Egg Yolks

I eat the entire egg, including the yolk. If I only have the whites, it's because I am out for breakfast and know that my omelette is being cooked in butter so I want to do what I can to make it a little less caloric.

I eat them if they're scrambled...can't do over easy or hardboiled yolks BLECH!

That's where the nutrients and HEALTHY fats are plus 1/2 the protein. Eat them.

I see a lot of people here eating a lot of egg whites... what do you all do with the yolks?

Total curiosity here, nothing more lol

If you have the patience, you can make mayonaise with the yolks. It's easy but you have to have the patience and the right amount of oil.

I usually toss them if I'm making an egg white scramble. Or I'll use 1 yolk for every 3 whites. Just depends on how I feel that day.

Lemon curd!

However, I think it's dumb to not eat the whole egg. So when I DO make lemon curd, I then make meringues with the whites. Hehehehehe.

I like you!

You can buy egg whites in a cartoon. My favorite is organic free run egg whites. They may not be as natural as cracking open an egg but very practical and then your not having to waste or decide what to do with the yolks. I eat about 1/4 cup to 1/2 of egg whites with one actual egg every morning. If I bought actual eggs I'd be wasting a lot of yolks

I have a thing where I LOVE egg whites and I hate the yolks... They just gross me out... So we give them to our dog and she LOVES them and has a nice shiny coat of fur!

Same here. Our dogs love the yolks. They sit around and wait for me to make my breakfast. :laugh:

For all you tossing your yolks--if you have a dog, give them the yolks. Mine love em.

Lemon curd!

However, I think it's dumb to not eat the whole egg. So when I DO make lemon curd, I then make meringues with the whites. Hehehehehe.

Zabaione or eggnog

I eat the entire egg, including the yolk. If I only have the whites, it's because I am out for breakfast and know that my omelette is being cooked in butter so I want to do what I can to make it a little less caloric.

Where do you find restaurants that actually cook with/use real butter?? Many places use some buttery flavored oil or something - even on the toast! Gimme real butter any day!

Oh, and I eat the whole egg. If I have a recipe that calls for just whites, I save the yolks and add them to my eggs for breakfast the next day! As someone else said - the calories in eggs aren't all that high, and the nutrition is awesome - and worth it, in my opinion. I enjoyed my 3 egg breakfast this morning!

I purchase egg whites in a carton, and do a combination of a whole egg and egg whites (for extra protein).

Usually if I'm separating eggs it's for hollandaise sauce, so I'll save the whites for an angel food cake or toss them in an omlette.

I mean, eggs are pretty darn low calorie to begin with--I've never understood the point of trying to reduce the calories (and nutrition) even more?

It's not the calories I'm concerned with as much as the cholesterol and fat. Plus, egg whites alone seem to fill me up more... maybe I'm strange

You really don't need to worry about the fat and cholesterol you get from eggs. Your body NEEDS fat and even cholesterol. Don't fall prey to the myth perpetrated by the drug companies who want everyone on a statin for life.

Interesting responses, I would have thought that the protein was in the yolk, not the white. Learn something new every day.

The white is protein but the yolk contains the nutrients , minerals etc

I buy egg whites in carton. Mostly I use them to save calories, or I'll use a whole egg or two and add some egg whites.

I mean, eggs are pretty darn low calorie to begin with--I've never understood the point of trying to reduce the calories (and nutrition) even more?

It's not the calories I'm concerned with as much as the cholesterol and fat. Plus, egg whites alone seem to fill me up more... maybe I'm strange

Dietary cholesterol has pretty much zero impact on blood serum cholesterol for the vast majority of people. This whole myth was debunked long ago, but for whatever reason still persists. Dietary cholesterol is largely esterified...esterified cholesterol cannot be absorbed by the body. To boot, your liver makes infinitely more cholesterol than you could ever consume in your diet...for the vast majority of people with cholesterol issues, this is the issue...their liver makes too much of it.

Also, the fat in the egg yolk is healthy and dietary fat is an essential macro nutrient. Dietary fat does not make you fat. Man, I wish the 80s would end already.