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8 Reasons to Love Eggs

These versatile ingredients serve all sorts of purposes in all kinds of recipes.

Becky Luigart-Stayner, Text: Aliza Green and Jason Horn

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2. Eggs can bind.

Fact: Eggs bind ingredients together as they coagulate when cooked, as in meatballs/meatloaf, omelets, frittatas, and spaghetti carbonara.

Try it: Combining egg whites with whole eggs, as in this Mushroom and Bell Pepper Omelet with Fontina, reduces fat but keeps the nice yellow yolk color and flavor.

View Recipe: Mushroom and Bell Pepper Omelet with Fontina