Eggs are a breakfast superstar. They're packed with protein, easy to make and versatile enough to go from a quick weekday breakfast to a giant Sunday morning feast.

But if you're watching calories and fat, how you cook your eggs can make a noticeable difference.

Based on the nutrition figures provided, here’s how five popular egg preparations stack up, from lowest to highest in calories.

1. Poached Eggs

Coming in at the top of the list are poached eggs, with around 72 calories, 5 grams of fat and 6.5 grams of protein.

Since you don't need butter or oil to poach an egg, you're getting the egg without adding much extra.

2. Boiled Eggs

Hard-boiled or soft-boiled, they're another simple choice at about 77 calories, 5.3 grams of fat and 6.3 grams of protein.

Plus, boiled eggs are portable. Just don't be the person peeling one in the office break room.

3. Eggs Fried in Butter

Now we're getting into the good stuff.

An egg fried in butter checks in at approximately 113 calories, 7.5 grams of fat and 7.5 grams of protein.

That's a jump from boiled or poached, but butter does have a persuasive closing argument: it tastes like butter.

4. Eggs Fried in Olive or Avocado Oil

Frying your egg in olive or avocado oil comes in at around 118 calories, 9.9 grams of fat and 7.5 grams of protein.

That's slightly more calories than the butter-fried version in these figures.

5. Scrambled Eggs With Milk and Butter

And the highest-calorie preparation on the list?

Scrambled eggs made with milk and butter, at around 128 calories, 13 grams of fat and 8 grams of protein.

They may finish last in this particular calorie ranking, but fluffy scrambled eggs aren't going to lose many fans over it.