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Q: Is it true that eggs contain cholesterol? And how many eggs can I eat each week? A: Eggs do contain a type of cholesterol found in many foods, called dietary cholesterol. Eggs, liver, kidneys and shrimp are higher in dietary cholesterol than other foods. But the cholesterol we get from our food has much less effect on the level of cholesterol in our blood than the amount of Read more...

In the past, eggs have received some bad press on account of their cholesterol content and the association of cholesterol with heart disease. Scientists now know that it is actually saturated fat in the diet that raises blood cholesterol. Other factors are coming to light in the cholesterol-heart disease jigsaw puzzle and have helped to redeem eggs. While total cholesterol in the blood helps Read more...

By Sheldon Margen and Dale A. Ogar Three egg whites contain only 50 calories, are almost pure protein (and a very complete one at that), and contain no fat or cholesterol. They serve an entirely different function from egg yolks in the cooking process. The latter act as fat and, to a lesser degree, as protein to enrich, thicken and emulsify mixtures, and add color and flavor. Unfortunately, Read more...

A Recipe From DietWatch Ingredients 8 medium potatoes 6 hard-cooked eggs (discard 4 egg yolks) 1/4 cup chopped green onions 2 stalks celery, chopped 1 carrot, grated (1/4 cup) 1/2 red pepper, chopped 1/2 green pepper, chopped 1/4 cup parsley, chopped 1/3 cup fat-free mayonnaise 1/3 cup fat-free sour cream 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire Read more...

Believe it -- your mother made you eat things you probably didn't like for a good reason -- there is such a thing as brain food. Health experts Mary Spillane and Victoria McKee says our "think tank" has to be properly nourished, and some foods are better than others at doing the job. As might be expected, fish and the oils found in some of them, such as salmon and mackerel, help Read more...

Yes, the playing field keeps changing when it comes to what's good for you. Nutritionist Amanda Ursell recognizes that eggs, or butter, or potatoes can be "in" one day and "out" the next -- so what to believe? Butter was once the symbol of all that is rich and good in foods and margarine a poor substitute -- but when it became synonymous with heart disease because of the Read more...

A man complains to a visiting friend that he's having trouble getting his neighbor to keep his chickens fenced in. The chickens are always rooting around in his flowers, killing them. The man says his neighbor keeps talking about chickens being God's creatures, and how as such they have the right to go where they want. A couple of weeks later, the friend visits again, but this time he Read more...

Q: What is Frankenstein's favorite waterway? A: The Eerie Canal Q: What is a ghost's favorite ride at a theme park? A: A roller ghoster Q: Why does the mummy keep his Band-Aids in the refrigerator? A: So he can use them for cold cuts  Q: What is Dracula's favorite coffee? A: De'coffin'ated Q: What is a baby ghost's favorite game? A: Peek-a-boo Q: How does a werewolf like his eggs Read more...

A man who is down on his luck stops at a farmhouse and asks the farmer's wife if he can do any work in exchange for a little something to eat. She looks him up and down and observes that he is disheveled and dirty. "Well," she says, "if I thought you were honest, I'd let you go to the chicken house to gather the eggs." "What do you mean?" he asks. "Do Read more...