Eggs are one of the main dishes of Easter, and there is never a shortage of them on the table these days. Boiled, poached, in mutton soup (many housewives use them to “dry the soup”), in paste or kozonak, eggs are indispensable on the table these days. But how many eggs are too many?

Painted eggs, stars of the Easter table

During this period, we break red or dyed eggs, and often eat one or two eggs after breaking them, but the egg is also present in most traditional foods, says Ligia Alexandrescu, consultant in sports nutrition, nutrition education and nutrition communication.

A lot of eggs are used to make the dip, and some people also make an Easter beef salad, which also has a lot of eggs.

Lihiia Alexandrescu, sports nutrition, food education and food communication consultant / Photo: HotNews.ro

Often soups are thickened with an egg.

In addition, eggs are found in large numbers in Easter pastries, including two of the best desserts of the period: paska and kozonak.

Eggs contain a lot of cholesterol. They also contain albumin, which, when consumed excessively, puts a strain on the kidneys

But how many eggs are too many and how to consume all these products so as not to abuse eggs?

“Eggs contain a lot of cholesterol, and the cumulative effect of cholesterol needs to be kept under control,” says Ligia Alexandrescu.

But what can we do specifically? “If we know that we have put a lot of eggs in our stomach, then we postpone the consumption of red eggs, we break the egg, but eat it, leave it for the next day,” advises nutritionist Ligia Alexandrescu.

Easter, painted eggs and kozanak on the Easter table / Photo: Cristina Alexe | Dreamstime.com

We do the same if we have soup or borscht with an egg on the table – we postpone the consumption of boiled eggs, even if we have shaken them, until the next day.

Also, when we eat kozonak or paska, we are careful not to eat the egg as such in one meal.

“Be very careful with eggs these days, because although albumin is a very high-quality protein, it puts a lot of strain on the kidneys if we consume it in excess,” warns nutritionist Ligia Alexandrescu.

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