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Healthy Egg and Vegetable Breakfast

Healthy Breakfast

Contrary to what previous studies have shown, coconut oil is actually very good for you! I often start my day with a tablespoon of coconut oil, no I don’t just eat it by itself! I melt it and put it in a smoothie or put it in my oatmeal sometimes, but my favorite way to get my coconut oil is cooked with eggs and vegetables. There are so many health benefits of coconut oil; weight loss, lowering chances of heart disease, it aides in digestion, contains anti-fungal properties, to name just a few. I found a great article on the benefits of coconut oil on Organic Facts. I created a simple recipe here for a really healthy breakfast. Hope you enjoy it!

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Free Range Eggs vs. Cage Free Eggs?

Here’s a little comparison-

The egg on the left is a large sized store bought (cage free) eggs. I think ours win, look at the banty’s yoke, it’s so orange! Okay the egg on the left is much bigger, but bigger is not always better. I am looking forward to seeing the other chicken’s eggs. They will be larger. The boys were very excited to eat our own chicken’s fried eggs this morning. And Aidan and I went out to collect the eggs earlier today and he found Gladys’ stash, she is laying eggs on a metal coffee maker in the garage, of all places! Right on the metal, not next to it where there is some nice paper. I think she is hiding them from us because she keeps moving them, luckily it’s cold outside so if they are out there for a few days they are still good!