Inspiring Quote from thoughtful-mind...

“Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn't have the power to say yes.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” ― Thomas A. Edison

“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.”  ― Booker T. Washington

“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” ― Helen Keller

“A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.” ― Mahatma Gandhi

“A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.” ― Nelson Mandela

“We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself. It's never your fault. But it's always your fault, because if you wanted to change you're the one who has got to change.” ― Katharine Hepburn

“It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come.” ― Dalai Lama

“We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” ― Walt Disney

“History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.” ― Maya Angelou

“Life lived for tomorrow will always be just a day away from being realized.” ― Leo Buscaglia

“Enthusiasm is the yeast that makes your hopes shine to the stars. Enthusiasm is the sparkle in your eyes, the swing in your gait. The grip of your hand, the irresistible surge of will and energy to execute your ideas.” ― Henry Ford

“The worst thing one can do is not to try, to be aware of what one wants and not give in to it, to spend years in silent hurt wondering if something could have materialized - never knowing.” ― Jim Rohn

“You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish them well.” ― Lewis B. Smedes

“To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.” ― Buddha

“We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.” ― George Bernard Shaw

“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” ― Henry Ford

“Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.” ― Winston Churchill

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Roadmap To True Greatness...

• Leaders do not always make the right decisions, but they make their decisions right. 
• God gave you management, not ownership, so he can always take back what you mismanage.
• Until you perceive the invisible, you cannot achieve the impossible. 
• Your struggle is a prove you have not been conquered. 
• It is cheaper to hire the right people than it is to replace the wrong ones. 
• Lowering expenses whilst increasing income creates wealth. 
• Better fail with honor than succeed by fraud or compromise. 
• Only a person who hungers for a higher level can reach it. 
• It is the person who hasn’t done anything that is sure nothing can be done. 
• A strong faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible, and receives the impossible. 
• Sin adds to your troubles, subtracts from your energy and multiples your difficulties. 
• Never let the abundance of God’s gift cause you to forget the giver. 
• Whoever gives should never remember it; whoever receives should not forget it. 
• Earn what you can, save what you can and give all you can. 
• What God knows about us is more important than what people say about us. 
• The best way to conquer your enemy is with the weapon of love. 
• The degree of your gratitude determines your altitude. 
• The most powerful ideas come from God and can only received by praying and meditating in the word of God and by giving to God’s work. 
• It is impossible to have victory without struggles. 
• Leaders accept complete responsibility for their actions and inactions. 
• Leaders are firm, but fair and decisive. 
• Always be willing to consider the possibility that you could be wrong. 
• Leaders never use the word, “failure”; they look upon setbacks as learning experience. 
• Remember, there is always enough time to do the most important things.
•  Leadership requires the ability to move quickly when opportunity presents itself.

White Egg Yolk vs Yellow Egg Yolk of a Chicken

I was going to scramble and when I cracked one egg the yolk was yellow only to crack open the other egg and found an entirely white yolk.

I've been used to seeing both white and yellow yolk. I still remember when I was young I asked my mum the reason for this and the explanation she gave was that if you feed chickens with white corns/maize there's the possibility of having a white yolk and so is the case of feeding it with yellow corn/maize there's the possibility of having a yellow yolk, So I decided to do a thorough research on what really influences the egg yolk of a chicken.

Definition of Egg yolk from Wikipedia:

An egg yolk is a part of an egg which feeds the developing embryo. The egg yolk is suspended in the egg white (known alternatively as albumen or glair/glaire) by one or two spiral bands of tissue called the chalazae. Prior to fertilization, the yolk together with the germinal disc is a single cell, one of the few single cells that can be seen by the naked eye.

As a food, yolks are a major source of vitamins and minerals. They contain all of the egg's fat and cholesterol, and about one-half of the protein. If left intact while cooking fried eggs, the yellow yolk surrounded by a flat blob of whites creates a distinctive sunny-side up form. Mixing the two components together before frying results in a pale yellow mass, as in omelettes and scrambled eggs.

Bellow was my findings.

The colour of the yolk is due to substances called carotenoids. The most important sources of carotenoids in poultry feed are maize (corn), maize gluten, alfalfa (lucerne) and grass meals; these sources contain the pigmenting carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin, which, together with other oxygen-containing carotenoids, are known by the collective name of xanthophylls.

However, the carotenoid content in the ingredients of poultry feed is not constant; the pigmentation properties of the carotenoids can be weakened or lost in a variety of ways. These fluctuations in carotenoid content and availability concern both the poultry nutritionist and the feed producer. Because of such fluctuations, naturally-occurring carotenoids cannot be relied upon to provide the desired yolk colour or to provide a consistent colour. Therefore, nature-identical yellow and red carotenoids, such as apoester and canthaxanthin, are commonly added to feed in order to achieve the desired egg yolk colour. Consumed by the laying hen, these supplemental carotenoids are readily transferred to the blood and then deposited in the yolk to provide pigmentation.

I am trying to see reason with my mum’s reasons of egg yolk being white or yellow, Since the colour of the yolk is due to substances called carotenoids and the most important sources of carotenoids in poultry feed are maize (corn) then if you are feeding your chickens with white maize (corn) the eggs will have a high probability of having white yolk and so is the case of feeding it with yellow maize (corn) there's the possibility of having a yellow yolk.

Please Note: The nutritional value of the egg is not affected by the yolk colour.

The color of an egg yolk is directly influenced by the quality of the chicken feed. Egg Yolk color is generally improved with a higher quality feed and vice-versa. Although much emphasis is put onto the color of the egg yolk, it is not indicative of an egg's nutritional value. The yellow color is due to lutein and zeaxanthin, which are yellow or orange carotenoids known as xanthophylls.

Some Uses of Egg Yolk:

It is sometimes separated from the egg whites and used in cooking (for mayonnaise, custard, hollandaise sauce, crème brûlée, avgolemono, and ovos moles). 
 It is used in painting as a component of traditional egg-tempera.
Egg yolk can be used to make liqueurs such as Advocaat or eggnog. 
Egg yolks are used to extract egg oil which has various cosmetic, nutritional and medicinal uses. 
The developing embryo inside the egg uses the yolk as sustenance.
 

Composition of chicken egg yolk

The yolk makes up about 33% of the liquid weight of the egg; it contains approximately 60 calories, three times the caloric content of the egg white.

The yolk of one large egg (50 g total, 17 g yolk) contains approximately: 2.7 g protein, 210 mg cholesterol, 0.61 g carbohydrates, and 4.51 g total fat. (USDA National Nutrient Database)

All of the fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, and K) are found in the egg yolk. Egg yolk is one of the few foods naturally containing vitamin D.

The composition (by weight) of the most prevalent fatty acids in egg yolk is typically as follows:

•          Unsaturated fatty acids:

            Oleic acid, 47%

            Linoleic acid, 16%

            Palmitoleic acid, 5%

            Linolenic acid, 2%

•          Saturated fatty acids:

            Palmitic acid, 23%

            Stearic acid, 4%

            Myristic acid, 1%

Egg yolk is a source of lecithin as well as egg oil for cosmetic and pharmaceutical applications. Based on weight, egg yolk contains about 9% lecithin.

Yolk proteins

The different yolk proteins have distinct roles. Phosvitins are important in sequestering calcium, iron and other cations for the developing embryo. Phosvitins are one of the most phosphorylated (10%) proteins in nature, the high concentration of phosphate groups providing efficient metal-binding sites in clusters. Lipovitellins are involved in lipid and metal storage, and contain a heterogeneous mixture of about 16% (w/w) noncovalently bound lipid, most being phospholipid. Lipovitellin-1 contains two chains, LV1N and LV1C.

A lot of us love to eat eggs for breakfast, especially after finding they could help with weight loss. You may be throwing away the yolks to cut calories and reduce cholesterol, which is fine but did you know that most of an egg's nutrients are found in the yolk? Take a look at the comparison below to see what you may be missing.

Want to see how an egg white and yolk compare head-to-head? Then read more

	Egg White	Egg Yolk
Calories	17	59
Fat (g)	.06	4.51
Saturated Fat (g)	0	1.6
Carbs (g)	.24	.61
Protein (g)	3.6	2.7
Cholesterol (mg)	0	210
Sodium (mg)	55	8
Calcium (mg)	2.3	21.9
Vitamin D (IU)	0	18
Folate (mcg)	1.3	24.8

Moral of the story: Think about keeping (and eating) a few yolks every once in a while -- If you don't currently have cholesterol problems, you can eat up to seven yolks a week. You can get even more detailed info, such as how much Methionine are in a white and yolk, at the USDA Nutrient Database.

Fit's Tip: If you are spending extra dough on Omega-3 eggs, then be sure to eat the yolks because that is where the Omega-3s are found.

Yeah! From the information I have you’ll be fine eating it. The colour has no effect on the taste. Enjoy!!!