Chicken – White Meat

Poultry is for the cook what canvas is for the painter.
– Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
(1755- 1826)

Chicken, photo by PH Morton

Chicken & Egg, Photo by MJane Baldos Balet

Chicken & Egg, Photo by MJane Baldos Balet

A breakfast of egg is a good way to start the day. It provides protein, selenium and choline, which helps the memory. It is also rich in calcium.

The best eggs are the freshly laid and freshly gathered ones.

 

 

 

 

 

Chicken - Photo y PH Morton

Chicken – Photo y PH Morton

Chicken – White Meat

We need meat in our diet and the healthiest are the white meat, which chicken is one.

Chicken is a good source of selenium, which plays a major part in DNA repair.

Chicken is also a good source of niacin, which protect brain function as we age.

Chicken skin can be cream or yellow, the colouring will vary according to how the chicken was fed – corn-fed chicken will have yellow skin.

Chicken

Chicken pieces, photo by PH Morton

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