雞蛋還有什么用?

Where would breakfast be without eggs? It's hard to imagine a world without the nutritional powerhouse, but it turns out that eggs are good for a variety of nonconsumption uses too — and some of them might surprise you.

沒有雞蛋的早餐?很難想象一個沒有營養(yǎng)的世界，但事實證明雞蛋也適合各種非消費用途——其中一些可能會讓你大吃一驚。

Eggs are a rich source of protein, healthy fats, omega-3 fatty acids, and a wealth of important vitamins (via Medical News Today). One medium egg has 5.5 grams of protein, 62.5 calories, and 4.2 grams of fat. Of those fat grams, 2.8 are unsaturated, which experts believe is the best type of fat for a healthy diet. A little more than 12% of the edible part of an egg is protein, which helps us feel full longer and repairs muscles after working out. Eggs are a great source of vitamins A, B, D, E, and K, which are good for the immune system, brain health, and more. They're also rich in choline, folic acid, lutein, and other important nutrients to maintain a healthy immune system, per Medical News Today.

雞蛋富含蛋白質、健康脂肪、ω-3脂肪酸和大量重要維生素。一個中等大小的雞蛋含有5.5克蛋白質、62.5卡路里和4.2克脂肪。在這些脂肪中，有2.8克是不飽和脂肪，專家認為這是健康飲食的最佳脂肪類型。雞蛋中超過12%的可食用部分是蛋白質，這有助于我們在運動后感覺飽足更長時間并修復肌肉。雞蛋是維生素a、B、D、E和K的重要來源，對免疫系統(tǒng)、大腦健康等都有好處。據(jù)今日醫(yī)學新聞報道，它們還富含膽堿、葉酸、葉黃素和其他維持健康免疫系統(tǒng)的重要營養(yǎng)素。

It used to be thought that the amount of cholesterol in eggs made them dangerous for consumption, especially for our heart health. However, more researchers and experts believe that eating eggs doesn't increase the risk for heart disease or stroke among healthy individuals, as evidenced by a collective 2013 study published in the British Medical Journal. While it's great to know that eating eggs is good for us, the food has a multitude of other household and personal uses.

過去人們認為雞蛋中膽固醇含量過高，食用起來很危險，特別是對我們的心臟健康。然而，更多的研究人員和專家認為，吃雞蛋不會增加健康人患心臟病或中風的風險，2013年發(fā)表在《英國醫(yī)學雜志》上的一項集體研究證明了這一點。雖然知道吃雞蛋對我們有好處是很好的，但雞蛋還有很多其他家庭和個人用途。

What else are eggs good for?

雞蛋還有什么用?

It can be hard not to waste part of an egg if a recipe only calls for the white or the yolk. According to Slow Food International, leftover egg whites can be mixed with a bit of warm water to make a skin-tightening face mask. Their sticky texture makes egg whites good for cleaning and protecting leather — simply rub over a leather bag or shoes and wipe away with a cloth. Leftover egg yolks can be used as a hair conditioner, by mixing with water or olive oil and leaving in the hair for 10 minutes before rinsing.

如果食譜只要求蛋清或蛋黃，就很難不浪費一部分雞蛋。根據(jù)慢食國際的說法，剩下的蛋清可以和一點溫水混合制成金富面膜。蛋清的粘性使其適合清潔和保護皮革——只需在皮包或皮鞋上摩擦，然后用布擦干即可。剩下的蛋黃可以用作護發(fā)素，和水或橄欖油混合，在頭發(fā)上停留10分鐘，然后沖洗干凈。

Since eggshells are high in calcium, save that water from hard-boiled eggs and use it to water your plants (via Expert Home Tips). The calcium content works like a fertilizer and will make your soil richer. Mix ¼ cup of warm milk with one egg yolk to create a nail soak for healthy-looking, revitalized fingernails. The soak can help encourage nail growth, smooth cuticles, and nail strength. Some even believe that a raw egg is a good hangover cure when mixed with Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, salt, pepper, and Tabasco and gulped down (via Goody Feed).

因為蛋殼含鈣量高，所以把煮熟的雞蛋里的水存起來，用它來澆灌你的植物。鈣的含量就像肥料一樣，會使土壤更加肥沃。1 / 4杯溫牛奶和一個蛋黃混合，浸泡指甲會讓你的指甲看起來更健康、更有活力。浸泡有助于促進指甲生長、平滑角質層和指甲強度。有些人甚至認為，把生雞蛋和伍斯特沙司、辣醬、鹽、胡椒粉和塔巴斯科辣醬混合在一起吃下去是治療宿醉的好方法。