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Boiled eggs are often a menu choice for those who are undergoing a diet program. Diet program efforts can remain balanced, it is important to find out the calorie and nutritional content in eggs.
Encourage weight loss can be by reducing daily calorie intake or increasing the number of calories burned. Then how big is the number of calories in one boiled egg, and is it really suitable for weight loss?
Boiled egg calories
Based on data from the United States Department of Agriculture, one egg contains about 74 calories.
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Usually, one serving of eggs consists of about 2-4 eggs. In this case, three large boiled eggs contain less than 230 calories.
One large egg is very high in nutrition and egg yolk is very nutritious. The following is one egg nutrition:
- 6 grams of high quality protein
- 5 grams of fat
- 1.6 grams of saturated fat, along with iron, vitamins, minerals, and carotenoids.
Boiled eggs eggs are eggs cooked by soaking in boiling water. There are half -cooked boiled eggs, the white one is cooked but the egg yolks remain runny.
There are also boiled eggs cooked longer, where the white and egg yolks are completely cooked.
Is it boiled eggs for the diet?
Boiled eggs can be used as food for diet in managing weight. Because the whole egg provides important nutrients such as protein, choline, and vitamin D.
Eggs work to help us feel full longer, this is what helps support weight management.
Reported by Healthline, here are some reasons boiled eggs might be food for diet:
- Low calories
- Filling
- Cheap and easy to find
- High protein
- Can increase metabolism
- Good for breakfast.
In the diet program, you can also add a large portion of vegetables and healthy fat sources such as avocado slices, or complex carbohydrates such as whole green toast. The portion will get complete food with 500 calories.
(KHQ/FDS)
