Hard boiled eggs

Grnhouse
Grnhouse Posts: 254 Member
edited November 17 in Food and Nutrition
I want to know if eating a hard boiled egg w/yoke each day for breakfast is good or bad? I’m looking to lose 5lbs and I’m trying to change my eating habits and pre-plan quick things I can take with me on the go. Thanks.
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  • Grnhouse
    Grnhouse Posts: 254 Member
    You eat 2 or 3 HB eggs a day? Does that impact your cholesterol?
  • wellthenwhat
    wellthenwhat Posts: 526 Member
    Grnhouse wrote: »
    You eat 2 or 3 HB eggs a day? Does that impact your cholesterol?

    Do you have a medical reason to be low cholesterol?
  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,997 Member
    Don't know if it's good or bad but hard boiled is how I usually eat eggs most of the time now because it's the most convenient way to prepared them.

    I just boil a pack of 18 at one time and put them in a bowl of water in the frig abd pull out and peel as many as I want to eat at a time.

    A boel will last me a week or two. Eat them plain or added to ramen or salads.
  • Rusty740
    Rusty740 Posts: 749 Member
    Eating a hard boiled egg as you described is good for you :) It's a win/win. I read somewhere that people eating an egg in the morning reduced their calorie intake by 400/day on average.

    The jury's switched to saying egg yolks aren't bad for cholesterol (moderation in everything though).

    I found I would gravitate to an additional egg white over a yolk just because of the extra few calories, but that's just a detail.
  • wellthenwhat
    wellthenwhat Posts: 526 Member
    Rusty740 wrote: »
    Eating a hard boiled egg as you described is good for you :) It's a win/win. I read somewhere that people eating an egg in the morning reduced their calorie intake by 400/day on average.

    The jury's switched to saying egg yolks aren't bad for cholesterol (moderation in everything though).

    I found I would gravitate to an additional egg white over a yolk just because of the extra few calories, but that's just a detail.

    I just eat the whole egg, lol
  • MelanieCN77
    MelanieCN77 Posts: 4,047 Member
    I have some fruit and yoghurt before the gym and then two boiled eggs after.
  • suruda
    suruda Posts: 1,233 Member
    I'm not the biggest egg fan but do like to have a quick breakfast to take on the go. I'll cook a chicken breast and take 2-3 ounces plus a sliced apple with me out the door...maybe a string cheese too depending on how hungry I am!
  • VioletRojo
    VioletRojo Posts: 597 Member
    One egg is never enough for me. I'll eat at least two every morning.
  • jnomadica
    jnomadica Posts: 280 Member
    I eat two whole hard boiled eggs and four whites every morning, with hot sauce. It keeps me full all morning and gets a good start on getting my protein for the day.
  • socioseguro
    socioseguro Posts: 1,679 Member
    I eat at least one boiled egg every morning, for breakfast. Sometimes 2 eggs.
    My cholesterol is just fine.
    I cooked the egg for 3 minutes, after water starts boiling. It is almost like as " over easy". whites are solid and the yolk edges but not 100%.
  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,997 Member
    suruda wrote: »
    Hard boiled eggs have a certain smell to them....so unpleasant! :wink:

    That's the odor sulfur in the egg yolk that gives the yolks a green tinge if not cooked properly.

    I use the Jacque Pepin method: pick the fat end of the eggvw/a push pin, boil at a low level for 10 mins and put in a ice bath for 15 mins. Precrack the eggs but do not peel them and place in a bowl of water in the frig for use as needed.

    The eggs will still give off a sulfur smell and discolor the water if you keep them in the frig for more than a few days. All you have to do is change the water as needed. The eggs keep for a couple of weeks this way. Just don't peel them or the egg whites will start to disintegrate in the water.
  • TonyB0588
    TonyB0588 Posts: 9,520 Member
    I eat at least one boiled egg every morning, for breakfast. Sometimes 2 eggs.
    My cholesterol is just fine.
    I cooked the egg for 3 minutes, after water starts boiling. It is almost like as " over easy". whites are solid and the yolk edges but not 100%.

    Too soft for me!!
  • DietPrada
    DietPrada Posts: 1,171 Member
    https://www.sunbeam.com.au/Cooking/Egg-Cookers/EC1300-Poach-and-Boil.aspx

    I bought one of these. Best thing ever. I get perfect eggs every time, never under or overcooked.
  • GottaluvFood
    GottaluvFood Posts: 65 Member
    Cholesterol & eggs? When they discovered that cholesterol in the blood stream was connected to heart disease, they immediately told everyone to stop eating anything with cholesterol. I think they assumed that cholesterol in the diet had a direct connection to cholesterol in the blood. That assumption was considered fact for a few decades. Research has proven that dietary cholesterol & blood cholesterol are not connected. Just google "dietary cholesterol" and you'll see medical article after medical article stating this.
  • TonyB0588
    TonyB0588 Posts: 9,520 Member
    praykathy wrote: »
    Cholesterol & eggs? When they discovered that cholesterol in the blood stream was connected to heart disease, they immediately told everyone to stop eating anything with cholesterol. I think they assumed that cholesterol in the diet had a direct connection to cholesterol in the blood. That assumption was considered fact for a few decades. Research has proven that dietary cholesterol & blood cholesterol are not connected. Just google "dietary cholesterol" and you'll see medical article after medical article stating this.

    Apparently there's good cholesterol and bad cholesterol. My test results recently showed my bad cholesterol had gone down, but my good cholesterol hadn't gone up enough.
  • inertiastrength
    inertiastrength Posts: 2,343 Member
    Going to swap my smoked salmon and English muffin for a couple of devilled eggs now; thanks for reminding me of this awesome snack!
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    Grnhouse wrote: »
    You eat 2 or 3 HB eggs a day? Does that impact your cholesterol?

    Dietary cholesterol only impacts people who have genetic issues with hypercholesterolemia.

    If you're not one of them, don't worry about it.

    I'm one of those people, but I still sneak in a couple of eggs each week... >:)
  • lilithsrose
    lilithsrose Posts: 752 Member
    Hard boiled eggs are awesome. Personally, I like to pickle them.
  • Morgaen73
    Morgaen73 Posts: 2,817 Member
    I used to eat 16 eggs a week and my cholesterol was normal.
  • amtyrell
    amtyrell Posts: 1,447 Member
    You could also just eat hard boiled egg white
  • ckf76
    ckf76 Posts: 9 Member
    I eat 3 hard boiled egg whites, every day either for breakfast or my afternoon snack. It is a GREAT source of protein and as someone already say they really fill you up. I also have 3 dogs; who the minute I crack the egg, show up for the yolks. (I skip them just from a calorie standpoint more than anything else!)
  • yayamom3
    yayamom3 Posts: 939 Member
    sgt1372 wrote: »
    Don't know if it's good or bad but hard boiled is how I usually eat eggs most of the time now because it's the most convenient way to prepared them.

    I just boil a pack of 18 at one time and put them in a bowl of water in the frig abd pull out and peel as many as I want to eat at a time.

    A boel will last me a week or two. Eat them plain or added to ramen or salads.

    Why do you keep them in water in the fridge? I've never heard of this and wonder if I'm doing something wrong.
  • DamieBird
    DamieBird Posts: 651 Member
    fascha wrote: »
    Going to swap my smoked salmon and English muffin for a couple of devilled eggs now; thanks for reminding me of this awesome snack!

    I LOVE deviled eggs!! I can't wait until Easter, so that I can eat them ALL. Bwahahahahaha!!!
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