eggs vs egg whites ?

PaulaWallaDingDong · March 2015

Egg whites by themselves are one of the least satisfying foods I have ever tried. So much flavor and texture missing, and science has changed its mind (again) and decided that dietary cholesterol isn't important when it comes to cholesterol levels in your blood, so except to save calories, there isn't much reason to toss the yolks.

belimawr · March 2015

SoDamnHungry wrote: »

Quite frankly they're my favorite part.

Same here. When making eggs I try to keep them intact best I can, and when I succeed, I always hold the yolks for last - after I've eaten everything else.

unlikelyathlete · March 2015

I switch back and forth depending on what I'm eating in the rest of my breakfast. If I want to have enough calories to also eat oatmeal or an english muffin, I'll have a few egg whites instead of an egg. Sometimes I'll have a real egg. Both have protein.

acheben · March 2015

I usually make my breakfast sandwich with one whole egg and one egg white. I started adding the egg white as a way to increase the protein with a minimal calorie increase. I do buy the carton of egg whites though.

alicaramik2 · March 2015

Guess I'm a weirdo, but I prefer just the whites. The texture and taste of yolks grosses me out. Always has. Oh well, my dogs like them.

htg20 · March 2015

Sometimes I'll do like two whole and then a white or two when I'm making something like an omelet but I usually eat the whole egg. So much nutrition in the yolk.

Whittedo · March 2015

JoRocka wrote: »

AmyRhubarb wrote: »

Egg whites make me sad - all those good yolks wasted.

Some people go with the whites to save cals I guess, but I eat the whole egg. Heck, if use egg whites in a recipe, I'll save the yolks and add them to my eggs the next day for breakfast!

Three large whole eggs, (or just two if I have bacon), toast and black coffee is a regular breakfast for me.

pretty much this.

I generally won't eat straight egg white anything- it tastes like disappointment to me. But- because I'm getting a lot more detailed with my food- i'm cutting/saving calories but fluffing the omelette as it were- and doing either 2 eggs with 3 egg whites- or 3 eggs and 2 whites.... saves me some calories.

And yes- I throw yolks out. It's 3.49 for 2 dozen eggs it's 5.69 for a cartoon of 14 egg whites.

yeah- sorry I'm wasting the yolks. And no my effing cats won't eat them- I tried- it just makes a mess. if I had dogs I feed the dog-but I don't. So I'm a waster. oh well. Anyone know if they are any good for the garden? LOL

Where I live it is the opposite, a dozen free-range eggs are$4.99 and a carton of free-range egg whites (16 eggs) is $3.29.

By the way my grandmother used to swear by beer and egg yolks as a hair conditioner.

MapDancer · March 2015

chivalryder wrote: »

meirteitelbaum wrote: »

the egg yolk is the part of the egg that is "high" in cholesterol. If you are watching cholesterol intake than one whole egg and several whites is your best option.

It has recently been found that eating foods high in cholesterol does not increase the cholesterol in your blood stream. The two are completely unrelated.

There is no longer a legitimate reason to watch how much cholesterol you eat.

If you hadn't said it, I would have

When my sister-in-law went on a low cholesterol diet years ago her numbers went very high - her body over compensated.

Eat the whole egg!

simplydelish2 · March 2015

Protein and fats have satiety value. The yolk contains most of the fat and most of the nutrition. If you have the calories - eat the yolks! If you don't maybe do 1 whole egg and a couple of egg whites.

spookyface · March 2015

I eat the whole egg minus that squiggle white thing, that disgusts me. I think it might be the umbilical cord if it was a fertilized egg.

JoRocka · March 2015

Whittedo wrote: »

JoRocka wrote: »

AmyRhubarb wrote: »

Egg whites make me sad - all those good yolks wasted.

Some people go with the whites to save cals I guess, but I eat the whole egg. Heck, if use egg whites in a recipe, I'll save the yolks and add them to my eggs the next day for breakfast!

Three large whole eggs, (or just two if I have bacon), toast and black coffee is a regular breakfast for me.

pretty much this.

I generally won't eat straight egg white anything- it tastes like disappointment to me. But- because I'm getting a lot more detailed with my food- i'm cutting/saving calories but fluffing the omelette as it were- and doing either 2 eggs with 3 egg whites- or 3 eggs and 2 whites.... saves me some calories.

And yes- I throw yolks out. It's 3.49 for 2 dozen eggs it's 5.69 for a cartoon of 14 egg whites.

yeah- sorry I'm wasting the yolks. And no my effing cats won't eat them- I tried- it just makes a mess. if I had dogs I feed the dog-but I don't. So I'm a waster. oh well. Anyone know if they are any good for the garden? LOL

Where I live it is the opposite, a dozen free-range eggs are$4.99 and a carton of free-range egg whites (16 eggs) is $3.29.

By the way my grandmother used to swear by beer and egg yolks as a hair conditioner.

Man- I'd take that!!! LOL

and yes- egg yolks have some great skin/hair properties- cholesterol and fats are good for you!

jpaulie · March 2015

The whole 'cholesterol' issue is really a non-issue. Food cholesterol does not affect blood cholesterol. Actually has no relationship. A lot of people were confused about this including me.
Whole eggs are awesome! EGG WHITES ARE GREAT TOO! It is about balance. if you can fit a bunch of eggs in great, if you need more protein add some egg whites and save the yolks for something else (or buy a carton of egg whites).

Mistizoom · March 2015

spookyface wrote: »

I eat the whole egg minus that squiggle white thing, that disgusts me. I think it might be the umbilical cord if it was a fertilized egg.

Don't love it either but I don't bother removing it usually. It's called the chalaza. It suspends the yolk inside the egg. No umbilical cords in chicken eggs.

Marianne802 · March 2015

We have our own chooks who give us 5 eggs a day. I do feel guilty throwing away part of their hard work. If I'm saving up for something special later on, I'll eat the white only, otherwise I would eat the whole thing.