Egg Whites Vs Whole Eggs Controversy!

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  • Holly_Roman_Empire
    Holly_Roman_Empire Posts: 4,440 Member
    First world problems. There are places and people in this world that will never understand why anybody would throw perfectly good food away.

    You know they sell egg whites in cartons right?

    Do you think they come from yolk-free eggs? The yolks have to go somewhere.

    Do you think businesses aimed at money making throw away half the product? :huh:

    Fair point. I still wouldn't pay more money for getting less than whole eggs. Seems silly to me.
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
    I'm not going to pay for egg yolks just to throw them away.
  • WhiteRabbit1313
    WhiteRabbit1313 Posts: 1,091 Member
    Well, at least this one doesn't have someone throwing the yolk out and replacing with cheese :grumble:

    I do that, when making omelets, but only to hit my protein target without going over my calories. Since I prefer the flavor of cheese to egg yolks, I choose to add cheese. I buy the snot in the box, though. I don't know what the factory does with the yolks, but I don't like to waste them myself. :tongue:
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    Last night I had 10 egg whites scrambled with mushrooms at a Tastee Diner. They took it easy on the oil for me. It was delicious, and for 170 calories, I got 60 grams of protein.

    Sorry, I'm having a problem with your math. If 1g of protein = 4 cal how could you have gotten 60g of protein for 170 cal?
  • keithemp
    keithemp Posts: 71
    Last night I had 10 egg whites scrambled with mushrooms at a Tastee Diner. They took it easy on the oil for me. It was delicious, and for 170 calories, I got 60 grams of protein.

    Or I could've had 2.5 whole eggs and 15 grams of protein - 175 cal.

    The article mentioned bioavailability of protein, but I'm really curious - - is the fraction of the absorbed protein >25% for egg whites?

    Because even assuming you intravenously shoot whole eggs into your bloodstream, gram of protein per calorie, egg whites beat the crap out of whole eggs.

    What a BS article. It's like people just throw terms around hoping no one knows what they mean to make their crappy, false points.
    lolwut?

    lolwut would you like me to clarify for you?

    I think he has a problem with your statement about 170 cal meal with 60g of protein. This is impossible as each gram of protein is 4 cals. 60 x 4 = 240 calorie minimum not counting any of the other nutrients in the food.

    Your math is wrong, but he's being a bit of a jerk about it.
  • FitnessVixxen
    FitnessVixxen Posts: 20
    I like both.
    If I'm having fried eggs with toast, I prefer whole eggs, so I can dip the toast in the yolk.
    If I'm having an omelette, I prefer the whites... But that's a matter of personal taste.
    If I have scrambled eggs, they have to have cheese and onion/ham/something in them.
  • cad39too
    cad39too Posts: 874 Member
    I like both.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Yeah, whole eggs are great, but eating the whites without the yoke can help if you are trying to hit your protein macro target without going over your target fat intake.

    Or calories. That's pretty much where I stand, honestly.
  • walkinthedogs
    walkinthedogs Posts: 238 Member
    I just can't be bothered to start splitting up my eggs just for an omelette. Besides, I've got chickens on the farm, working hard to give me that whole egg. I won't belittle their accomplishments by throwing out half the deal ;)

    Lucky! I would love fresh eggs everyday.
  • OregonRunner5
    OregonRunner5 Posts: 404 Member
    I don't eat that many eggs, but when I do it's the whole egg because they're nutritious.
  • walkinthedogs
    walkinthedogs Posts: 238 Member
    I couldn't care less whether one eats the egg yolk or not, but this type of article is, IMO, a perfect example of the type of media hyped crap that has led people to be so confused about nutrition.

    Ditto
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,222 Member
    Last night I had 10 egg whites scrambled with mushrooms at a Tastee Diner. They took it easy on the oil for me. It was delicious, and for 170 calories, I got 60 grams of protein.

    Or I could've had 2.5 whole eggs and 15 grams of protein - 175 cal.

    The article mentioned bioavailability of protein, but I'm really curious - - is the fraction of the absorbed protein >25% for egg whites?

    Because even assuming you intravenously shoot whole eggs into your bloodstream, gram of protein per calorie, egg whites beat the crap out of whole eggs.

    What a BS article. It's like people just throw terms around hoping no one knows what they mean to make their crappy, false points.
    lolwut?

    lolwut would you like me to clarify for you?

    I think he has a problem with your statement about 170 cal meal with 60g of protein. This is impossible as each gram of protein is 4 cals. 60 x 4 = 240 calorie minimum not counting any of the other nutrients in the food.

    Your math is wrong, but he's being a bit of a jerk about it.
    Not just that. Comparing egg whites to whole eggs and then building an argument that it's better than whole eggs on a calorie for calorie basis based on protein, is well...........ok, yes of course it is lol.
  • delicious_cocktail
    delicious_cocktail Posts: 5,797 Member
    Last night I had 10 egg whites scrambled with mushrooms at a Tastee Diner. They took it easy on the oil for me. It was delicious, and for 170 calories, I got 60 grams of protein.

    Or I could've had 2.5 whole eggs and 15 grams of protein - 175 cal.

    The article mentioned bioavailability of protein, but I'm really curious - - is the fraction of the absorbed protein >25% for egg whites?

    Because even assuming you intravenously shoot whole eggs into your bloodstream, gram of protein per calorie, egg whites beat the crap out of whole eggs.

    What a BS article. It's like people just throw terms around hoping no one knows what they mean to make their crappy, false points.
    lolwut?

    lolwut would you like me to clarify for you?

    I think he has a problem with your statement about 170 cal meal with 60g of protein. This is impossible as each gram of protein is 4 cals. 60 x 4 = 240 calorie minimum not counting any of the other nutrients in the food.

    Your math is wrong, but he's being a bit of a jerk about it.

    Thank you; the caloric calc was based on 17 calories per white and - being that I just entered the data last night - I relied upon what the MFP food database provided for the nutrition information rather than exercising independent thought. (6 grams protein per egg white. Derp.)
  • GradatimFerociter
    GradatimFerociter Posts: 296 Member
    If people want to eat just the white, just the yolk or even the shell mixed with toothpaste that's fine.

    Personally I always have and probably always will eat the whole egg.
  • delicious_cocktail
    delicious_cocktail Posts: 5,797 Member
    Not just that. Comparing egg whites to whole eggs and then building an argument that it's better than whole eggs on a calorie for calorie basis based on protein, is well...........ok, yes of course it is lol.

    Comparing whole eggs to egg whites and then building an argument that whole eggs are better than egg whites based on the bioavailability of protein was exactly what the linked article did. "lol"

    I'd be happy to have a rational discussion with you about it. Just let me know when you're done with your arm waving and scoffing.
  • thelaurameister
    thelaurameister Posts: 689 Member
    I don't eat eggs that often, so when I do I eat the whole egg. If you have high cholesterol and eat eggs frequently, I could see the sense in cutting back the yolks and using more whites. Other than that, I vote just go for the entire egg.
  • Yetta729
    Yetta729 Posts: 68 Member
    I eat egg whites only ... I just cannot stand the taste of the yolk.
    So, for myself I buy the egg whites in the carton and the rest of the family enjoys the whole egg.
    Viola, problem solved :-)
  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
    Whole eggs. :love:
  • babber1170
    babber1170 Posts: 6
    I went to Slimming World for 2 years 3 years back and ate whole eggs all the time and lost 3 stone......I am not saying thats all I ate (!) as I was eating a very balanced diet. Eggs are a free food on SW and after researching them, they are a natural source of all sorts of goodies so I would give a thumbs up, eat them whole.
  • Ang108
    Ang108 Posts: 1,711 Member
    Ok everyone, you've been discussing this for over two pages now. Can someone just give me a definitive answer:

    Do I have to eat the egg yokes, or do I have to eat just the whites? Which is it?!

    You " have to " make up your own mind......:o).
  • shining_light
    shining_light Posts: 384 Member
    its not an... either or situation.... its about using the right tool for the job.

    If you need the fat and protein. Eat the whole egg. If you really only need protein added to your meal. Eat just the white.

    This is how I feel. I use whole eggs and egg whites to manipulate my fat/protein content of my meals.

    Also, what might be interesting to some people is that egg yolks are used in a lot of products and for the longest time the egg whites were actually being thrown out before someone realized that they could package and sell them. Knowing this, I would feel a lot worse about separating my own eggs(not to mention how time-consuming that would be...) than I do about buying the odd carton of egg whites.
  • bpotts44
    bpotts44 Posts: 1,066 Member
    I don't eat eggs that often, so when I do I eat the whole egg. If you have high cholesterol and eat eggs frequently, I could see the sense in cutting back the yolks and using more whites. Other than that, I vote just go for the entire egg.

    Actually this isn't true. High cholesterol isn't a problem if your triglycerides are low (below 70) and your CRP is less than one. Cholesterol is the precursor to most of your major hormones and Vitamin D both of which are extremely important for proper functioning of your endocrine system.
  • devil_in_a_blue_dress
    devil_in_a_blue_dress Posts: 5,214 Member
    Yeah, whole eggs are great, but eating the whites without the yoke can help if you are trying to hit your protein macro target without going over your target fat intake.

    Yeah, this.

    I love whole eggs. But I have a high protein target each day - I would be way over on fat if I used whole eggs.
    5 g's per egg yolk puts you way over on your fat....interesting.

    What is interesting? :huh: I eat 9-10 egg whites a day. That is roughly the calories of 1 whole eggs and I am saving 45 grams of fat.

    You should really be quiet.
    9 or 10 eggs has the same calories as 1 egg......lol. People like to convince themselves of all sorts of random stuff.

    Lol, yeah. Eating 4 servings of egg whites (or 12 tablespoons or 6 eggs, not 9 -- OH GOD, I WAS OFF BY THREE EGG WHITES) for 100 calories (when an egg is what, 78? 12 WHOLE CALORIE difference), 20 grams of protein and virtually no fat is really convincing myself of something. To get 20 grams of protein from whole eggs, I would be eating 3.3 eggs. For 257.5 calories, 16.5 grams of fat. I am 100% certain that saving the 157 calories and 16.5 grams of fat helps me stay within my other macros while reaching my protein goal.
  • alpacino9
    alpacino9 Posts: 25
    Egg Whites - Do it!
  • RinnyLush
    RinnyLush Posts: 389 Member
    I love over-easy eggs and soft yolks for dipping toast!

    I love egg whites for omelets that I am going to stuff with cheese!

    I love eggs, I love eggs, I love eggs!

    [/diplomatic, impartial opinion]
  • thelaurameister
    thelaurameister Posts: 689 Member
    I don't eat eggs that often, so when I do I eat the whole egg. If you have high cholesterol and eat eggs frequently, I could see the sense in cutting back the yolks and using more whites. Other than that, I vote just go for the entire egg.

    Actually this isn't true. High cholesterol isn't a problem if your triglycerides are low (below 70) and your CRP is less than one. Cholesterol is the precursor to most of your major hormones and Vitamin D both of which are extremely important for proper functioning of your endocrine system.

    Hm, interesting! I'm just pro whole-egg, so I mostly meant that's one of the few reasons I could see someone benefiting more from egg whites over whole eggs (because I'm sure there are people out there who do have to watch cholesterol because of having high triglycerides, not to mention those with high blood pressure)
  • JONZ64
    JONZ64 Posts: 1,280 Member
    Throwing the yolks of an egg seems like an aberration to me, there is a lot of people in the world dying of hunger.

    Name two!:tongue:
  • DebbieLyn63
    DebbieLyn63 Posts: 2,654 Member
    I went to Slimming World for 2 years 3 years back and ate whole eggs all the time and lost 3 stone......I am not saying thats all I ate (!) as I was eating a very balanced diet. Eggs are a free food on SW and after researching them, they are a natural source of all sorts of goodies so I would give a thumbs up, eat them whole.

    Seriously? At 70 calories a piece, how could any diet plan consider them 'free' foods?
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    I always eat cage free eggs, for the omega 3s and the welfare of the chickens. :)

    What do you mean "the welfare of the chickens"? As soon as egg production goes down - which is very early in the life of a bird - those cage free chickens are turned into head free chickens and served up as mcnuggets.
  • FitnessVixxen
    FitnessVixxen Posts: 20
    For those of you worried about throwing out the yolk (when eating just the whites). Don't worry!

    This applies mostly to women, but men could benefit as well.

    When you separate the egg, put the yolk in a separate container. Once a week, heat up some olive oil in the microwave (just warm, not scalding hot).
    Mix that with the yolks you have.
    Apply mixture on dry, clean hair. Leave for one hour (preferably longer).
    Wash out. Shampoo and condition.

    Yolks work as a WONDERFUL hair strengthener. It also give it more shine.

    So alas... Don't fret.

    Your egg white/ yolk problem is now solved.

    Your welcome! Lol :)

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