The Incredible Egg!

elle18287
elle18287 Posts: 267 Member
in Food and Nutrition
So I love eggs cooked almost anyway. I have them almost everyday for Breakfast. Sometimes I have one for lunch. My question is, how many eggs are ok to have in one day? Would love your opinion on this! Also, no, I do not eat egg whites or substitutes. I eat the whole delicious egg! Thanks guys!

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  • Kennkaru
    Kennkaru Posts: 210 Member
    I enjoy eggs a lot, too... and they fit into the macros quite nice...
    but keep an eye on that cholesterol.
  • LindaCWy
    LindaCWy Posts: 463 Member
    I only allow a max of 2 full eggs a week. Egg whites I can eat as many as I want but eggs I can only have two, because of my history of high cholestrol.
  • Bobby_Clerici
    Bobby_Clerici Posts: 1,828 Member
    Eggs are not the devil we once thought they were.
    Dietary fat turns out to be great.
    I go with 2 whole eggs to one egg white when I cook.
    Eat as many as your daily limit can sustain. And feel free to research this yourself.
    Eggs are good!:drinker:
  • bigd65
    bigd65 Posts: 171 Member
    I am with you I usually eat the whole thing, egg whites once in a while if I need more protein and I have already reached my fat goal for the day. I sometimes eat as many as 4 or 5 eggs a day. I am no health expert but everything I have read and my Doctor says have at em! The yolk is where all the goodies are, once in a while I will give a yolk to my doberman and my min pin and the just go crazy for them (cooked of course)
  • McBully4
    McBully4 Posts: 1,270 Member
    I just had 2 eggs right now
  • blonde71
    blonde71 Posts: 955 Member
    I love eggs too. They are my main source of protein - I have two whole eggs every morning. If you're concerned about cholesterol, use egg whites or one egg+one egg white which is what I do sometimes. But keep eating them.
  • Going4Lean
    Going4Lean Posts: 1,078 Member
    I've had up to 8 eggs a day and im doing fine.
  • LaurenAOK
    LaurenAOK Posts: 2,475 Member
    Eggs are not the devil we once thought they were.
    Dietary fat turns out to be great.
    I go with 2 whole eggs to one egg white when I cook.
    Eat as many as your daily limit can sustain. And feel free to research this yourself.
    Eggs are good!:drinker:

    ^I do the exact same thing! I'd say I eat 15-20 eggs per week, with the two whole to one white ratio.
  • ErinRibbens
    ErinRibbens Posts: 370 Member
    Good for you, eggs are awesome and the yolk has so much nutrition it breaks my heart to see people using egg whites only. As long as you stay under your calorie goal I think you'll be fine. I eat a lot of eggs since we raise chickens. I find if I don't eat eggs for breakfast I'm hungrier all day and more likely to binge.
  • beckajw
    beckajw Posts: 1,728 Member
    I have about 2 whole eggs every day to every other day (depending on the week). I read somewhere that without the yolk, your body cannot properly process the protein in the whites, so if you are only eating the whites you aren't getting as much protein as you think you are. Has anyone else read this? I'll try to find the site.
  • lolabluola
    lolabluola Posts: 212 Member
    I have 2 eggs for breakfast every day - usually a hard boiled egg for a snack - and when I run out of food or I need a quick dinner 2 more eggs! I absolutely could live off of them.
  • DanaDark
    DanaDark Posts: 2,187 Member
    Since you are eating the whole egg, I think 3 is max, as it is HEAVY in fats and cholesterol.

    You could do what I did for a while... 2 egg whites + 1 whole egg. Then you can have more!
  • Crochetluvr
    Crochetluvr Posts: 3,290 Member
    I dont go overboard but I figure I have between 4 and 6 in a given week. I LOVE eggs!
  • jppd47
    jppd47 Posts: 737 Member
    I love me a 3-4 egg omelet for breakfast most days of the week. I go through about 2 dozen a week
  • beckajw
    beckajw Posts: 1,728 Member
    http://www.truthaboutabs.com/whole-eggs-or-egg-whites.html
  • Zichu
    Zichu Posts: 542 Member
    I usually have 3 whole eggs a day. Today was an exception, we only had two eggs left. My brother used two egg yolks last night and kept the 2 egg whites in a container in the fridge, so I used those with the two eggs, but usually 3 whole eggs and whatever egg whites are left over from someone else.
  • Erisad
    Erisad Posts: 1,580
    I love eggs! I've been eating them a lot more since I started working in the warehouse. They fill me up in the morning and keep me going til lunch. :)
  • arathena720
    arathena720 Posts: 449 Member
    I read one a day is okay for you, or 7 over the course of a week. Great protein, good fats, not as bad on the cholesterol as previously thought.
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    I average about 3 eggs a day, plus bacon. Can't have eggs without bacon...

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