The Incredible, Edible Hard-Boiled Egg

For the busy people of the Bay Area, California, convenient and health foods are key to their lifestyles. Life in a fast paced, diverse and ever so growing location as the Bay Area, people need nutrients and calories to survive. Eating a hard-boiled egg is exactly that, convenient and healthy. To make a hard-boiled egg place the egg in a small pot halfway filled with cold water. Bring a boil with medium-high heat, and then cover with lid. Once boiled remove from heat and set it aside fro about 8 minutes. Then drain the water and peel your hard-boiled egg. See, how convenient it is to make a hard-boiled egg? The simplicity of cooking a hard-boiled egg ensures that people know exactly what they are eating. Preparing your own food bring a sense of awareness of your health. It gives confidence to the preparer that he or she is doing something good and rewarding for themselves.

The nutrition value of the hard-boiled egg makes it an ideal food for the active people of the Bay Area. Living in the Bay people are busy burning calories due to hustle of Bay Area life. They need foods that are healthy and satisfying. Hard-boiled eggs are nutrient dense- the amount of nutrients per number of calories (Thompson, GL-6). One large hard-boiled egg contains 13 essential vitamis, 5 grams of protein and 57 calories (Thompsom, A-10). The benefits of protein are what eggs are most famous for. Our body need protein to help build muscle and stamina. Hard- boiled eggs are great at maintaining and losing weight. Hard-boiled eggs reduce appetite and increase fullness. In the past 40 years eggs have been fighting against a bad reputation in being high in cholesterol. However, research has shown that there is little to no link to dietary cholesterol and heart health. A well balance diet can prevent high cholesterol while enjoying the benefits of hard-boiled eggs. Hunger is a distraction. When people of the Bay Area eat healthy, they are more likely to be productive and kinder to one another. Hard- boiled eggs are packed with essential nutrients and calories that can support a balance of body and mind for the health and wellness of the Bay.