replacing eggs with egg white

if the recipe calls for a whole egg, use an egg. Egg whites are in no way a substitute.

I can see that for cakes etc. But I want to replace at least some of the whole eggs in a casserole. My doctor said not to eat whole eggs anymore (or very rarely), so I thought if the recipe calls for 4 whole eggs I could go with maybe 2 whole eggs and fill up the rest with only egg white as a first trial.

May I ask why your doctor has said that? What the reasoning was? Truly curious because I can't think of any reason backed medically anymore (they used to demonize eggs for fat content and then cholesterol, but both have been disproven).

Most Dr's shouldn't be giving out dietary advice and it seems when they do, it's can sometimes be described as Medieval. Most GP's would do themselves and their patient a great service if they referred them to dietitians or sport nutritionists.

I can see that for cakes etc. But I want to replace at least some of the whole eggs in a casserole. My doctor said not to eat whole eggs anymore (or very rarely), so I thought if the recipe calls for 4 whole eggs I could go with maybe 2 whole eggs and fill up the rest with only egg white as a first trial.

May I ask why your doctor has said that? What the reasoning was? Truly curious because I can't think of any reason backed medically anymore (they used to demonize eggs for fat content and then cholesterol, but both have been disproven).

I'd also like to know. There's absolutely no reason that you should avoid whole eggs, if you're fine to eat egg whites. I think you're doctor may be living in the 90s...

Or 2012 - http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120813155640.htm

While they're probably not necessarily terrible for many folks, this idea that it's been so thoroughly debunked that it's now a non-issue for everyone is false. If you're at risk for cardivascular disease then some caution and moderation (as the OPs doctor is suggesting) is probably wise.

You do realize how absurd that study was.

The study looked at data from 1,231 men and women, with a mean age of 61.5, who were patients attending vascular prevention clinics at London Health Sciences Centre's University Hospital. Ultrasound was used to establish a measurement of total plaque area and questionnaires were filled out regarding their lifestyle and medications including pack-years of smoking (number of packs per day of cigarettes times the number of years), and the number of egg yolks consumed per week times the number of years consumed (egg yolk-years).

Or 2012 - http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120813155640.htm

While they're probably not necessarily terrible for many folks, this idea that it's been so thoroughly debunked that it's now a non-issue for everyone is false. If you're at risk for cardivascular disease then some caution and moderation (as the OPs doctor is suggesting) is probably wise.

That study is funny...

Because it had to be the eggs instead of the cigs and other unaccounted for variables.

Plus, it relied on the patients actually telling the truth which has been shown to be one of the worst ways to conduct these sorts of studies. They lie to look better on paper. It has happened with similar studies in the past.

Or 2012 - http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120813155640.htm

While they're probably not necessarily terrible for many folks, this idea that it's been so thoroughly debunked that it's now a non-issue for everyone is false. If you're at risk for cardivascular disease then some caution and moderation (as the OPs doctor is suggesting) is probably wise.

That study is funny...

Because it had to be the eggs instead of the cigs and other unaccounted for variables.

Plus, it relied on the patients actually telling the truth which has been shown to be one of the worst ways to conduct these sorts of studies. They lie to look better on paper. It has happened with similar studies in the past.

How many cigs and eggs did you eat on the second Tuesday in May in 2005..........and could you update for each subsequent day, that would be great, wouldn't want the FFQ to be inaccurate, for you know, study purposes.

I'm with the other guys asking why your doctor would say to avoid the yolks? It may not look like it to view my diary now, but before I got done with my heart surgery for a defective valve and then three catheter ablations for fibrillations, I was in pretty damn good shape for 50 (by current american standards). I weighed 180, had 18%bf (which is still high I know), and was running 10ks and could knock out 50+ pushups in a row (again, not phenomenal but higher than the average american 50 year old). I usually eat at least a dozen whole eggs a week except at the end of the school semester when I sleep too late to make breakfast from staying up late grading. Just prior to my heart surgery they of course did all the major blood work and esophageal ultrasound to look at my arteries. In the year leading up to the surgery I was probably eating 18 whole eggs a week, exercising like a mad man, and feeling great (other than the congenital valve problem). My cholesterol numbers SHOCKED my doctor....he could not believe that I ate that many eggs weekly and had that good of an HDL number. It was so high that he said it completely negated the already low LDL number I had. And my arteries? Smooth as glass.

So - unless you have some kind of medical condition that precludes you from eating whole eggs, why would your doctor tell you to avoid them?

I can see that for cakes etc. But I want to replace at least some of the whole eggs in a casserole. My doctor said not to eat whole eggs anymore (or very rarely), so I thought if the recipe calls for 4 whole eggs I could go with maybe 2 whole eggs and fill up the rest with only egg white as a first trial.

May I ask why your doctor has said that? What the reasoning was? Truly curious because I can't think of any reason backed medically anymore (they used to demonize eggs for fat content and then cholesterol, but both have been disproven).

Most Dr's shouldn't be giving out dietary advice and it seems when they do, it's can sometimes be described as Medieval. Most GP's would do themselves and their patient a great service if they referred them to dietitians or sport nutritionists.

I'm so glad I found the doctor I did - he works hard to keep his knowledge up to date and he's told me about various educational sessions he's attended about things, like when we were talking about nutrition he said he had recently been to a conference on nutrition and what information he learned.

message board doctors lol.

Funny how the Dr's in my extended family agree that most of their peers should not be giving out nutritional advice. Some of the conversations were shocking and quite hilarious, I guess the caveat would be you would have to know something about nutrition to get the jokes. I wouldn't go to my cardiologist for dental work either. Funny how that works.