Thread: can you eat too many egg whites?

Originally Posted by ThreeGigs

Don't drink your egg whites raw. Their protein is absorbed twice as quickly when cooked. 50% versus 90% bioavailability. You probably smell because you're feeding the bacteria in your lower intestine as much as you're getting yourself.

Also, all the vitamins are in the yolk, as is most of the fat, 2/3 of which is unsaturated (good) fat. So don't fear the yolk. After all, it *is* the only nutrient source for the baby chicken, so it's gotta have everything a growing body needs (assuming you're a fowl) :-)

Hello,

I use 2-3 egg whites for my protein shakes. It would be better to eat the egg whites cooked? I go to the gym in the morning, before work, so i can't make an omelet after the workout. Or maybe I could blend the cooked egg whites? I'm new at this, so any advice would be good. Thanks!

How about just bringing a few hardboiled eggs with you?

PS welcome to the board.

Originally Posted by SwoleChamp

your fine with 10 lol...i do close to 50 a day when dieting lol...now its just 10-20 though

holy shit 50 eggs a day!!!!!

Originally Posted by Built

How about just bringing a few hardboiled eggs with you?

PS welcome to the board.

Yum. That's almost the only way I eat them anymore.

I have to add just a little bit of ketchup and pepper lol...I make an omlett out of my egg whites..haha then again i'm a girl. men can eat completely different

Originally Posted by zespheley

I have to add just a little bit of ketchup and pepper lol...I make an omlett out of my egg whites..haha then again i'm a girl. men can eat completely different

Putting ketchup on eggs is just wrong. Anyone who does it is disgusting.

Originally Posted by saff

anyone have any thoughts on this? can't really find anything authoritative on search engines.

i'm eating between 4 to 10 whites and 1 yolk a day?

can never have too many egg whites....until you farts are unbearable. Then you have offically eaten too many egg whites.

Originally Posted by vortrit

Putting ketchup on eggs is just wrong. Anyone who does it is disgusting.

I've done it since I was little. I can't eat eggs without something on it. Either salsa or ketchup. And you shouldn't be quick to judge someone. That's hating lol. Whoever made up the rule that it's wrong?

Originally Posted by zespheley

.haha then again i'm a girl. men can eat completely different

They can?

I sometimes put onions, mushrooms and little spice in egg whites.

Originally Posted by Built

They can?

Well from what I have witnessed yes. If I eat like they do, carb loading and eating all this junk, then hell, I'd be bulking up mass. That's not what I want...I'm already lean lol. I need to eat kinda opposite

I dont know about the egg yolk turning into sugar or not, but i do know they have helped me alot. When i started eating them on a regular basis, i could tell a difference in my gains. Also helped with hunger for me, seemed to feel full alot longer after. Also very easy to carry along, boil about 18, eat what ya need and put the rest in a ziploc bag and carry them with you. Instant source of protein whenever you need it.

theryano, thats so simple to do mate and so convenient,

I eat 6 on work out days and a dozen on rest days as a part of my breakfast. 5 cartons a week, no ill effects besides my wife saying its a little "breezy" at night sleeping.

Originally Posted by zespheley

Well from what I have witnessed yes. If I eat like they do, carb loading and eating all this junk, then hell, I'd be bulking up mass. That's not what I want...I'm already lean lol. I need to eat kinda opposite

Okay, so you're saying if you eat more calories than you require, you'll gain weight.

Men have the exact same response as women in this regard. It has nothing to do with the quality of the food you consume and everything to do with the calories. If you look at the calories these guys consume, and compare it with their bodyweights, the ones gaining will likely be taking in calories in excess of 15 x their bodyweight in lbs (most of us probably maintain on about 15 x bodyweight in lbs. For instance, I weigh 143 lbs and I maintain on around 2100-2200 calories)

I eat a high-fat diet, which most certainly includes egg yolks. I stay lean year round eating a high-fat diet. When I ate a low-fat diet with eggwhites and dry toast for breakfast, it made me hungry and I got fat because I ate too many calories. On my current plan, I eat fewer calories even though I eat more fat-calories. Keeps me comfortable.

That being said, you're lean now and your diet is clearly working for you.

zespheley, how many calories do you consume daily, how tall are you and what do you weigh? Are you comfortable on your current diet, or are you hungry all the time?