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Eggs can be a healthy, weight loss friendly ingredient in your diet. As a breakfast staple, they are a good source of protein, vitamins, and antioxidants. Having protein in the morning is a good idea as it can help keep you full throughout the day–making you less likely to snack and overeat.
However, adding certain ingredients to your eggs can detract from its health benefits, and add up to an unhealthy breakfast.
Cream
One ingredient you should never add to your eggs is cream. Many people add milk or cream to scrambled eggs to make the dish fluffier, but it doesn't actually help the texture. Plus, adding cream to your eggs can add saturated fat to your diet, which is definitely a bad idea for weight loss.
Processed Meats
Another common ingredient that people add to eggs is processed meats--like bacon and sausage. Processed meats are high in saturated fat, sodium, and cholesterol.
All of these ingredients can pose a problem for weight loss and can lead to more serious health issues like an increased risk of heart disease and stroke.
Instead, when making eggs, stick to healthy and metabolism boosting ingredients. Adding avocado, spinach, pepper and other healthy ingredients can help make your egg dish more flavorful while adding more nutrients to your eggs.
Additionally, adding certain spices to your egg dish like cayenne or chili pepper can boost your metabolism.
With that in mind, if you are hoping to lose weight in quarantine, adding more egg dishes to your diet is a good idea as long as you restrict unhealthy add-ons.
