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Eggs
Science says that eating up to 3 whole eggs per day is perfectly safe. Eggs are an inexpensive source of high quality, lean protein, with more than half the protein found in the egg white along with vitamin B2 and lower amounts of fat than the yolk. Eggs contain selenium, omega-3 fatty acids, vitamins A, D, B6, B12, folate, iodine and minerals such as zinc, iron and copper.
Eggs contain some cholesterol, if your doctor has told you to watch your cholesterol levels; you need only to cut down on eggs if you have been told to do so by the doctor. Eating raw eggs is always a question of – is it safe? If you cannot be sure of the source of the eggs – cook them. Eggs have a shelf life of 28-days.
The following foods contain raw or lightly cooked eggs: mousses, soufflés, homemade mayonnaise, hollandaise and béarnaise sauces, salad dressings, ice cream, icing, tiramisu, baked Alaska, Italian meringue.
There can be bacteria on the shell as well as inside the egg, which can spread very easily to other foods, as well as to hands, utensils and worktops. These tips can help avoid the spread of bacteria:
Maca (Lepidum meyenii, Brassicaceae), a root vegetable grown in the Andean region of Peru, is widely used for its nutritional and therapeutic properties. Maca is said to improve male and female reproductive activity in diverse ways, from increasing arousal and reducing symptoms of menopause to boosting sperm quality,
VIEW MOREThe Food & Pandemics Report, produced by plant-based advocacy group ProVeg International, identifies the eating and farming of animals as “the single most risky human behaviour in relation to pandemics”, and calls for urgent changes to the global food system in order to prevent future outbreaks. The report has drawn support from inside the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
VIEW MOREAn international team of researchers from Brazil, the United States and Sweden has found that polyphenols found in berries of the açaí palm (Euterpe oleracea)
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