Great: Eggs

When it comes to how much iodine an egg can hold, as well as other minerals that have a beneficial impact on your thyroid’s health that you can get from eating one, it is no wonder that eggs are considered a thyroid superfood. If you eat one large egg, then you will be getting about 16% of your daily intake of iodine, which you need in order to be healthy, as well as about 20% of your daily selenium.

But make sure that these are measurements when it comes to eating a whole egg, including the yolk, and that they are for a boiled, unseasoned egg. If you have not been told by your primary health care provider that you should not be eating the whole egg, then you should not skip the yolk: most of the selenium and iodine are located in the yellow goodness. It may be against what some of those online diets recommend since they seem focused on egg whites only, but if you wish to keep your thyroid in good shape, do not skip the yolk!