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Eggs are excellent sources of protein; they are also common breakfast ingredients. Unfortunately, eggs are taking a bad rap when it comes to the amount of their cholesterol content. A healthy dietary intake of cholesterol should be limited to only 300mg for healthy individuals a day and 200mg to those who have diabetes, cardiovascular disease and high cholesterol. If you like eggs, but don’t want the extra cholesterol, use only the egg whites because egg whites contain no cholesterol. According to Mayo Clinic’s Thomas Behrenbeck, M.D., one large egg has about 213mg of cholesterol–all of which is in the yolk.

One recent diet trend is the raw food diet, often adopted for long-term dietary change rather than as a quick weight loss measure. The central regimen in a raw food diet is similar to that of a vegan diet, except you can only consume unprocessed and uncooked plant-based foods. The logic behind this diet is that raw and living foods are excellent sources of enzymes. These enzymes are destroyed when food is heated over 116 degrees. The enzymes present in raw food aid in digestion and give people energy.