How healthy is Quiche?

I hope it’s a good one. I love that stuff!

@Thujone yes, it was an excellent quiche :D

Quiche who? Has he been sick?

@reactor5 As always, I’m sure. Also, welcome to fluther! Are you enjoying it?

@Quagmire Gesundheit =D

It’s not exactly the healthiest choice but at least it wasn’t fried quiche. :)

Quiche is an “every once in a while” food. Dammit.

It depends completely on how it is made. If it has two inches of cheese on top, you can bet it’s not as healthy as one with only a sprinkle.

Generally though, I would say that quiches are pretty good to eat but not regularly, they often have lots of veggies put inside of them (they do when I make them) and the combination of crust, eggs, meats, veggies, and dairy and a side of fruit makes for a very complete and nutritious breakfast versus bacon eggs and toast. The flaky crust is not really too healthy as it’s pretty much flour and fat. If there were a ton of veggies and a low amount of egg though, I would probably consider a quiche breakfast with fruit to be equivalent to an omelette breakfast with toast (more egg, less veggies, maybe more cheese). The benefit to such a quiche is that it’s already cooked, you can easily grab a slice and microwave it or eat it cold.

I think that quiche can be modified to be a healthier breakfast food. I would start by making a smaller crust (maybe with whole wheat flour, I’d have to see how that affected the texture), adding lots of (slightly cooked) veggies like broccoli, asparagus, carrots, peppers, etc, then put some type of meat in there, add only enough eggs to mostly cover the veggies, add a bit of cheese on top and into the oven. I always use a glass pie plate so that it can go right into the fridge after we have the first servings that day.

Eggs Benedict every morning, now that will kill you. So much butter and egg yolks!

@Thujone yes, thanks

@Likeradar I have officially bookmarked that site. Thanks.

@dynamicduo That’s kind of what I thought, but I figured I’d ask. This one had bunches of veggies and no cheese, and only a little crust. And I ate fruit with it, so I guess I will survive to see another day.

Oooh, I love quiche. I made a good one just Tuesday morning. I think they would be quite healthy. They have good stuff in them.

Learn to treat yourself once in a while—a piece of quiche every now and again isn’t going to make you keel over and die.

A frittata (pastry-less quiche) is a lot healthier, especially if you use olive oil instead of butter.

The main unhealthiness in a quiche comes from the butter, both in the pastry crust and if you add any to the egg mixture, use it to saute the veggies, etc.

They are excellent, and as we all know, Real Men Eat Quiche!

With the exception of fugu (blowfish), I don’t think there are foods that will pose a chance of killing you right then and there :)

You may be going to die early but I doubt it will be because of Killer Quiches.

You might die early if you worry too much. Now it’s a good thing to worry occasionally, especially when it comes to choosing a healthy diet. @dynamicduo gave you a great summary. To me the most simple rule is plenty of fruit, vegetables and salads plus avoiding high-glycemic food and saturated fat. Now if you exercise plenty the occasional high-calorie meal won’t hurt you and actually you should enjoy it as an exception. Appreciating little things in life will actually benefit your overall prognosis. Enjoy your 90th birthday when it’s time!