Here’s the scoop.
Raise your hand if you love hard-boiled eggs.
After all, they’re nutritious, filling, and easy AF to prep.
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But don’t be so quick to jump on the egg-filled bandwagon just yet.
What Is the Hard-Boiled Egg Diet?
But despite its name, it doesn’t always includeonlyeggs.
(Wait, what’s theslow-carb diet?)
Ateverymeal, you consume at least two hard-boiled eggs, along with lean proteins (e.g.
chicken, fish), non-starchy vegetables (e.g.
leafy greens, tomatoes), some fruits ( especially those lower in carbs, e.g.
grapefruits,oranges), and zero-calorie beverages (e.g.
water, unsweetened tea), she explains.
As for the items thataren’tallowed?
This includes starchy veggies (e.g.
potatoes) and legumes (e.g.beans, lentils), adds Jones.
And the list of foods to exclude doesn’t stop there: “Many processed snack foods (e.g.
potato chips, tortilla chips, crackers, etc.)
are high in carbs, so these would not fit into this diet at all.
“These types of dairy are higher in fat than they are in carbs,” she explains.
Basically, eggs are an eggs-cellent (sorry, not sorry) source of nutrients.
This means you’ll consume all that good stuff while following the diet.
These diets can cost a pretty penny, so they’re not accessible for everyone.
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Looking to lose weight?
It also comes with its fair share of drawbacks.
But that’s the thing: It’s short-term.
This is due to the way carbs are stored in the body.
The result is a weight loss plateau, plus too many eggs in the fridge.
This leads to the next point: The diet is restrictive AF.
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Drastically curbing carbs will also make it difficult to meetyour dailyfiberneeds.
There’s also the issue of overemphasizing one food in this case, eggs.
And while these featurescanspur short-term weight loss, the effect likely won’t be sustainable.
Unfortunately, the hard-boiled egg diet falls short on all accounts.
