Health Tip: Cook Eggs the Right Way

(HealthDay News) -- Cooking eggs properly can help reduce the risk of a food-borne illness, so it's important to make sure eggs are always thoroughly cooked.

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics lists these tips to help make sure eggs are properly cooked:

• Cook eggs of any style (scrambled, boiled or fried) until yolks are firm instead of runny.

• Make sure egg-based dishes, such as casseroles or quiches, are cooked to an internal temperature of 160 degrees or higher by using a food thermometer.

• Never taste or eat raw eggs alone or in uncooked foods such as cookie dough or cake batter.

• Skip the raw eggs called for in recipes like Caesar dressing and instead substitute with a pasteurized liquid egg or egg substitute.