and protein) another shout out.
Why are EGGS so great?
Eggs are packed with PROTEIN which….
¨ Increases Satiety and Helps with Weight Control. For best satiety, choose a protein source to accompany most meals and snacks. For instance, you could eat eggs with breakfast, peanut butter with lunch, beans/meat/tofu with dinner, and cheese/yogurt with your snack. For the most nutritious meals and snacks, combine fruits and vegetables with the protein sources above!
¨ Decreases muscle loss (sarcopenia) in older adults by 40% when 1.2 g of protein/kg body weight each day is eaten
Helps with muscle recovery after exercise.
Do you get hungry just 2 hours after eating breakfast? Try Eggs at Breakfast to Keep you Satisfied Until Lunch!
Eggs are filled with vitamins and minerals (clarification the whole egg is packed with nutrients- don’t go only egg white on me)…
¨ There are thirteen essential vitamins and minerals contained in the egg!!! For more information on the nutrients in eggs check out this post
Add Eggs to a Salad or Meal to boost your protein, vitamins, and minerals intake!