TikTok Is Obsessed With Egg Flights – But Are They Good for You?
The rows of several hard-boiled eggs with various toppings are taking the platform by storm.
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Not all TikTok food trends make you want to rush right out and try them, but Egg Flights may be one that does. Creative, broadly accessible, easy to make and tasty looking, Egg Flights are being called the new “girl dinner” (those pretty, cobbled-together mini meals that had a moment in the zeitgeist last summer), and they seem to have caught on just as hard: Videos about them posted by food, recipe and lifestyle content creator Alice Choi (a.k.a. @hipfoodiemom1) have quickly gone viral, racking up millions of views, with no sign of stopping.
So … what’s an Egg Flight? Well, you know how you can order “flights” of wine or beer in some wine bars or breweries in order to taste different varieties? The wine or beer generally arrives in small portions and may be arranged along on a wooden board, sometimes accompanied by explicatory information. Choi’s Egg Flights extend that concept to hard-boiled eggs.
In a series of videos (like this one) posted to her account, she cuts several hard-boiled eggs in half, arranges them in a line and tops them with lots of different things, creating an easy-to-scarf-down meal or snack.
She is a big fan of Kewpie mayonnaise, mustard, pickled onions and other toppings, including cut-up bread-and-butter pickles, chili crisp, lettuce and on and on. A topping combo of crumbled gorgonzola cheese and balsamic vinegar or glaze seems to be a particular favorite.
And TikTokers are a big fan of the concept.
“You’ve turned boiled egg into a meal,” one commenter observed.
Another shared: “This has become my favorite wfh snack/lunch. Egg flights forever!!!”
“Your egg flights are my favorite!!!!!” gushed a third.
Some commenters took the enthusiasm even further, such as the one who wrote, “Your egg flights have changed my life,” or another who said, “I live for these flights.”
That’s a lot of enthusiasm for dressed-up eggs — basically a deconstructed deviled egg, where you just pile on ingredients instead of going to the trouble of removing the yolk from the white, mixing in ingredients and piping it all back in.
Clearly, the trend — as flexible as it is simple to execute — is catching on. But is eating all these eggs healthy?
While eggs are a good-for-you food in many ways, arguably a “perfect protein,” Food Network nutrition expert Toby Amidor, M.S., R.D., C.D.N. has said, one a day is probably the right number for a healthy diet.
“I love eggs. They are tasty, affordable and a wonderful source of protein,” nutrition consultant, certified athletic trainer and cookbook author Dana Angelo White, M.S., R.D., A.T.C., told us, when we asked for her take on the trend. “I certainly think the Egg Flight trend is one of the better food trends I’ve seen on social media lately.”
That’s not to say that White doesn’t have a few concerns. “I have watched influencers scarf down as many as four or five whole eggs at a time while sampling their creations, which is a hefty amount of eggs for one sitting,” she says.
In the end, though, White says she is less concerned about the toppings “since they tend to be very small portions.” However, moderation may be key when it comes to Egg Flights.
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