Eggs/Breakfast

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HEALTHY EGGS

Eggs are a staple in low carb eating.I can eat both one and two dozen eggs in a week. And so can my next door neighbour. (I have anything from 5 to 20 cockerels, and they are a bit noisy in the morning, so I have to keep my next-door neighbour happy).We just love them. Are we crazy for eating so much??? Nope! Eggs are a great source of high quality protein and many vitamins. They are also a brain food because the yolks are high in long chain fatty acids DHA and EPA. Almost all the fat is found in the yolk. In children these kinds of fats are essential for the developing of the nervous system and the brain.

That does not mean that adults should shun the egg yolks. Most of the nutrition is in the egg yolk! All of the carotenoids, essential fatty acids, vitamins A, E, D, and K are found in the yolk. None of these are found in the whites. These vitamins are essential for eye, bone, and heart health.

The cholesterol in eggs is not the cause of high cholesterol in the body. Cholesterol is vital to keep the integrity of the cell membrane. Eggs are also high in lecithin. Lecithin actually helps break down fat during digestion and lowers total cholesterol levels. The propaganda that eggs are unhealthy and cause high cholesterol and heart disease is just that… propaganda.

Eggs are also a source of methionine which is an essential amino acid (building block of protein) that your body cannot produce on its own and must get from diet. Methionine improves skin tone, slows cell aging, and is needed for strong healthy hair and nails. The reason for this is because it is essential to build our cells. Methionine also helps in the removal of heavy metals such as lead and mercury from the body.

Liquid eggs in a carton such as egg beaters are far inferior when it comes to the egg nutrition. They are made with just plain egg whites and are pasteurized. Eggs are pasteurized to kill food borne bacteria but in the process they also remove heat sensitive vitamins. So basically you are removing the nutrient rich egg yolk and removing vitamins heating. Chances are that these eggs are also from sickly chickens that are fed substandard food and live in crowded cages and don’t see the light of day.

Healthy good quality eggs come from healthy chickens. The omega 6 and omega 3 ratio can become very unbalanced in poorly fed chickens. This unbalanced ratio is what can cause disease and illness. When chickens are allowed to eat bugs and worms out on pasture they are much healthier and produce a better fatty acid profile of 1:1 of omega-6 and omega-3.

Whole eggs are nutrient dense, high in fats and high in quality protein. These make them a great food that helps satiate and reduce hunger and cravings. They are a perfect for breakfast, lunch or dinner and make great snacks.

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FREE RANGE FRESH EGGS Some of my free range birds enjoying themselves The eggs you will be served for breakfast when you stay here are from our "Rhode/Rock" hens. These birds go out every day, and forage and scratch to find something to eat. And, because they have a vast area, they find something all the time. Some grass, some seeds, some insects, and of course the traditional favorite, a worm or two. Rhode/Rock is a cross of chickens, the "daddy" is a Rhode Island Red and the mothers are Plymouth Rocks. Some of the reasons why we use these chickens for our eggs are that this particular cross between the two breeds of chickens are very strong and healthy, and they just thrive on being proper free range birds. They are very good layers of good eggs, and keep on laying eggs for a number of years. We have other breeds here as well, like the "Croad Langshan" The first recorded imports came from the Langshan ('Wolf Mountain') district (called after a small hill in the outskirts of Nantong, just north of the lower reaches of the Yangtse-Kiang River in China) in 1872 and were undertaken by Major F.T. Croad who imported the breed into Britain. Major Croad’s niece, Miss A. C. Croad, has been credited with establishing the breed in Britain. The Croad Langshan Club was formed in Britain in 1904. The name ‘Croad’ distinguishes the original type of Langshan, imported by Major Croad, which were a utility fowl of great merit, from the tall Modern Langshans which have been developed for the show pen. As with many other breeds, numbers declined after the Second World War and eventually the breed was left without a breed club in the UK. It was rescued by the Rare Poultry Society until in 1979 the club was reformed. The original Croad Langshans were black with a brilliant green sheen and that is still the main colour kept today. White ones will be born occationally from these, and if you breed the white ones to each other, you will always get white offspring, as white is a "dominant gene". We only have white ones in BIG Croad Langshan. There is also a bantam variety of them, more about that further down on the page The Croad Langshan is large in body, has a deep and long breast which is carried well forward; the back is rather long and sloping with the tail rising sharply from the back, giving the characteristic 'U' shape. The head is small compared to the body size, the beak is light to dark horn in colour; the comb is medium-sized, single and carried upright in both sexes. The shanks and outer toes are slightly feathered. In the early 20th century Croad Langshans became a popular utility breed, doing well in laying trials. The hens lay 140-150 eggs a year and are good winter layers; the eggs are dark brown with a plum-coloured bloom. The hens are excellent sitters and mothers. Croad Langshans are easily tamed and adapt well to both confinement and free range. They are very friendly. They do well in sheltered conditions and dry soils, but are not well suited to very exposed conditions. Under suitable conditions they thrive well and are very productive. Their flesh is fine in texture and of excellent quality. The Langshan Chicken is known a s delicatessen in parts of China, and it is one of the very few original breeds, that exists. Many breeds were created using Langshan blood in the foundation matings. These include, for example, Barnevelders, Black Orpingtons, Australorps, Jersey Giants and Marans. Langshans still exist in China today. You can see how the cockerell is watching his young. A chick could not wish for a better dad.

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