Egg whites for breakfast?

Well... I eat egg whites cooked with shredded mozzarella for breakfast and I never really feel hungry at lunch. I usually have about 250g or 1 cup of egg whites with 1/4 cup partly skimmed shredded mozzarella, that pretty well fills a soup bowl almost the whole way with food and I love eating just that over anything but my special toast overload. (That's 2 slices of ancient grain bread with 1 tbsp of wow butter spread on each + 1/2 tbsp of cherry jelly spread on each with 1/3 of a medium banana sliced and placed on each, ends up around 800 - 900 calories if I remember right... but so freaking good).

You do realize that egg whites don't contain as much protein as a whole egg, right? You're cutting the protein in half by eliminating the yolk, which holds most of the nutrients. Many people believe that the yolk contributes to high cholesterol, however in moderation, whole eggs are very healthy for you. I like egg whites, but sometimes, I'll mix it up and have a whole egg for the added protein.

I did really well with a 100 cal english muffin, two egg whites, two strips of turkey bacon and 1/2 of a 100 cal guac packet. Really good and I wasn't hungry until lunch. Not 100 cals, but around 200/250.

:huh: :laugh: :happy: ......And then there is me and my breakfast, which usually consists of two whole large eggs over easy, a whole "healthy start" English muffin with real butter, a cup of black coffee, a cup of coconut milk, and if my bf feels like cooking it, some scrapple or bacon. I've never wasted a yolk to eat the whites. The yolks are full of great stuff and they are great to soak up with toast or an English muffin!

edit: no offense to those of you who eat super low-cal stuff or are watching carbs and stuff. :flowerforyou:

My breakfast consists of the following:

2 oz frozen diced potatoes
2 T corn salsa
1/4 C Egg Beaters
2 T Pico de Gallo

Fried in 1 tsp of Smart Balance Omega Blend oil then wrapped in 1 Ole Mexican Foods Xtreme Wellness High Fiber/Low Carb Tortilla

Grand total of about 240 calories, 5g fat, 13g protein, 31g carb and 10g fiber. You could add some mozzarella cheese for 80 calories/6g fat.

Keeps me full all morning. I must say that I EAT THIS EVERY SINGLE DAY...I never get tired of it.


ETA: I work out in the early morning on the days I don't work. I typically eat this after my workout. Before I workout, I have to eat something light like a banana. But regardless, I eat this breakfast every day.

I eat breakfast at 4am, sometimes earlier. Most days it consists of egg white, mushroom and maybe an English muffin. At that hour, I couldn't care less. By 7am. I will have a protein bar, Greek yogurt/cottage cheese and fruit or overnight oats. By 10am, peanut butter/nutella, toast or oatmeal (again). So yeah, I have a low cal breakfast , but I still get 700-1,000 calories in before lunchtime.

I'm not much of a morning exerciser, but if I do, I eat two breakfasts. One light (fruit) before and one heavier afterward.

I hate egg whites and I struggle enough with my protein intake that taking the yolk out would be overkill. So I usually have two scrambled eggs, mixed with onion, mushroom, spinach, a slice of turkey bacon, and a little sprinkle of cheese on the top. It's filling. Not five hours until lunch filling, but I snack. I like the idea of wrapping it in a corn tortilla with some pico. Might try that tomorrow!

I eat 2 breakfasts every day - one before my workout and one after.

Me too. I've usually downed at least 1000 calories by mid-morning by the time my breakfasts are done. I love breakfasts. Especially ones that include 2-3 whole eggs!

Different strokes for different folks. Gotta do what works for you.

When I started adjusting my diet 7 months ago, I went from a buttered bagel almost every day of the week to 2-3 egg whites a day during the week and maybe some onion and turkey sausage added on the weekends (usually later breakfast). Early on I continued to treat myself to (hollowed out) bagel Fridays at the office, but after I got used to the egg whites, I found I started missing the protein and changed to half a hollowed out bagel with the whites. My wife told me I needed to eat more b/f, but when I had an egg white omelet with veggies and stuff, I felt hungrier, earlier. Oatmeal leaves me ravenous when I eat it.

For me, I eat a small breakfast, moderate lunch (~400-500 cal turkey sandwich with lots of veggies), afternoon snacks (jerkey, carrots, almonds, occasional baked lays or granola bar) and larger dinner with usually fruit or sugar free puddings for dessert.

I have a desk job and am not out and about that much. My daily exercise is mainly walking to and from work (~3 miles) plus another 1-3 miles of walking most days.

I know "they" say big dinners are not the way to go, but this is what works for me. The more I eat, the more I want to eat...

edit: I should add, egg whites grossed me out for the first 2 weeks until I got used to them. I do have whole eggs from time to time, but for how many I eat a week, would be very bad for my cholesterol...

Some people are on different schedules.

I *usually* eat between 100-200 cals for breakfast, abt 300 for lunch and then have 2 dinners - one right when I get home from work and then another after I've worked out.
Though I agree, if I were working out in the morning I would definitely have a heavier meal then.

When I eat egg whites I mix with whole eggs and I'm using packaged whites so the yolks are used for something else hence: no waste.

eggs it's what's for breakfast, lunch and well sometimes dinner. LOL (okay not all on the same day).

love whole eggs, not a fan of egg whites.

a few days a week i'll have 2 whole eggs on toast for breakfast yum. most of the time i'll have toast with peanut butter then yogurt and banana or homemade granola bar for an early snack.

Sorry guys... nothing rude meant by this but all of this talk about first and second breakfasts made me think of this... couldn't help myself :laugh:


Aragorn: Gentlemen, we do not stop 'til nightfall.

Pippin: What about breakfast?

Aragorn: You've already had it.

Pippin: We've had one, yes. What about second breakfast?

[Aragorn turns and walks off in disgust]

Merry: I don't think he knows about second breakfast, Pip.

Pippin: What about elevenses? Luncheon? Afternoon tea? Dinner? Supper? He knows about them, doesn't he?

Merry: I wouldn't count on it.

Oh, Jesus. That quote just made me realize I'm quite possibly part Hobbit!