[krisbelle]

just have a question. i can't find if this has been answered before, and if it has i am sorry for reposting. but on the Ideal protein are you allowed to have as many egg whites as you want? and would they be counted as your daily protein? i am craving eggs but i don't want them to count towards my meats. thanks so much for helping me out with my question.

[EatAnts]

Originally Posted by krisbelle

just have a question. i can't find if this has been answered before, and if it has i am sorry for reposting. but on the Ideal protein are you allowed to have as many egg whites as you want? and would they be counted as your daily protein? i am craving eggs but i don't want them to count towards my meats. thanks so much for helping me out with my question.

Egg Whites still have calories and sometimes carbs (depending what source you check). I would often add an egg white or 2 to the pancakes in the AM to give myself something a little more filling. I would not go hog-wild with them though, but I don't think 1-2 a day will hurt.

[Linden]

Originally Posted by krisbelle

but on the Ideal protein are you allowed to have as many egg whites as you want? and would they be counted as your daily protein?

Short answer, no. But here's the reason. As Sheila says, egg whites have nutritional count, but not much. (And like her, I always add an egg white to the omelet, pancake mix, and the crepes; sometimes a whole egg because most of the nutrition is in the yolk.)

Nutritional value of one egg white: Kcal, 17; protein, 3.6; fat, .06; carbs, .24; sugar, .23; mag, 4; k, 54; sodium 55. Most IP sources recommend that you have up to 2 egg whites if you're hungry. Two added to soup or the above, will not affect you much at all.

[krisbelle]

thanks so much for your hlep. i greatly appreciate it.