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No. 14503
Anonymous
21st June 2021 Monday 1:40 pm
14503
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Eggs are a great high protein, nutrient dense food with plenty of good stuff in the yolk, and the whack of dietary cholesterol is fine or even beneficial so long as you have no pre-existing heath conditions. Don't be put off eating them every day, they're about as close to a multivitamin as we can get from a whole food.
If it were me, I'd rotate the bacon and cheese with other ingredients. Fats are more calorie dense per gram than protein or carbs (9 calories per gram, as opposed to 4). Theoretically you'd be fine eating this if you maintained your energy balance and didn't get fat, but bacon and cheese are so tasty I find it easy to overeat them.
If you are looking for lighter alternatives, plain old sliced ham will be less fatty and gets a nice texture in a pan. Turkey bacon is often suggested, but I don't know if that's available in the UK. There are probably loads of vegetarian substitutes at the supermarket. Instead of cheese, a bit of hot pepper sauce (like tabasco) gives the eggs flavour without adding anything, calorie wise.
Failing that, buy a bag of frozen veg, throw them in first, cover your pan with a lid and steam them for a bit. Then you can take the lid off, let the water steam out, throw the eggs on and scramble them around with a bit of garlic powder, salt, pepper, and spices to taste. You now have a well rounded meal, protein rich but far lower in calories, with plenty of filling fibre.
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