Raw eggs in smoothies?

TraceyG1971

since this was mercola i did more looking, and basically... you can find a study to back up either argument...

some say scrambling oxidizes the cholesterol, some say it doesn't, some say it does a little bit but that it isn't enough to harm you. some say you should eat eggs raw. some say you shouldn't.

*sigh*

Lol.... always two sides to every argument. I know that I have eaten raw eggs for years with no harm to myself. Ex: raw cookie dough, actually cracking two eggs in a glass and drinking them down (that was rough), and I put them in smoothies, which I am enjoying one right now.

CoachReddy

since this was mercola i did more looking, and basically... you can find a study to back up either argument...

some say scrambling oxidizes the cholesterol, some say it doesn't, some say it does a little bit but that it isn't enough to harm you. some say you should eat eggs raw. some say you shouldn't.

*sigh*

Lol.... always two sides to every argument. I know that I have eaten raw eggs for years with no harm to myself. Ex: raw cookie dough, actually cracking two eggs in a glass and drinking them down (that was rough), and I put them in smoothies, which I am enjoying one right now.

well we DO know that raw eggs wont harm you, it's just up in the air whether they're *better* for you than cooked, or not... and if scrambled is bad but hard boiled is good, etc, etc... so many different opinions out there that are all based in legit studies. lol

NaBroski

since this was mercola i did more looking, and basically... you can find a study to back up either argument...

some say scrambling oxidizes the cholesterol, some say it doesn't, some say it does a little bit but that it isn't enough to harm you. some say you should eat eggs raw. some say you shouldn't.

*sigh*

Lol.... always two sides to every argument. I know that I have eaten raw eggs for years with no harm to myself. Ex: raw cookie dough, actually cracking two eggs in a glass and drinking them down (that was rough), and I put them in smoothies, which I am enjoying one right now.

well we DO know that raw eggs wont harm you, it's just up in the air whether they're *better* for you than cooked, or not... and if scrambled is bad but hard boiled is good, etc, etc... so many different opinions out there that are all based in legit studies. lol

Mercola? Legit?

CrystalDreams

I have gotten salmonella once, and it wasnt from eggs. It was from a gross house. Youre more likely to get it from pet reptiles and birds

suz155

I grew up with raw egg smoothies,,,,neither myself or any of my family every got salmonella, or sick for that matter.

AskTheStorm

I have had like 7 raw eggs in my smoothies every other day for about two years now--I haven't gotten ill once. I've also had raw eggs without anything else :P Yummy (not)

I'm from Oregon if that helps at all

glennam1

my hubby has a smoothie almost every morning with raw eggs 2 to be exact

GiddyupTim

I remember reading about a USDA survey done about 5-7 years ago that found that about 30 percent of eggs had salmonella. Yes, back in the day, we ate raw eggs all the time. I myself used to put a raw egg in my milkshakes. But the way chickens are raised and fed is different these days. At least, that is what I am given to understand.
I believe it is not unlike the situation with pork. Back in the day, you never ate undercooked pork because of the trichinosis problem. But, they fed pigs offal in those days,so many pigs were infected. Now they feed pig corn, and most restaurants serve your pork rare, if you don't specify.
Course, not every infected egg will make you sick. Some infected eggs are only infected in the shell. But, there have been many deaths in the US, 82 deaths, to be exact, between 1985 and 2003 (Washington Post).

DBubbs

If you want to add egg whites to your smoothie, pasteurized powdered/dried egg whites would probably be your best bet.

theycallyoumister

I did it daily for years. I used to mix in a whole raw egg into my protein drink whenever I had one (one or more times per day). No ill effects...that was when I was bulking up.

jonnythan

Coming from a family of people who, by God's grace, typically live to ripe old ages, and who've consumed natural foods, raw farm eggs and milk regularly, I really am unconcerned with what some backwards, anti-raw-egg people would say on here.

This is the same crowd who thinks margarine is better than butter. That aspartame and saccharine are better for you than natural sugars, and that meats from feces-clogged CAFOs are as healthy as meat from pastured animals. :laugh:

And for anyone who insists GM foods are as healthy as natural foods, I'd say, "CHOW DOWN!"

If you like fake food with the cancer-causing and sterility-inducing pesticides built right in, then bon apetit.

Didn't you say this on page 1?

You really like to categorize people. "People who believe x ALSO believe y."

Well, hate to burst your bubble. I encourage people not to eat raw eggs, but also encourage them to eat butter instead of margarine. I think aspartame is fine, but not "better for you" than natural sugars. I think meat from factory farms is pretty much the same as from "pastured animals."

jonnythan

I'm referring to the same so-called scientific experts, not anyone on here, necessarily.

Do you really trust much that comes out of the USDA? The FDA? Considering the revolving door between our federal government and the major corporations that prop up the GMO industry and the pharmaceutical industries, I'd say there's more than a little conflict of interest involved. For instance, let's just look at Monsanto and the US Government:

Monsanto Position Individual Federal Government Position
Head of Government Affairs for Genetech, (Now Monsanto) David Beier Chief Domestic Policy Advisor to Vice President Gore
Worked for Monsanto’s Legal Team William Conlon Department of Justice
Worked for Monsanto’s Legal Team Sam Skinner Department of Justice
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Robert Fraley Serves as advisor in pubic agencies, including the USDA, among others
Senior Vice President for Clinical Affairs at G.D. Searle & Co (Merged with Monsanto) Michael A. Friedman Acting Commissioner of the FDA
Director of International Government Affairs Marcia Hale Asst. to Pres. Clinton and Director of Governmental Affairs
Consultant to Searle’s (Merged with Monsanto) Public Relations Firm Arthur Hull Hayes Previously was FDA Commissioner
Director of ESH Quality & Compliance John L. Henshaw Senior Advisor to U.S. Secretary of Labor
Vice President of Product and Technology Cooperation Rob Horsch Advisor to the National Science Foundation and the Dept. of Energy
Board of Directors, also represented Monsanto as a lawyer Michael Kantor U.S. Secretary of Commerce
Monsanto Board Member Gwendolyn S. King Commissioner of SSA 1989-1992
CEO of Monsanto for 14 years Richard J. Mahoney Served as Director of U.S. Soviet, Japanese and Korean Trade Councils, a Member of the U.S. Government Trade Policy Committee
Oversaw the Approval of rBGH, was a top Monsanto scientist Margaret Miller In 1991, Margaret was appointed Deputy Director of the FDA
Sits on Monsanto’s Board of Directors, previously a Monsanto Animal Specialist George Poste In 2002, Poste was appointed head of Bioterrorism division of Homeland Security
Member of the Monsanto Board of Directors William D. Ruckelshaus In 1970, he was the first Chief Administrator for the EPA, later the acting director of the FBI, then Deputy U.S. Attorney General
Previous CEO of Searle (Merged with Monsanto), he successfully had aspartame legalized while in that position. Donald Rumsfeld Appointed to Secretary of Defense in 1975, then appointed to the same position again in 2000
Worked on Monsanto-funded rBGH in connection with her graduate work at Cornell University Suzanne Sechen FDA Reviewer on Scientific Data
Previously the President and COO of Monsanto, Chairman and CEO of Nutrasweet, and Chairman and CEO of Monsanto Robert B. Shapiro Previously served on President’s Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and on the White House Domestic Policy Review of Industrial Innovation
Former Vice President of CropLife America, which represented Monsanto Islam Siddiqui Chief Agricultural Negotiator for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Former Attorney for Monsanto for seven years, previous head of the Monsanto Washington, D.C. office Michael Taylor Former FDA Deputy Commission for Policy. In 2010, appointed by Barack Obama to the FDA as a senior advisor to the FDA Commissioner.
Previous Monsanto Researcher in charge of the Manhattan Project, creating the atomic bomb. Later became Monsanto’s Chairman of the Board. Dr. Charles Thomas Previously served as a consultant to the National Security Council and as a U.S. Representative to the United Nations’ Atomic Energy Commission
Former lawyer for Monsanto, a notorious chemical polluter. Clarence Thomas In 1991, was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court
Previously served on the Board of Directors of Calgene, a Monsanto Biotech subsidiary. Anne Veneman In 2001, was appointed head of the USDA
Former Staff Lawyer with Monsanto in Washington, D.C. Jack Watson Chief of Staff to Pres. Jimmy Carter
Hired by Monsanto to prosecute two farmers who fought against Monsanto’s seed policies in 2002 Seth Waxman Former U.S. Solicitor General
Retired Senior Vice President for Public Policy at Monsanto Dr. Virginia Weldon Previously, was a member of the FDA’s Metabolism & Endocrine Advisory Committee
Former Chief Counsel at Monsanto Rufus Yerxa In 1993, was nominated as U.S. Deputy to the World Trade Organization
Monsanto Consultant Toby Moffett U.S. Congressman (Democrat)
Monsanto Legal Counsel Dennis DeConcini U.S. Senator (Democrat)
Director, International Government Affairs Josh King White House Communications (Clinton)
Monsanto Lobbyist Carol Tucker-Foreman White House-appointed Consumer Adv. (Clinton)
Vice President, Government & Public Affairs Linda Fisher Deputy Admin EPA (Clinton, Bush)
Manager, New Technologies Lidia Watrud USDA, EPA (Clinton, Bush, Obama)
Rose Law Firm, Monsanto Counsel Hillary Clinton U.S. Sen (D), Sec of State (Obama)
Director, Monsanto Danforth Center Roger Beachy Dir, USDA NIFA (Obama)

Stuff like this shouldn't surprise anyone. In general, the people who obtain high positions in the federal government in a particular field have demonstrated ability and experience operating at a high level in that field. So most of the people who are at high levels in the Department of Education have experience at universities and school boards; most of the people who are at high levels in the USDA have experience running agricultural firms; most of the people at high levels in the Department of Energy have experience at high levels in energy companies like Exxon etc.

jonnythan

Stuff like this shouldn't surprise anyone. In general, the people who obtain high positions in the federal government in a particular field have demonstrated ability and experience operating at a high level in that field. So most of the people who are at high levels in the Department of Education have experience at universities and school boards; most of the people who are at high levels in the USDA have experience running agricultural firms; most of the people at high levels in the Department of Energy have experience at high levels in energy companies like Exxon etc.

You're probably right. I'm sure it's all about virtue and aptitude and has NOTHING to do with cronyism or lobbying payoffs. :laugh:

It has nothing to do with virtue and aptitude,but it does have a lot to do with experience in the field.