Most healthy adults can have up to seven eggs per week without raising their risk of cardiovascular disease. According to some research, this amount of egg consumption may even help against some forms of stroke and macular degeneration, a dangerous eye ailment that can lead to blindness... but only if the eggs are fresh. The best advice for anyone who wants to eat eggs but is worried about their cholesterol level is to focus on other factors than just eating eggs with high-quality protein. For example, if you usually drink milk at breakfast, then having an egg white frittata instead could actually reduce your total daily cholesterol load. And if you usually eat meat at breakfast, then having some fiber-rich cereal-egg mash might be a better choice than going for the regular order of eggs and bacon. Eggs are one of the most nutritious foods available. They provide more than 20 percent of the day's recommended dose of vitamin D, over 10 percent of vitamin E, and over 6 grams of protein. They're also a great source of iron, zinc, calcium, and phosphorus. The only thing worse than eating an egg is throwing it out! Before you chuck those last two eggs, remember that there are now several different types of plastic that do not decompose in either the landfill or the ocean. If you want to keep hens happy and safe, only buy battery cages.