Who eats just egg whites and why do you do that?

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  • jld0411
    jld0411 Posts: 29 Member
    Sometimes I do it if calories are really tight. :blushing:

    Hey don't be embarrassed! I'm an egg white girl, all the way. There's a lot of egg white only haters on here, but at the end of the day it's personal preference. There's nothing inherently unhealthy about either. I have both in my fridge: cartons of egg whites and cartons of whole eggs. Whole eggs for baking when I need a binding agent and the whites alone won't do it, and egg whites for scrambling and in other recipes. Sometimes I use just the yolk, specifically for my homemade olive oil mayonnaise, but I'll save the whites in the carton for other stuff. I'm not anti-whole-egg, but I'm with you - when calories are tight, egg whites are the biggest protein bang for the calorie buck.
  • rduhlir
    rduhlir Posts: 3,550 Member
    Depends on what I am going for that day. Generally I just eat the whole thing....unless it is hard boiled as I don't like hard boiled yokes.

    But if I am having breakfast at a restaurant and I want the steak and cheese omlete then I will generally request for an egg white version as it does cut the calories down by quite a bit.
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    In for yoke and whole eggs!
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    I have an omelette almost every night with one egg and 4 egg whites. I get a lot of protein and volume for a smaller amount of calories. Then I can add more cheese!

    Basically this...although I do it less often.

    Mostly, I choose egg white instead of the full egg when I go to Subway (maybe 1X per month)...tastes exactly the same anyway so might as well save a few calories.
  • ShibaEars
    ShibaEars Posts: 3,928 Member
    I do, simply because I do not like the taste of egg yolks on their own. I will eat the yolks if they're scrambled into the whites, but if they're separate (like when they're hardboiled) I just can't eat them.
  • debbiesats
    debbiesats Posts: 65 Member
    If I'm making meringue :tongue: and use the yolks for custard, or add them to whole eggs for super rich omeletter or scramble mmmmmmm
  • ShibaEars
    ShibaEars Posts: 3,928 Member
    2. if its hard-boiled eggs - I HATE the yolk its all chalky and weird tasting so I only eat the eggwhite

    YES!! Thank you! Nobody else seems to understand when I tell them why I don't like hardboiled egg yolks!
  • fooninie
    fooninie Posts: 291 Member
    I use egg whites from a carton...to bulk up my scrambled whole eggs for more volume and protein without the calorie hit...but that's it...the nutrition is in the yolk.

    ^^This
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
    They taste of nowt ........ the yummy, good for you, tasty bit is the yoke.
    I agree with you!

    I love the whole egg... and yes, to me the yolk is the best part! :tongue: Eggs were made to be villains at one time and now the truth about how healthy the whole egg is becoming known to more folks. Some do seem to still be afraid of yolks, I had a friend on here that I ask what she did with the yolks, she told me she cracked her eggs over the trash can and eat the whites!:huh: :noway:

    I crave eggs and it's the yolks I find the most protein and even the fat in them is not a bad fat. Eggs are the whole pkg. regarding nutrition.

    A number of ppl on here have shared they eat only the whites because of the fat in the yolk, when ask if they truly like only the whites they shared they hated the taste of them but ate them anyhow because they thought it was healthier.

    Perhaps it's like butter and other foods that we now know are not as unhealthy as we once thought?

    I too am interested in learning more about ppl that prefer or simply eat the whites and toss the yolks... so I do appreciate your thread. Maybe I Have more to learn than I thought about eggs.:laugh:

    eta- ohh I've already learned to much about why some prefer only the whites... and yes I can see how if you're short on cals scrambled eggs with more whites than yolks could work.

    :happy:
  • zinc6
    zinc6 Posts: 5 Member
    Desert ... egg whites are used for merangue, macroons, mouses and gelato. Yolks can be used for ice cream, custard or butter (ie lemon butter) or I feed them to my cats. Egg yolks are a good source of iron.

    When I eat eggs I eat a whole egg or use whole eggs to make omlettes.
  • Pamelicious1988
    Pamelicious1988 Posts: 16 Member
    I buy egg whites by the carton (PC Blue Menu in Canada) and add a quarter cup to my smoothies. If I'm having poached or scrambled eggs, just a couple of times a month, then whole eggs all the way. Ditto for hard-boiled. I cook them six at a time and keep them handy for a quick protein hit or to top my big salads. I eat the whole thing, sometimes mash the yolk with the salad.

    For those who don't like hard-boiled yolks, perhaps try cooking them less? I let mine go at full boil for four minutes, then turn off the burner and let them sit for a while, then put them in the fridge. It makes them easier to peel, and you don't get that sulphur taste with the yolk, plus it makes the egg easier to peel.
  • TechMike
    TechMike Posts: 22 Member
    I tried eating just egg whites once... I promptly gave them to my cat and scrambled some whole eggs.
  • johnnyhuff790
    johnnyhuff790 Posts: 16
    Just thought you guys might want the numbers...whole egg fried 92 cals, egg white 18 cals...that is a big difference...plenty of protein in the whites, but nothing else. The nutrition is definitely in the yolk, along with about 250mg of cholesterol...but that is another discussion.

    I love fresh farm eggs...the yolks definitely have a richer taste...but I love egg whites just fried up or microwaved, on whole wheat toast or with a tortilla...along with some cheese and salsa...divine!!
  • _lyndseybrooke_
    _lyndseybrooke_ Posts: 2,561 Member
    The only time I eat egg whites with absolutely no yolk is when I make homemade egg white delights (english muffin, canadian bacon, white cheddar, egg whites). The reason is because I usually don't want to spare the calories of the yolk and have my english muffin only taste slightly different. It leaves room for some grapes or something with it. I eat a whole hard boiled egg every single day, though, so I ain't scurred of no yolk. :)
  • DCarter1701
    DCarter1701 Posts: 45 Member
    For omelettes, I prefer egg whites only--because then I can justify adding more cheese to the omelette and stay within my macros. :) Scrambled egg whites are nasty, though.
  • AllOutof_Bubblegum
    AllOutof_Bubblegum Posts: 3,646 Member
    I buy the cartons of just egg whites. They are great fillers to add to foods and protein shakes to beef up the protein count. It is a very mild flavor, so it goes in anything

    Including but not limited to:

    Protein shakes (raw, you can't taste it)
    Fried rice
    quinoa, as its cooking
    added to omelettes
    grits
    oatmeal
    ground beef/patties
    cooked and put on top of cheddar rice cakes
    meatballs
    stuffed eggplant, or peppers

    and straight egg white omelettes can be made sweet as well as savory, since the savory part of the egg--the yolk--isn't there. I make mine with a packet of Stevia and blueberries, cooked together. Surprisingly really good.

    If I use a whole egg, I give the yolk to my son, the cats (it makes their hair glossy), or wash my hair with them (it makes MY hair glossy), so nothing is ever wasted.
  • bizgirl26
    bizgirl26 Posts: 1,795 Member
    Hard boiled- whites only ( due to taste )
    Fried - Unless they are cooked enough I only eat the whites ( due to taste)
    For Omlettes/Western's - I use a whole egg but add extra egg whites

    I gag at runny yolk's :embarassed:
  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,064 Member
    I like egg yolks except when it's hard boiled eggs. Don't know why that is....



    ETA
    Maybe it's because I like really runny yolks?

    ^ THIS
  • ksy1969
    ksy1969 Posts: 700 Member
    When I eat eggs it is nothing but the whole egg or nothing now. Thanks to science and me finally seeing the science debunking the whole cholesterol issue with eggs and food in general.

    I am the opposite with hard boiled eggs tan most. I cannot stand the hard boiled egg white and if there is not part of the yolk there for flavor, I just will not eat it. The yolk is where all the flavor and nutrition is.

    I will admit a lot of times for omelettes I use Egg Beaters Southwestern Style. I do this for breakfast because it is low cal but tastes phenomenal. It allows me to add more turkey sausage, natural hash browns and cheese to my morning meal.
  • Momakanga
    Momakanga Posts: 122 Member
    I HATE the taste of egg yoke.

    It stems from being forced to eat easy over eggs as a child. "You will sit here until your eggs are gone." Runny cold nastiness. Thinking about it makes me gag.

    If eggs are in something cooked and the taste is not singled out then whole eggs are fine. Even omelets with lots of veggies and such some yolk can sneak in if the taste does not take over.

    Boiled or fried eggs require that the yolk comes out.Yuck yuck yuck!
  • Springfield1970
    Springfield1970 Posts: 1,945 Member
    I could never throw good food away like that! There's never a time when I have to eat low fat enough to get rid of the best part of the egg.
  • littlefoot612
    littlefoot612 Posts: 156 Member
    I make a 1 whole egg + 1 egg white(liquid) omelette for lunches or breakfasts. Just makes a bit more volume without the extra cals. But I totally agree, egg whites alone are completely tasteless
  • Rainydaygirl1
    Rainydaygirl1 Posts: 117 Member
    I eat them because there is way less cholesterol, fat and calories. Plus if I add in some salsa it tastes really good anyway. Though I do love yolks. I will sometimes throw in a whole egg hard boiled with a salad for lunch or something
  • dbanks80
    dbanks80 Posts: 3,685 Member
    It is low in calories and i can eat more of them. Also I am watching my cholesterol so I dont eat the yokes.
  • sprintto50
    sprintto50 Posts: 410 Member
    I do, in meringue. As in lemon meringue pie and meringue cookies. Of course the lemon curd part of the pie contains the yolks.
  • VeLisaraptor13
    VeLisaraptor13 Posts: 20 Member
    I seriously cannot be arsed separating the yolk from the white.
    And wtf would I do with all the yolks? I'm too tight to chuck them...
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    Preach.



    It should be against the laws of man...


    ...and is already against the laws of nature.
  • George_Baileys_Ghost
    George_Baileys_Ghost Posts: 1,524 Member
    Who eats just 1(or two, or three) slice(s) of pizza/cake/etc. and why do you do that?

    For me, the answer to both this and the OP question is....calorie/macro control.
  • bennettinfinity
    bennettinfinity Posts: 865 Member
    I use egg whites from a carton...to bulk up my scrambled whole eggs for more volume and protein without the calorie hit...but that's it...the nutrition is in the yolk.

    ^^This^^

    Eggs: just another reason to love chickens...!
  • bennettinfinity
    bennettinfinity Posts: 865 Member
    I seriously cannot be arsed separating the yolk from the white.
    And wtf would I do with all the yolks? I'm too tight to chuck them...

    2 words: creme brulee :love:

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