The Dreaded Egg Peel

Eggs are known to be a great source of fat, proteins, and vitamins. The proteins found in eggs help you build muscle, along with making you feel fuller longer while staying energized. This can help you maintain a healthy weight. In fact, eating eggs for breakfast reduces hunger and decreases calorie intake. The proteins found in eggs also provide steady and sustained energy because it does not cause a surge in blood sugar or insulin levels, which can lead to a rebound effect or energy crash as blood sugar levels drop. Eggs also provide varied amounts of multiple B vitamins required for the production of energy in the body, such as thiamin, riboflavin, folate, B12 and B6.
The protein from eggs has been shown to help kids and active adults build muscle strength, and older adults in preventing muscle loss.

With all of this in mind, boiled eggs are a great snack if you want to stick with your diet. They taste yummy and are quick and easy to make, as well as store. BUT, the most difficult part about them is peeling the shells. I had one boiled egg for breakfast and one for lunch. Both times were difficult for me to peel. This is not a norm for me. I usually have no problem. Though lately this has not been the case.

So this post is for the Dreaded Egg Peel.

Within my research of how to peel a boiled egg properly, I have found a couple ways that have been proven to work.

Here is the first way I found. Check out this video! What a fun demonstration! If your as talented as this guy you might give this a try. But I wouldn't recommend doing this when cooking for other people, also you should probably rinse it before eating.

For those of you who would prefer or don't have the lung capacity size of Tim Ferris just try adding 1 tsp of baking soda to your water to help rase the ph and reduces adhering. Finally, as you cool your eggs with cold water and ice cubes, crack them. This crack allows water to enter under the shell also reducing adhering of the shell to the egg. You can even use this method on pre boiled eggs as well. Crack the egg when your ready to eat it/ use it peel a few pieces of shell off, run water over egg with crack, then begin to peel. This works very well! No more dreaded egg peeling!

Alright, now go try these tips and let me know how it goes! 

Which did you choose? Did it work? How did you use your boiled eggs?

In a recipe? Deviled Eggs? Egg Sandwich? Salt and Pepper?

Have fun with all your great energy from your eggs!

Spread the running joy!!

~Maddie J.