Eggs: The Natural Smart Food

Eggs are the ultimate go-to for busy people. Naturally packed with high-quality protein, essential vitamins, and minerals, they’re quick to cook and delicious to eat—making it easy to enjoy a healthy meal in minutes. With only 80 calories per egg, they’re basically fast food that’s good for you!

Thanks to the British Lion stamp, eggs are approved by the Food Standards Agency to be eaten runny by everyone, including young children, pregnant women, and older adults. So, whether you like them scrambled, poached, boiled or sunny-side up, the whole family can enjoy them safely and however they prefer.

Are eggs good brain food?

But eggs are more than just convenient, they’re uniquely nutritious. They contain a wide array of essential nutrients and bioactive compounds, including: protein, choline, DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), folate, iodine, vitamins A, B12, and D — many of these nutrients work together to reinforce brain development and cognitive function¹, ².

Scientific research highlights their important roles across all stages of life, from infancy to older age.

Best of all, eggs are natural, unprocessed, and affordable. Including them in your daily diet is a simple, cost-effective way to boost nutrient intake and enhance overall health.

¹ Wallace TC (2018) A Comprehensive Review of Eggs, Choline, and Lutein on Cognition Across the Life-span. J Am Coll Nutr 37(4):269–285.

² Myers M & Ruxton CHS (2023) Eggs: Healthy or Risky? A Review of Evidence from High Quality Studies on Hen's Eggs. Nutrients 15(12):2657.