EGG WHITES VS EGGS

I recently saw an article on Mens Fitenss that validates my consumption of eggs. When I am at home(not in my dorm), I usually eat three eggs scrambled with some cheese and meat. Many people say eggs are bad for you, but I don't believe it. This article is a reference point for my beliefs.



Get Crackin'

by Elizabeth M. Ward, M.S., R.D.

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WHY YOU NEED EGGS

The AMINO ACIDS in eggs are converted into muscle, skin, col- lagen, and other body tissue more efficiently than the proteins from any other food you can eat (or drink).
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Egg yolks are packed with nutrients, including nearly half of a large egg’s 6 grams of PROTEIN as well as almost all of the 13 different vitamins eggs supply. Yolks are also an excellent source of LUTEIN and ZEAXANTHIN, carotenoids that protect your peepers against most forms of age- related damage.
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Two eggs over easy for breakfast can help whittle down your waistline. Studies show that people who eat eggs in the morning have an easier time curbing calorie intake during the day.
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About 75% of the fat found in eggs is UNSATURATED. Research suggests that healthy men may eat up to two eggs a day as part of a low- fat eating plan without raising their risk for heart disease. (Skip the bacon and sausage, however.)
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Two eggs provide nearly half your daily quota for CHOLINE. The compound is a key component of acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter that carries messages between nerves and muscles and fosters the storage of memories in the brain.

here is the link for the article:
http://www.mensfitness.com/Eggs_Protien/nutrition/healthy_recipes/165

see i always thought egg yolks werent that bad for you and had some benefits

Most definitely, MC. Thanks for reinforcing the benefits of eggs with that article MrP. My breakfast, when I have time to cook, is 6 whites, plus two whole eggs, and a half cup (measured dry) of oatmeal. That gets the day started right! If I don't have any meat readily available I will often make a scrambled egg sandwich on whole grain toast for a mid day meal too.

Thanks, Jerry. You need those for your ripped workouts.

Theres times when i eat eggs for 3 meals! never get tired of them!

Yeah - I'll take the whole egg every time! I Never eat just whites. Thanks for the good article Mrpres.

3 whole eggs for breakfast to start my days off right :)

I eat whole eggs all the time. Now you can get them with extra omega 3's they feed the chickens flax seed try EGGLAND'S BEST.

I love eggs especially the egg yolk, many people and health professionals are against eating too many yolks a week but one or two a day seems to be a good amount to go by I myself eat one yolk a day.

I'm with V on the 3:1 ratio. If you don't need to be too lean a couple a day won't hurt ya Giz. Ya know any one with high cholsterol should watch their total fats. Eggs contain lecithin, a polar headed lipid which allows the fats to mix with water. Don't believe me? Put an egg in water and beat it with a fork. It doesn't separate.

Two whole eggs actually is too much fat for my macronutrients at this moment. :)

I do not beat up my eggs Bloodgroove. :) how cruel. LOL