Re-thinking my position on eggs...

I hard boil a bakers' dozen and have one (yolk included! Good stuff in there!) for breakfast almost every day, it seems to keep me fuller, by about a half hour than if I had a 3/4 cup of dry oatmeal. Weird really.

I've eaten them raw. Just cracked them open into a glass and slid them down my throat. Haven't done that in awhile.

When I was a lad I ate 4 dozen eggs every morning to help me get strong. Now that I'm grown I eat 5 dozen eggs and I am roughly the size of a baaaaarrrgggge!

When people talk about raw eggs, this is what I think of right away. Anyone know what movie it is from??

Eggs are wonderful. I'm pretty sure that they don't affect cholesterol levels actually. I have one fried egg for breakfast a few times a week, and would you believe it, it only has 25 calories?????? Yet it keeps me pretty full until lunchtime (along with a slice of bacon and a small piece of bread).

I've eaten them raw. Just cracked them open into a glass and slid them down my throat. Haven't done that in awhile.

When I was a lad I ate 4 dozen eggs every morning to help me get strong. Now that I'm grown I eat 5 dozen eggs and I am roughly the size of a baaaaarrrgggge!

When people talk about raw eggs, this is what I think of right away. Anyone know what movie it is from??

Hahaha Gaston singing in Beauty and the Beast! Love that movie!

I've eaten them raw. Just cracked them open into a glass and slid them down my throat. Haven't done that in awhile.

OMG that would be like fear factor for me. I wouldn't do that for a billion dollars

I suppose the level of health and nutrition in an egg depends on where they come from.

Buying in a supermarket, you're going to get eggs loaded with anti-biotics from chicken raised in a factory farm.

Take the extra step (and just a couple more dollars) and buy them from a source you can trust. You'll get healthier eggs!

i thought the same thing for a long time. i had blood work done and my levels were in the "normal" range for being a 23 year old college student. Then I got into CrossFit and started eating at least 2 eggs every. single. day. for breakfast. Sometimes I'd have one or two more throughout the day as a snack. (whole eggs, not egg whites). Of course there were some other things I changed too. Like: I started eating bacon, more bacon, bacon as often as I could get it. seriously. no not organic, freshly sliced from the pig in the backyard bacon, but grocery store bought plain ol' bacon that anyone has access to. I also started using the bacon grease to cook with, instead of using olive oil. Yes, I even put bacon grease in cupcakes once instead of oil... delicious.

Of course I swapped foods too, iceberg lettuce for romaine lettuce, ranch dressing for oil and vinegar or no dressing, peanut butter for almond butter, cow milk for almond milk, etc. I didn't do a whole lot of swapping or eliminating other than this list.

Point is, I went back 6 months later to recheck my blood work, I gained 2 pounds but according to the nurse, my levels were "the best i've ever seen for a girl your age that isn't a competitive athlete". I believe it was the change of adding more protein to my diet that caused these changes. I also have family history of high cholesterol and heart attacks, but I don't believe genetics has much to do with my levels. I think it stems from coming from a fat family. I don't believe in predisposed diseases. But that's just me.

You guys are making me hungry for eggs! I don't eat them everyday, but I eat them whenever I want them, either poached on toast or scrambled with maybe some salsa on top. That's really good, if you haven't tried it.
I don't listen to any of the crap when they come out with the latest thing that isn't good for you. A few years ago it was bread --- Don't eat bread --- Bread is bad for you. The company in Buffalo that made the best rye bread ever for as long as I could remember wound up going out of business. My mantra is, 'All things in moderation' and it seems to be working for me, since I've lost 21 pounds since mother's day.

I eat a ton of egg whites! my food diary is open to the public, sometimes I eat 12 a day. I eat them as a snack because protein curbs hunger. I think two egg yolks is the most you should eat in one day, because the cholesterol is high... also keep in mind that an egg yolk is high in calories... egg yolks are about 60 calories, while the egg whites are only 17. food for thought!

I also have started eating eggs again. If I have a hard boiled egg in a salad, the salad is just more filling for some reason. More than putting ham or chicken in it anyway. Another way I like them is soft poached then put over steamed asparagus. One egg is 72-75 calories, so I count it like a salad with dressing.

Anyway, I'm off-topic - But I find myself REALLY looking forward to my egg (like all day!). I don't have one every day, but I do probably eat 4 or so a week.

As for cholesterol, I just can't worry about every possible problem - I would be overwhelmed into not doing anything. Right now I DO have a weight problem so I'm focusing on taking care of that. Afterwords, I'll see.