Daily Weight Control Eggs
People are bombarded, daily, with TV ads about food products. You can walk down the street in any community and find an endless number of restaurants to go. We acquire unwanted weight easily. We are fortunate in our country to have an abundance of food available. This is both a blessing and a curse. This weight control journal allows us to balance food abundance with weight control. We keep a weight control journal to track the amount of calories we eat each day. We do not deny ourselves any foods to eat; we just attempt to control the amount. We are tracking this information as a research piece. It is meant to be an historical document.
Health experts may tell you not to weigh yourself every day, but we do so because it works for us. We use the Tanita scale to weight ourselves every day. It is made by Tanita Corporation of Tokyo, Japan. You program the electronic scale with your height, age, and level of activity. You may see your weight in pounds or kilograms. It also gives you the percentage of fat and how many calories you may eat to maintain your current weight. We like this scale because it gives you the reading to the nearest tenth of a pound. This particular model allows you to program four people. You may choose a model that will fulfill your household needs.
The "Good Cook" electronic scale is what we use to weigh our food. You can get the weight of the food in pounds. It will read it out in 1/8 ounce increments. In addition, the scale allows you to switch to get a reading of the food weight in grams (in 2 gram increments).
Today: Friday Date: July 18, Year: 2008
Last Month's Total Calories: 21,540
Last month's Start Weight
Female: 126.8 Male: 159.4
Weight for Today
Female: 126.4 Male: 159.4
Fat Percentage
Female: 36.1 Male: 28.6
Breakfast Total Calories: Subtotal: 275
1 Egg land's Best
Large Grade A Egg 70
1 Slice Winn Dixie
Classic Grain Bread 60
3.5 grams Wesley Farms
Sweet Cream
Salted Butter 25
14 grams Smucker's Concord
Grape Jelly 35
21 grams Armour Sizzle &
Serve Original Patty 85
Mid-Day Meal Total Calories: Subtotal: 425
110 grams Shrimp 70
1/8 cup Grits 65
1/2 ounce Velveets
Cheese 40
1/4 ounce Freshly Grated
Parmigiano Reggiano
Cheese 30
83 grams Broccoli 20
1 piece Cheese Crumb
Cake 200
Evening Meal Total Calories: Subtotal: 335
130 grams Baked Potato 95
15 grams Daisy Light
Sour Cream 20
7 grams Wellsley Farms
Sweet Cream Salted
Butter 50
4 Berkley & Jensen
Whole Almonds 20
1 ounce Oven Roasted
Turkey Breast 40
10 grams Panetini 50
1/2 ounce Blue Cheese 60
Daily Total Calories: 1,035 Total Meal Cost:$27.88*
Additional Information:
The egg has a long history as a food for man since he started raising chickens. No one is sure exactly how long ago it was. It is a food rich with carbohydrates, protein, and fat. Enclosed in a white or brown protective shell is the yolk surrounded by the clear white liquid. Additionally, the egg contains an air cell. The fresher the egg the smaller the air cell; they are graded according to the size of the air cell. Grade AA eggs have the smallest air cell; as the air cell increases in size, the Grade goes to A and B. This is also a way of testing the age of the egg. Old eggs should not be eaten. The over all size of the egg determines the grade it receives Eggs are available all year. They provide delicious meals by themselves; but they are an important ingredient for many baked goods and sauces. Eggs are inexpensive and have a lot of protein. They have an excellent taste, nutritional content, and are great for many recipes.
Most of the calories in an egg come from the yolk. There is an on going debate over whether eggs present a health risk. Currently, experts feel that eggs protect eyesight without increasing cholesterol. Eggs provide Choline which helps to boost the health of the brain. Many feel an egg for breakfast helps with weight loss as part of a low-fat diet.
Recent studies indicate that eating a whole egg seems to improve cholesterol. Also, eggs may lower risk of heart attack or stroke by preventing blood clots. Because eggs may have higher levels of lutein than green vegetables (spinach), they may protect us from age-related macular degeneration and cataracts.
We use Egg Land's eggs because of their quality and good taste. To maintain the quality of farm fresh Egg Land's Grade A Eggs, they recommend you keep them refrigerated at or below 45 degrees on the package (egg carton).
Eggland’s Best eggs contain seven times more Vitamin E than ordinary eggs, 100 mg of Omega 3, shown to be beneficial to the heart, 25% less Saturated Fat, and 185 mcg of Lutein, shown to prevent macular degeneration of the eyes. In addition, Egg land’s Best eggs contain just 180 mg of Cholesterol compared to 215 in an ordinary egg. Proven by our clinical studies performed at the Medical College of Pennsylvania, and published in the Journal of Nutrition, and the Journal of Applied Nutrition, Egg land’s Best eggs can be part of a cholesterol reducing diet when eaten in place of more fatty food.
Nutritional Facts
Egg land`s Best Egg vs. Ordinary Egg
Amount Per 1 large egg (50 g) EB Egg (Large)
Ordinary Egg (Large)
Calories 70.0 75.0
Carbohydrate (g) 0 0
Protein (g) 6.3 6.3
Total Fat (g) 4.0 4.5
Saturated Fat (g) 1.0 1.5
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 1.9 1.9
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 0.9 0.8
Omega 3 (mg) 100 37
DHA (mg) 50 18
EPA (mg) 2 2
Omega 6 (mg) 700 700
Trans Fatty Acid 0 0
Cholesterol (mg) 175 213
Sodium (mg) 60 60
Vitamin E 25% DV 3% DV
(7.5 IU) (0.75 IU)
Iodine 40% DV 15% DV
Lutein (mcg) 200 145
http://www.egglandsbest.com/why_eggland/whyegg.asp?pg=nutritional
Research from:
http://www.egglandsbest.com/why_eggland/whyegg.asp?pg=about
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_(food)#History
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=92
* We have determined that based on grocery buying habits one Calorie cost us .01347 cents. This is doubled for two people.
We have noticed that the cost of food has been consistently rising. The cost per item is an average of $4.00. If you count the number of items in your grocery basket and multiply by 4 you will be very close to the final bill you will pay.
Month to Date Total Calories: 16,630 Month to Date Total Cost : $449.33
DISCLAIMER:
This is a daily weight control system that we have used since 1999. This is not a diet system, but a weight control journal. We do take vitamins, but will not list them for they may not be appropriate for all individuals wishing to start their own weight control journal. To loose weight, the ideal calorie count is 850 calories per day for our weight and height as well as our activity level. This has been determined from previous years of experience. All calorie counts and weights are approximate.
It's important to drink enough water each day. We drink a minimum of eight, 8 ounce glasses of water per day to keep our body healthy. In addition, salt is not used in our cooking process, with the except of rice and pasta. This helps to keep our blood pressure down as well as reducing the retention of water in our body.
BEFORE STARTING A WEIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM, PLEASE TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR.
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