Proponents of eating raw eggs point out that cooking changes the nature of animal proteins. Leaving eggs uncooked leaves the proteins and enzymes intact, allowing you to ingest more usable nutrients.

The idea of eating raw eggs to enhance health may have gained widespread notoriety when the movie "Rocky" hit the big screen in 1976. In real life the cons appear to outweigh the pros. Consuming uncooked eggs can increase the risk of food-borne infection, such as salmonella.

Due in part to how it's portrayed in movies, drinking raw eggs is sometimes perceived as a healthy, fast way for bodybuilders and athletes to consume protein and recover from intense workouts.

Store shelves offer a greater variety of whole-wheat pastas than ever before. Whole-wheat pasta is high in fiber and protein, offering a filling and healthy base for all sorts of meals.

Tuna with egg whites is easy to make, low in calories and carbohydrates, and high in protein. One can of tuna with three egg whites will provide you with a total of 32 g of protein. It is the ideal meal for someone who is on a low-carbohydrate diet or who simply wishes to add more protein to his diet.

Pastry chefs use egg washes on baked goods such as cutout cookies mostly to lend shine, according to "Fine Cooking" magazine, but the egg yolk also produces a golden hue. If you want your cookies to have more visual interest or to complement the color scheme of a particular occasion, add food coloring to your egg wash.

Almost every student has to participate in an egg drop project at some point, and there are probably almost as many egg drop containers as there have been students required to make them. The basic rules are that the egg cannot be permanently affixed to the container and it must survive a fall of two to three stories.

While microwaving your eggs will cook them within a few minutes, you'll have to do so out of the shell. The good thing about microwaved hard-boiled eggs is that you won't have to peel or possibly even boil them, but they won't look the way a normal hard boiled egg would.

An egg casserole is light and fluffy, with a flavor and texture reminiscent of a well-prepared omelet. Adding meat and vegetables to the casserole complements the eggs and makes the dish more filling with the extra protein and fiber content. If you are going to be short on time, opt for a make-ahead egg casserole.

As any bodybuilder knows, protein is critical in the muscle-building process. Every tissue in the human body, including muscle tissue, consists of proteins that are constantly being broken down and need to be replaced.

Eggs, especially egg whites, are a staple in any bodybuilder's diet because they are low in calories and fat yet high in protein. Although eggs are perfect for bodybuilders, you can still become bored with them.

Eggs contain certain amounts of constituent nutrients, which remain virtually the same regardless of how you cook them. Whether boiled, poached or scrambled without added ingredients, eggs have essentially the same nutritional value.