egg whites portions...

  • i start doinf omlet with 1 whole egg and the rest is egg whites... we got egg whites in a container from walmart. I was wondering its says 1 portion is 3 tbs of egg whites... is this how much i SHOULD put or how much do you mesure of egg whites?
  • Me personally when I was eating egg whites I didn't measure it out- since they are so little (1 egg white from an egg is 17 calories) in calories, I just put as much as I wanted. I have to admit I'm sure it was more than 3 TBSP! I would say if you need more to feel satisfied when you eat then put more- just make sure to not count it was one serving.
  • Not sure if I understand the question but if you are asking how much egg whites to add--I think that depends on how big of an omelet you want to eat and/or how many total calories you want to consume in the omelet. I try to ignore "servicing size" (except in calculating the amount of calories eaten) in determining how much food to eat. I noticed that I would just eat "1 serving" because that's what the label said even though I really didn't want that much.
  • well my questions more is... protein wise... how much is good portion of protein for breakfast.
  • I eat 5 egg whites but do not use substitute.
  • Quote: well my questions more is... protein wise... how much is good portion of protein for breakfast.
    That answer will vary for every one, as we're all different and all require different things.

    When I make an omlet, I use 3 egg whites. Each egg white has appox. 3.5 grams of protein.

    Maybe the container means that one portion, the 3 TBSPS is equivalent to one egg white. So if you want a 3 egg white omelet, you would use 9 TBSPs.