Eggs

nmpresto
nmpresto Posts: 157
in Food and Nutrition
I have been eating eggs for breakfast a lot lately. I either buy the liquid egg whites or use a whole large egg and a large egg white. When others eat eggs do they do the liquid or whole eggs? Why? Just curious which is better for you etc....

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  • mmapags
    mmapags Posts: 8,934 Member
    IMHO, whole foods are always better than food someone else processed. What are the added ingredients to creat shelf stabiltiy in the liquid eggs and how do you feel about ingesting preservatives?
  • dancingj2
    dancingj2 Posts: 4,572 Member
    I prefer to eat "real" food rather than processed when I can. So its one whole egg, either fried or hard boiled when I have them for breakfast.
  • daycathy
    daycathy Posts: 7 Member
    I personally mix the both together, so then you aren't wasting the yoke of the other egg just for the egg white. I can't tell a difference in them,
  • Tangerine16
    Tangerine16 Posts: 44 Member
    When I have the urge to eat eggs, I will eat 2 or 3 whole ones, soft-boiled, with a teaspoon of real butter. It's very satisfying!

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  • EBFNP
    EBFNP Posts: 529 Member
    I just switched to egg whites only substitute. I was eating sometimes 4 eggs a day, and long term it may affect my cholesterol and arteries. Its a personal choice. The regular eggs obviously taste better, but I think the fat content and cholesterol in regular eggs has more pitfalls.
  • mmapags
    mmapags Posts: 8,934 Member
    I just switched to egg whites only substitute. I was eating sometimes 4 eggs a day, and long term it may affect my cholesterol and arteries. Its a personal choice. The regular eggs obviously taste better, but I think the fat content and cholesterol in regular eggs has more pitfalls.

    For the record, with the exception of a small % of the population, there is little to no relationship between dietary cholesterol and serum cholesterol. There are tons of nutrients in whole eggs that are not there in just the whites. I understand your choice and the reasons but would respectfully suggest that what you are giving up is not worth the percieved gain unless you struggle with obesity, high triglyserides and a history of high cholesterol in your family. Eggs are a great source of HDL cholesterol which is very beneficial to heart health.
  • BiscuitsNDavy
    BiscuitsNDavy Posts: 212 Member
    I try to eat 5 or more eggs a day. My record was 13.5 in one day LOL
  • neverstray
    neverstray Posts: 3,845 Member
    Liquid eggs are way out of my price range. 6 eggs is one carton. And I'd eat a carton a day. They cost about $5 or $6 a carton. Eggs cost about $2 or $3 for a dozen. You do the math. If you don't care about price, then go for convenience. But, I enjoy making real food. The less touched and processed it is, the more I am apt to enjoy it.
  • strawberrie_milk
    strawberrie_milk Posts: 381 Member
    I eat the whole egg! Gotta get my fats in :)
  • mes1119
    mes1119 Posts: 1,082 Member
    I eat the whole egg! Gotta get my fats in :)

    ^^^This.
  • Denjo060
    Denjo060 Posts: 1,008
    I eat egg beaters but I add cheese usually fat free I get my healthy fats from other sources I use a lot of olive oil to cook
  • ashnm88
    ashnm88 Posts: 748
    I eat the "real" egg. Love cracking the shell!
  • korsicash
    korsicash Posts: 770 Member
    I am not a fan of the liquid eggs I think they taste funny. With that said I hate the taste of yolk as well and it kinda grosses me out so I always only eat egg whites and only if I don't put too much thought into it. On a TMI note I was hard boiling a dozen of them to color with my 3 yr old last night and well I heard what sounded like fast chirping coming from the pot. I looked and freaked and it turns out that one had a crack and as the pot was boiling it was emitting a whistle that through the bubbles came out as a chirp. Still I am not eating even one of those. Even funnier was his disappointed face when he cracked one open and to his dismay there weren't any jelly beans....kind of the way we all feel when they aren't any jelly beans in our healthy foods :)
  • tofindmyselfprettyagain
    tofindmyselfprettyagain Posts: 46 Member
    I use real eggs, but depending on my fat content for the day, I only use the whites and throw away the yolk. It's really easy to separate them using the shell.
  • PHS7
    PHS7 Posts: 213 Member
    I eat a little of both. Had an egg white omelet for breakfast (easy to separate the yolk) and I had a hard-boiled one in my salad at lunch. I need to watch the cholesterol so I go more for the protein in egg whites.
  • Kirsty_UK
    Kirsty_UK Posts: 964 Member
    For the record, with the exception of a small % of the population, there is little to no relationship between dietary cholesterol and serum cholesterol. There are tons of nutrients in whole eggs that are not there in just the whites. I understand your choice and the reasons but would respectfully suggest that what you are giving up is not worth the percieved gain unless you struggle with obesity, high triglyserides and a history of high cholesterol in your family. Eggs are a great source of HDL cholesterol which is very beneficial to heart health.

    ^^ THIS!!!
  • usernamekelly1
    usernamekelly1 Posts: 1,941 Member
    I have protein pancakes most mornings, I use real eggs. I use 1 full egg, 3 whites. If I think that day that my planned food will not have enough fat / calories in I may do 2 whole eggs instead. I use the yolks from some of the eggs, as they are a great source of vitamins and minerals.
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,207 Member
    I just switched to egg whites only substitute. I was eating sometimes 4 eggs a day, and long term it may affect my cholesterol and arteries. Its a personal choice. The regular eggs obviously taste better, but I think the fat content and cholesterol in regular eggs has more pitfalls.

    For the record, with the exception of a small % of the population, there is little to no relationship between dietary cholesterol and serum cholesterol. There are tons of nutrients in whole eggs that are not there in just the whites. I understand your choice and the reasons but would respectfully suggest that what you are giving up is not worth the percieved gain unless you struggle with obesity, high triglyserides and a history of high cholesterol in your family. Eggs are a great source of HDL cholesterol which is very beneficial to heart health.
    Good post, but just want to clarify that there is no actual HDL in the cholesterol in eggs, it's just cholesterol. The fat in eggs is what influenences our HDL and LDL levels and in that respect eating eggs will have an effect on those levels and like all saturated fats will increase HDL generally speaking.
  • natalie412
    natalie412 Posts: 1,039 Member
    Whole eggs all the way! I don't watch my fat macro, and I don't believe eating eggs makes your cholestrol higher for most people. I usually have them soft or hard-boiled with some kosher salt and pepper. Sometimes a tiny bit of olive oil.
  • masonjessica11162007
    masonjessica11162007 Posts: 41
    2 whole Hard boiled eggs every morning.
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    Whole eggs for me! I eat two or three for breakfast depending on my activities that day. I like them over-easy and I cook them in coconut oil. Good stuff!
  • AmeChops
    AmeChops Posts: 744 Member
    You can't beat whole fresh eggs, yummy and nutritious
  • mgibbzzz
    mgibbzzz Posts: 20 Member
    I eat whole eggs, straight from my chickens. That way I know that there aren't any extras in my eggs. All natural from my free range girls.
  • pullipgirl
    pullipgirl Posts: 767 Member
    I eat whole hard boiled eggs every morning it keeps me full until lunch time.
  • Di3012
    Di3012 Posts: 2,247 Member
    I have been eating eggs for breakfast a lot lately. I either buy the liquid egg whites or use a whole large egg and a large egg white. When others eat eggs do they do the liquid or whole eggs? Why? Just curious which is better for you etc....

    Whole eggs here, yolk and whites, I never separate them.
  • Di3012
    Di3012 Posts: 2,247 Member
    I try to eat 5 or more eggs a day. My record was 13.5 in one day LOL

    What the hell did you have, a whacking great omelette or something :laugh:

    I luffs my eggs!
  • theshow4jsu
    theshow4jsu Posts: 380 Member
    I eat one whole egg and egg white from the carton (because it feels like I'm wasting something by throwing the yolk away) to make an omelet in the morning. Then I will have 2 hard boiled eggs sprinkled with kosher salt a few hours later. By mixing the eggs in the morning, I save the calories and the yolks. Just my routine.
  • mbts08
    mbts08 Posts: 284 Member
    I eat a one whole egg then add two egg whites. I have a vitamin D deficiency so I eat the yolk and healthy fat. I think the egg whites the carton are just to watery.

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