The settlement served as the county seat of Lincoln County until the Union Pacific Railroad established North Platte as a primary station. Not far away, a military post known as Cantonment McKeen for the commanding officer of the western territory of the Platte Valley was built in 1863.
The amount of protein in an egg varies by the size of the egg. One small egg contains 4.8 grams of protein. There are 5.5 grams in a medium egg; 6.3 grams in a large; and a jumbo egg contains 7.9 grams. Because eggs are relatively inexpensive, they are an affordable source of protein in the diet.
One eggs supplies more than 6 grams of high quality protein (about 13 per cent of the daily value) which helps to preserve muscle mass and prevent muscle loss in older adults. Eggs are rich in leucine, an essential amino acid that helps the body use energy and muscles recover after exercise. Eggs have all the amino acids the body needs to build and maintain muscle mass. Eggs are often used as the gold standard, a comparison for assessing the protein content of other foods.