Egg yolks. to eat or not to eat??

BerryH

Yolk has all the good stuff in it. It's not the place to cut calories.
The cholesterol isn't absorbed well by the body. Eat the damn yolks.

^^^ This,. In fact I ONLY eat the yolks in boiled eggs, I hate whites on their own. Omelettes are another delicious matter.

Fit_2013

Egg yolks and cholesterol has been a debated story for years but I learnt recently that egg yolks contain choline which could prevent breast cancer so now I have them often.

marie_cressman

occasionally i do only whites, but i eat the whole egg if i'm doing boiled or over-easy. like someone else said, unless you have cholesterol problems, you shouldn't have an issue eating whole eggs. they're good for you!

angieleighbyrd

I only eat the whites because I hate yolks and cause I have a cholesterol problem.

If you aren't concerned with cholesterol then eat them if you like.

I think they're icky!

amuhlou

I'd personally eat them as I have no family history of cholesterol problems and I feel like that's where all the flavor is. And I don't eat eggs often.

You could just split the difference, 1 white + 1 full egg. That way you get a little flavor but half the cholesterol.

The mayo clinic says that <= four egg yolks per week is okay:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cholesterol/HQ00608/

Zichu

If you have no problems with cholesterol, why get rid of something that tastes great, but also contains fat and protein??

I have three whole eggs a day and they taste great. If I were to give up the yolk I would have to get through more eggs to get the same amount of protein which would be a waste of money.

mielchat

Personally, I don't eat the yolk because it saves calories (two large egg whites for 30-40 compared to two whole for 140) and I'm not a fan of the yolk. The cholesterol in eggs isn't bad for you though, only in really large amounts.