A question about eggs
 

So forever ago, there was a big deal about people only eating a certain number of eggs a week. It had something to do with cholesterol...

I THINK this is no longer the case...is there a limit on eggs? I find myself eating TONS of them, hard boiled, or in veggie omelets...can one eat too many eggs?

It's recommended that you limit your dietary cholesterol intake to less than 300 mg a day. There's about 213 mg of cholesterol in one large egg, all of which is found in the yolk. So if you're eating the whites you're fine, but if it were me I'd probably limit the yolk to one per day.

Hope this helps.

geez i hope not, i eat bunches of eggs! mostly the whites though... in the morning i might have an egg scramble with 1 egg and 2 white or for a snack 1 hardboiled and 1 just the white.

I. LOVE. EGGS.

I consider eggs to be a whole, natural, and incredibly healthy food. Plus, they're delicious! Unless you have a pre-existing problem with high cholesterol, you shouldn't need to limit yourself to a certain number of eggs per week. Eggs can actually increase HDL cholesterol, which is the good kind. Plus, they're full of other important and healthful nutrients. If you are really concerned or if you're on a very low-fat diet, you can eat only the whites for protein, but personally I believe it is better to eat the whole egg including the yolk because the yolk contains healthy fats and most of the egg's vitamins and nutrients. Just make sure that you're not preparing them in an unhealthy way (ie. adding tons of fat in cooking them), and you're golden. If you're concerned about animal welfare at all you may also want to consider spending the extra dollar for free-range eggs.

You can have as many whites as you want, I know that.
But I don't even think 2 yolks a day would be bad for you. They say it is too much cholesterol but I have read before that it doesn't "really" matter. I wouldn't make it habit to eat like 6 a day though!

I usually eat at least one egg a day, yolk and all! I gave up on whites, the yolk is too good. And good for you! (in moderation of course)

http://nutrition.about.com/od/askyou...gs_protein.htm

For a long time I was eating egg whites, but I ran into a problem. I was having a really tough time getting all my calories in. So now I eat whole eggs. I had 2 for breakfast (hard boiled) with 1/2 a serving of cooked oats, and I am still fricking stuffed and it's lunch time.

I don't eat eggs every morning, because really, I am not so much a fan of hard boiled eggs, I prefer them poached on toast, or in an omelet (but I had an omelet for dinner last night, while everyone else had pancakes).

I am going to talk to my doctor about this when I see her on Monday. I have no issues with cholesterol (actually mine is quite low my doctor tells me), and they are a filling, nutritious way to add calories!

Thanks everyone for your input!

There is no need to limit eggs because the American Heart Association states they have found the cholesterol in eggs is digested differently by the body than they though. Enjoy as many as you like. I have one whole egg + 1 egg white for breakfast.

I make my omlets with one whole large egg + 2 large egg whites. I fill it with a slice of fatfree cheese and either mushrooms or a slice of ham. I have that with fruit for a side. keeps me full till lunch :)

i love eggs, especially with noodles! i like to mix it in so that it coats the noodles.

and eggs in salads are the best. but i guess i should try to eat more of the white than the yolks.

bella I do something similar- I like to cook them sunny-side up and throw them over noodles or shredded red cabbage so the yolk serves as a saucy dressing. It tastes very rich and decadent! Not all people like runny egg yolk (even typing out the phrase "runny egg yolk" made me cringe a little bit) but I think it's delicious :)

OhMyDogs I did a bit of research on this a week or so ago for the same reason- I love full eggs and they're a great source of protein and calories. Came up with the same answer others did- that unless you have high cholesterol you don't need to worry about limiting moderate amounts of eggs. Let us know if your doctor says anything other than this, I'd look forward to hearing his thoughts!

esp after reading this thread today i cant stop eating eggs!!! I had a scramble this morning with spinach, tomato, fat free feta, turkey and olives... then at lunch some tuna salad with hard boiled egg in it... and just now two more hard boiled egg whites with valentina!

This is also delicious over white rice with a bit of soy sauce.

YUM! I don't eat white rice anymore (tragic, since I'm an Asiaphile living in the and of rice!) but that's similar to how I do it with my cabbage! I do shredded Asian veggies tossed in soy sauce, fish sauce, sriracha, and mirin/rice vinegar. I think put a sunny side up egg over it and crumble a piece of seaweed over it. slice the yolk and let the goodness cream over my salad.... nom nom nom.

Oooh...nom nom nom, indeed. That sounds amazing.

I know that a lot of people don't eat rice, especially white...it's good to see that the concept works well with cabbage - I honestly wouldn't have thought of it.

ArcticFrogs, indiblue yes! i also use the "runny egg yolk" as a sauce. i think it tastes great especially with soy sauce. when i used to live alone and was lazy to cook, i would just take some left over rice, cook up an egg (sunny side up) and throw it on the rice with some soy sauce. it was delicious!

"shredded Asian veggies tossed in soy sauce, fish sauce, sriracha, and mirin/rice vinegar. I think put a sunny side up egg over it and crumble a piece of seaweed over it. slice the yolk and let the goodness cream over my salad.." now THAT sounds delicious. i have to try it one day!
what kind of asian veggies do you use? cooked or raw?

I went out today and bought a bag of "angel hair" cabbage so I could try the sunny side up eggs on cabbage, sounds yummy! While I do eat rice, I have given up potatoes and pasta for the most part, and am looking to keep a grip on how many carbs I eat, so this sounds like an awesome compromise!

bella Here is a more detailed recipe!

I shred red cabbage, carrots, and celery. In a separate bowl I mix about 1 tbsp rice wine/mirin, a few drops of soy or fish sauce, a squeeze of sriracha (or just a squeeze of Tabasco if you don't want to buy sriracha), about 1/2 tsp of brown sugar, a squeeze of lime, and fresh minced ginger. The acidity of the lime should help dissolve the sugar a bit. Mix well and taste, adjust amounts according to preference. You should get a bit of salty, sweet, sour, and spicy ^_^

Toss over veggies to coat. Crumble 1 sheet of seaweed over the salad and mix well. Fry a sunny side up egg over low-med temp until the yolk is warm to touch. (I usually take a photo at this step because I'm so happy/proud haha.) Then eat, preferably with chopsticks!

It's a delicious Asian flavor with just a bit of the seaweed and fish/soy but not too much fishiness. Protein from the eggs, very low fat.

I got the inspiration from the Korean bibimbap dish, sans the rice and using the rice wine/soy sauce dressing instead of pickling the vegetables.

ohmydogs let us know how yours turns out!

I have never seen or tried angel hair cabbage! Let me know how it is, I do am trying to reduce my amount of "bread" carbs. :)

Basically it's just regular (green) cabbage, shredded really fine (like angel hair pasta). I got it in the same place in my supermarket that you get bagged salads. This was actually called "angel hair cole slaw", but it's just the shredded cabbage.

I tried the eggs on pasta thing this morning, I didn't really like it, BUT...for some fool reason, I thought I should sautee the cabbage...now I don't like cooked cabbage at the best of times, so that was just stupid! LOL I will try it again with raw cabbage.

thanks!!! the sauce sounds kinda like the viet fish sauce they would give you when you get vermacelli.. and i LOVE sriracha! its like the best hot sauce ever. lol. i should definitely try this! it sounds delicious!!! thanks! im soo happy about this!