Egg Whites Vs. Whole Eggs
Question from GenX’r: I have been eating at least one hard boiled egg white approx. 4-5 days/week and an egg with a yolk about once a week. One of the guys in the office said I didn’t need to do that and sent me this link on eggs. What do you think of this?
Answer from Martha: Good question GenX’r - I actually get asked this question a lot. BTW -for those of you who don’t know GenX’r - so far he is leading the New Hampshire Biggest Loser Competition Weight Loss Contest!
Here’s the deal:
1. The yolk has more vitamins and minerals than the white (check out the above link for more details pn the nutritional content). But it also contains a lot more calories!
However, it sounds like you aren’t eating that many whole eggs or egg whites for that matter. In that case, I would say you could either have the whole egg or just the white. Now if you were eating several eggs a day, I would tell you to have egg whites. This is because the whole egg has a lot more calories (80 - 90 calories) as compared to the white (15 calories). A lot of my clients frequently eat omelets, therefore I recommend egg whites because it will save calories. Compare about 80 - 90 calories for a whole egg vs. 15 calories for a white. Most of the protein is also in the white.
2. Studies have shown that egg yolk don’t have quite as a strong effect of raising LDL (bad) cholesterol as we once thought. Saturated and trans fats have more of an effect. That being said, if you have high cholesterol, I would still say you could have a few whole eggs a week - just don’t go overboard.
3. Lastly, I don’t agree with eating raw egg whites or egg yolks as suggested in that link your co-worker gave you. Raw eggs carry the risk of salmonella. Hmm… with the end of the contest coming up, perhaps someone is trying to “get rid of you”???
Keep up the good work!
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