Egg whites? Why not the whole egg?

"This is what I thought, as well. Besides, all the rest of the goodness is in the yolk.. A 3 egg omelette is very filling and only 240 calories. This focus on more protein at the expense of actual nutrients is just another "carbs are evil" hysteria."

No, this would come under the "calories are evil" hysteria. There are no carbs in eggs or egg yolks.

It's an easy way to cut calories, that's all.

Because you can have more for less calories, and most of the protein is found in the white. The yolk is not "bad" for you, but it is easier to cut calories while still being able to eat eggs when tossing the yolk.

I keep hearing this but not very accurate information. Almost half of the protein is in the yolk and a yolk has about 50 calories, so not so much of a saving especially considering the nutrients lost when leaving out the yolk. Many people do use a combo of whole and whites, which I guess might be better but personally I never could understand tossing the yolk.

ok so more protein per calorie

And considerably less choline, chromium, sulphur, vitamin k, etc etc.

There is more to food than bloody protein!

Not to mention Omega 3 and Omega 6! And Zinc, potassium, magnisium (sp?), etc... While yes the whites are less in calories, the yoke holds 90% of the nutrients in the egg. Not to mention healthy fats which have been proven to help hold off hunger.

Never figured out the whole egg white thing, unless you happen to be using it for meringues or such. ~chuckles~

Much prefer the whole egg.

Because you can have more for less calories, and most of the protein is found in the white. The yolk is not "bad" for you, but it is easier to cut calories while still being able to eat eggs when tossing the yolk.

I keep hearing this but not very accurate information. Almost half of the protein is in the yolk and a yolk has about 50 calories, so not so much of a saving especially considering the nutrients lost when leaving out the yolk. Many people do use a combo of whole and whites, which I guess might be better but personally I never could understand tossing the yolk.

ok so more protein per calorie

In a very large 4 egg omlette its about 220 caloried difference with 10g of protein lost.
Enough to eat half a donut and get some trans fats, instead. I'll stick to eggs.

Yolk prevents thickening in certain recipes but I would guess that it's mostly a throw-over from "no cholesterol" thinking.
Egg substitutes taste like the debil.

It's much easier for me to pour out a certain number of grams of egg white/egg beaters from a carton than it is to crack and weigh individual eggs. If I suddenly could not do it that way for some reason, my cats would be the happy beneficiaries of more egg yolks in their raw homemade diet, and my husband would have fried eggs with four+ yolks each. He's bulking, so that's totally cool too. :laugh:

Also, I like to eat low-fat so that I can get a high volume for my calories. More fat does not equal more satiety for me. I know this is true for many other people, but not me. Call me a special snowflake if you like. I do IIFYM, so when I get to the end of the day, and I need more fat, I add delicious, delicious peanut butter, real mayonnaise (mixed with fat-free if I want to bump up the volume for fewer calories), and avocado. I ate 6 ounces of avocado last night at dinner, to meet my fat requirements, oh, and knock out a couple of servings of fruit at the same time. Egg yolks don't do that for me.

I usually end up eating 3-5 egg yolks a week anyway from getting breakfast tacos Friday, Saturday, Sunday or some combination thereof. And I seriously doubt I'm malnourished given the other nutritional choices I make with all my other foods.

If you'd rather eat whole eggs all the time and cut back somewhere else, knock yourself out.

I don't know, I just housed 3 whole eggs with Sriracha sauce and they were delicious, filling and made me feel happy. So I say, eat those suckers.

All depends on my macros. Don't have too many fat grams to spare now so only 1 yolk and 4 whites today. Saving the fat for things like ribeye steak.

I only eat the egg whites because the calorie difference is insane. Egg yolks have a ridiculous amount of calories, in my opinion. Even when I fry chicken, which my family requests because we are from the South, I only use egg whites and not the entire egg.

Yes, I do get the whole cholesterol argument. But, this is so ingrained to not throw out something that can be used.... Guess I'm a little kerfuffled at the concept. :ohwell:

I'm with you. I can't bring myself to throw out food, not even egg yolks. I eat one egg a day and according to all the mainstream medical websites I've reviewed, one is fine. Two is too much cholesterol.

I am a card carrying member of the whole egg party! Vote whole eggs!!