How To Eat Eggs For Dinner -- And Why You Must

Breakfast for dinner -- or brinner, if you will -- is no new concept. Waffles and pancakes have been untraditionally cooked up for the day's final meal for ages. But eggs don't seem to get much time in the brinner limelight; they show up on brunch menus, sure, but oftentimes, restaurants will stop serving them once the clock strikes noon.

This is unfortunate, since eggs are such a scrumptious and nutrient-dense superfood with the potential to taste delicious at any meal. For one, the incredible, edible egg is packed with protein. One large egg contains a little more than six grams of the stuff (yolk included, egg white lovers). The average adult woman requires about 46 grams of protein a day, so eating two eggs (for 12 grams total) will certainly help a person reach the requirement. (In case you were wondering, the Institute of Medicine recommends the average person get at least 10 percent of their daily calories from protein, and no more than 35 percent.)

Eggs seem to boost high dietary cholesterol (HDL), the "good" kind of cholesterol, despite the egg's frequent association with cholesterol in a negative sense. Even more, eggs are incredibly rich in a nutrient called choline, which, HuffPost reports, is associated with brain development, reduced inflammation and happiness, to boot.

In hopes of changing the conventional brinner menu, here are 11 ways to cook up eggs even after the sun sets (and yes, you're still permitted to eat them sunny-side up).