Eggs the ultimate superfood?

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  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    Egg yolks contain a ton of vitamins that most Americans are deficient in, mostly due to a reduction in egg yolk consumption.

    "a ton of vitamins" Such as?

    Riboflavin
    Pantothenic acid
    B6
    Folate
    B12
    Vitamin A
    Vitamin E
    Vitamin D
    Vitamin K
  • joejccva71
    joejccva71 Posts: 2,985 Member
    Egg yolks contain a ton of vitamins that most Americans are deficient in, mostly due to a reduction in egg yolk consumption.

    "a ton of vitamins" Such as?

    Umm... Wow. Bcatts are you serious?
  • Ebbykins
    Ebbykins Posts: 420 Member
    Egg yolks contain a ton of vitamins that most Americans are deficient in, mostly due to a reduction in egg yolk consumption.

    "a ton of vitamins" Such as?

    /facepalm
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Egg yolks contain a ton of vitamins that most Americans are deficient in, mostly due to a reduction in egg yolk consumption.

    "a ton of vitamins" Such as?

    Umm... Wow. Bcatts are you serious?

    Yes, I am. I eat very few eggs because I don't like them (I do not believe they are unhealthy, for the record). I've never had a vitamin deficiency so I'm curious what this "ton of vitamins" that most Americans are deficient in are. Granted, I probably eat a healthier diet than most Americans because most Americans eat pretty crappy diets.

    The question was not meant as deragatory, I was just curious.
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    Not to mention Omega 3's, carotenoids, and choline.
  • hottottie11
    hottottie11 Posts: 907 Member
    I love eggs....I go through 2 dozen eggs a week...by myself lol. But I don't like the yolk, not because I don't think its bad for you, I just don't like the taste...yuck.. but after I found out all the benefits I try to keep one yolk in my eggs.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Egg yolks contain a ton of vitamins that most Americans are deficient in, mostly due to a reduction in egg yolk consumption.

    "a ton of vitamins" Such as?

    Riboflavin
    Pantothenic acid
    B6
    Folate
    B12
    Vitamin A
    Vitamin E
    Vitamin D
    Vitamin K

    And most Americans are really deficient in all those? That surprises me.
  • Gigi_licious
    Gigi_licious Posts: 1,185 Member
    yes ... eggs are fantastic, they contain so much goodness, especially the whites, only the yolks are the fatty part but the whites are really great they give you loads of nutrition and are well worth the calories (which are fewer than in many other things), and they are so quick to cook, easy to eat and very enjoyable and versatile. :smile:

    This isn't actually true. All the nutrition in an egg is in the yolk. The whites are pretty much empty, just a few amino acids. The yolk contains the rest of the proteins, plus all the vitamins and minerals.


    that's not true. although there is some protein in the yolk, the yolk is mainly cholesterol. it's definitely healthier to eat only the egg whites (or mostly, like a whole egg to two egg whites ratio)

    Actually, egg yolks are a great source of iron....that's what I was told by the doctor anyways when he was trying to get my iron levels up.
  • questionablemethods
    questionablemethods Posts: 2,174 Member
    This isn't actually true. All the nutrition in an egg is in the yolk. The whites are pretty much empty, just a few amino acids. The yolk contains the rest of the proteins, plus all the vitamins and minerals.

    And all of the flavor! The yolks are the best part, it always makes me sad to know people toss the yolks. :cry:

    Me, too! Wish they would toss the yolks my way. :)
    No kidding. I would make so much custard it isn't even funny.
  • AddA2UDE
    AddA2UDE Posts: 382

    Granted, I probably eat a healthier diet than most Americans because most Americans eat pretty crappy diets.

    LMAO! Wow! Full of yourself much? Wherever you are at, please stay there and eat your healthy food.
  • Ebbykins
    Ebbykins Posts: 420 Member
    Egg yolks contain a ton of vitamins that most Americans are deficient in, mostly due to a reduction in egg yolk consumption.

    "a ton of vitamins" Such as?

    Umm... Wow. Bcatts are you serious?

    Yes, I am. I eat very few eggs because I don't like them (I do not believe they are unhealthy, for the record). I've never had a vitamin deficiency so I'm curious what this "ton of vitamins" that most Americans are deficient in are. Granted, I probably eat a healthier diet than most Americans because most Americans eat pretty crappy diets.

    The question was not meant as deragatory, I was just curious.

    By your having to question the nutritional value of an egg, I take it that you have no experience in actual nutrition studies then? And yes most Americans are low in these nutrients because they are eating them from "fortified" sources, which are very hard for their body to assimilate the nutrients from, rather than natural easy to absorb whole food sources such as eggs, meat, organ meat etc because they've been taught that fat is bad, and become deficient in these nutrients.
  • joejccva71
    joejccva71 Posts: 2,985 Member
    Egg yolks contain a ton of vitamins that most Americans are deficient in, mostly due to a reduction in egg yolk consumption.

    "a ton of vitamins" Such as?

    Riboflavin
    Pantothenic acid
    B6
    Folate
    B12
    Vitamin A
    Vitamin E
    Vitamin D
    Vitamin K

    And most Americans are really deficient in all those? That surprises me.

    Look it up then Bcatts. Go to your famous harvard science website.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Egg yolks contain a ton of vitamins that most Americans are deficient in, mostly due to a reduction in egg yolk consumption.

    "a ton of vitamins" Such as?

    Umm... Wow. Bcatts are you serious?

    Yes, I am. I eat very few eggs because I don't like them (I do not believe they are unhealthy, for the record). I've never had a vitamin deficiency so I'm curious what this "ton of vitamins" that most Americans are deficient in are. Granted, I probably eat a healthier diet than most Americans because most Americans eat pretty crappy diets.

    The question was not meant as deragatory, I was just curious.

    By your having to question the nutritional value of an egg, I take it that you have no experience in actual nutrition studies then? And yes most Americans are low in these nutrients because they are eating them from "fortified" sources, which are very hard for their body to assimilate the nutrients from, rather than natural easy to absorb whole food sources such as eggs, meat, organ meat etc because they've been taught that fat is bad, and become deficient in these nutrients.

    I'm sorry, when did I question the nutriional value of an egg??
  • joejccva71
    joejccva71 Posts: 2,985 Member
    Egg yolks contain a ton of vitamins that most Americans are deficient in, mostly due to a reduction in egg yolk consumption.

    "a ton of vitamins" Such as?

    Umm... Wow. Bcatts are you serious?

    Yes, I am. I eat very few eggs because I don't like them (I do not believe they are unhealthy, for the record). I've never had a vitamin deficiency so I'm curious what this "ton of vitamins" that most Americans are deficient in are. Granted, I probably eat a healthier diet than most Americans because most Americans eat pretty crappy diets.

    The question was not meant as deragatory, I was just curious.

    By your having to question the nutritional value of an egg, I take it that you have no experience in actual nutrition studies then? And yes most Americans are low in these nutrients because they are eating them from "fortified" sources, which are very hard for their body to assimilate the nutrients from, rather than natural easy to absorb whole food sources such as eggs, meat, organ meat etc because they've been taught that fat is bad, and become deficient in these nutrients.

    I'm sorry, when did I question the nutriional value of an egg??

    When you said "a ton of vitamins..such as?"

    You don't call that questioning whether or not an egg yolk has nutritional value?
  • Ebbykins
    Ebbykins Posts: 420 Member
    LOL. ""a ton of vitamins" Such as?" Um, go pick up an actual text book on nutrition instead of flaming the boards with stupid questions you try to pass off as having to pretended to "innocently" ask.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Egg yolks contain a ton of vitamins that most Americans are deficient in, mostly due to a reduction in egg yolk consumption.

    "a ton of vitamins" Such as?

    Riboflavin
    Pantothenic acid
    B6
    Folate
    B12
    Vitamin A
    Vitamin E
    Vitamin D
    Vitamin K

    And most Americans are really deficient in all those? That surprises me.

    Look it up then Bcatts. Go to your famous harvard science website.

    I will. But it might interest you to know that the good folks at HSPH have always maintained that eggs are not unhealthy, even decades ago when everyone else said they were. I remember reading an article written by Dr. Willet more than a decade ago saying that there had never been a study showing eggs as unhealthy, and he only makes recommendations based on evidence.
  • crazygirl78
    crazygirl78 Posts: 15
    My mother keeps telling me to eat more eggs b/c I don't eat much meat. Can eggs be considered a meat substitute?
  • Ebbykins
    Ebbykins Posts: 420 Member
    bcattoes you are troll, albeit a well meaning unintentioned troll, but still a troll.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Egg yolks contain a ton of vitamins that most Americans are deficient in, mostly due to a reduction in egg yolk consumption.

    "a ton of vitamins" Such as?

    Umm... Wow. Bcatts are you serious?

    Yes, I am. I eat very few eggs because I don't like them (I do not believe they are unhealthy, for the record). I've never had a vitamin deficiency so I'm curious what this "ton of vitamins" that most Americans are deficient in are. Granted, I probably eat a healthier diet than most Americans because most Americans eat pretty crappy diets.

    The question was not meant as deragatory, I was just curious.

    By your having to question the nutritional value of an egg, I take it that you have no experience in actual nutrition studies then? And yes most Americans are low in these nutrients because they are eating them from "fortified" sources, which are very hard for their body to assimilate the nutrients from, rather than natural easy to absorb whole food sources such as eggs, meat, organ meat etc because they've been taught that fat is bad, and become deficient in these nutrients.

    I'm sorry, when did I question the nutriional value of an egg??

    When you said "a ton of vitamins..such as?"

    You don't call that questioning whether or not an egg yolk has nutritional value?

    I was asking about the deficiency part, not whether the vitamins were in the egg.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    bcattoes you are troll, albeit a well meaning unintentioned troll, but still a troll.

    Geez!! Why did you send me a personal message if you were going to get all bent out of shape about my reply and troll the boards calling me names after. I told you before hand that one or two studies wouldn't change my mind.
  • Ebbykins
    Ebbykins Posts: 420 Member
    bcattoes you are troll, albeit a well meaning unintentioned troll, but still a troll.

    Geez!! Why did you send me a personal message if you were going to get all bent out of shape about my reply and troll the boards calling me names after. I told you before hand that one or two studies wouldn't change my mind.

    I didn't name call, I stated fact. :)
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    bcattoes you are troll, albeit a well meaning unintentioned troll, but still a troll.

    Geez!! Why did you send me a personal message if you were going to get all bent out of shape about my reply and troll the boards calling me names after. I told you before hand that one or two studies wouldn't change my mind.

    I didn't name call I stated fact. :)

    Do you have a study to support this alleged "fact"?
  • prdough
    prdough Posts: 76 Member
    I like eggs. put a little franks red hot on there and boom. I eat 4 or 5 in one meal.
  • ivy2009
    ivy2009 Posts: 75
    eggs are great. You can cook them so many ways and enjoy them and not add calories. And they are high in protein and filling.

    Toast 100% whole wheat Thomas English muffin. Top with eggs overy easy or scambled. Top that the eggs with a couple of Ts of salsa. You can also cut a slice of low fat cheese in half and put it under the eggs.

    Often I make scrambled eggs or an omelette. I might use one or two whole eggs and one or two egg whites only and pitch the extra yolks to get rid of higher calories and cholesterol. Add chopped onion, tomato, salsa, turkey, etc.

    Great source of protein and nutrition
  • crazygirl78
    crazygirl78 Posts: 15
    My mother keeps telling me to eat more eggs b/c I don't eat much meat. Can eggs be considered a meat substitute?
    [Thanks for all the answers, guys! Guess I misunderstood the purpose of this site./quote]
  • ONE03
    ONE03 Posts: 125 Member
    I try to eat at most 1 whole egg a day or not daily. Otherwise, I'm over my fat and cholesterol intake. :blushing: Eggs are tasty and very easy to cook though.

    I'm currently taking 2 nutrition classes. So don't really know any better. I'm hoping to become more educated on these matters.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    My mother keeps telling me to eat more eggs b/c I don't eat much meat. Can eggs be considered a meat substitute?

    Yes, eggs can be a meat substitute. Cheese, nuts and beans are also considered meat substitutes.
  • zweven
    zweven Posts: 4 Member
    Since joining MFP, I've learned that I must eat non-sweet protein high breakfasts or I'll have a slump in energy. So eggs are usually the answer and are great because they're so versatile (omelets, scrambled, etc).

    This is my current breakfast (last few days):
    2 slices OM low sodium bacon, fried and pan drained (for flavor)
    1 (whole) egg fried
    1 slice Kraft 2% american cheese
    1 Thomas's Light Multi Grain English Muffin
    Assembled into a sandwich (your original post made me want to share this with you).
    Calories: 285, Protein: 19, Fiber: 8 (english muffin), Fat 15 (egg and bacon equals), Carbs: 28 (english muffin 25), Sodium: 685 (cheese biggest culprit).

    Using Thomas's Bagel Thins are a calorie cutter too.

    As for superfoods, I've been doing some reading about honey. Still on the fence about it, but I won't use "fake" sweeteners, so honey is looking pretty good to me right now. Has more calories, but comes with health benefits it seems.

    Thanks for the education on eggs everyone!!! I'm now content eating whole : )
  • FairyMiss
    FairyMiss Posts: 1,812 Member
    stupid puter
  • FairyMiss
    FairyMiss Posts: 1,812 Member
    This isn't actually true. All the nutrition in an egg is in the yolk. The whites are pretty much empty, just a few amino acids. The yolk contains the rest of the proteins, plus all the vitamins and minerals.

    And all of the flavor! The yolks are the best part, it always makes me sad to know people toss the yolks. :cry:

    Me, too! Wish they would toss the yolks my way. :)

    as far as the yolk and such i look at it this way

    what is an egg, what is the purpose of an egg.
    to grow baby chickens.
    now what inside that egg , is nourshing that baby chicken.

    and now i have to go force feed a yellow cat
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