2 Pillar 2: Cholesterol & Stable Fats
Soft-Cooked Egg Yolk (4-Minute Method)
The priority first food. Jammy, cholesterol-rich yolk that provides building blocks for myelination.
5 minutes
7-8 months
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Safety Notes
- • Egg whites often delayed to 12+ months
- • Contains vitamin A - factor into daily total
Why This Works
Cholesterol is rate-limiting for myelination. The infant brain is building myelin sheaths that will last a lifetime. Egg yolk is nature's perfect delivery system.
Ingredients
- 1 pasture-raised egg
- ½ tsp grass-fed butter (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Bring small pot of water to gentle boil
- 2
Lower egg carefully with spoon
- 3
Set timer for exactly 4 minutes
- 4
Transfer to ice water immediately
- 5
Peel carefully, separate yolk from white
- 6
Mash yolk with butter if desired
- 7
Start with ½ tsp, build to full yolk over 2 weeks