Do you do this? Is there any other reason people do this aside from the supposed increased cholesterol from the yolks?
Seperating the yolks from the whites in eggs (the health fad)
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Seperating the yolks from the whites in eggs (the health fad)
For some reason, this has become somewhat of a fad amongst the so-called health-conscious crowd within my community. There's people who would make scrambled eggs using four eggs but will only eat one yolk then discard the other three. There's also folk who will just straight out throw away the yolks altogether.
Do you do this? Is there any other reason people do this aside from the supposed increased cholesterol from the yolks?
Do you do this? Is there any other reason people do this aside from the supposed increased cholesterol from the yolks?
- jawn galliano
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Re: Seperating the yolks from the whites in eggs (the health fad)
yolks contain an enormous amount of cholesterol but i don't know if it's the bad kind
i am not taking precautions however
i am not taking precautions however
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Re: Seperating the yolks from the whites in eggs (the health fad)
Never have never will.
Egg yolks contain most if the nuttients of the egg, its wasteful to not eat them. Sometimes when baking you have to separate the white from the yolk but I always save whats not used and eat it later.
Stormy I wouldnt fear them they raise hdl. They generally dont affect ldl for most of us.
Fat in general has a long standing bad rep thanks to the sugar industry’s lobbying in the west (mainly america) this fad if being against egg yolks was part of that. Sad to hear its taking hold elsewhere.
Egg yolks contain most if the nuttients of the egg, its wasteful to not eat them. Sometimes when baking you have to separate the white from the yolk but I always save whats not used and eat it later.
Stormy I wouldnt fear them they raise hdl. They generally dont affect ldl for most of us.
Fat in general has a long standing bad rep thanks to the sugar industry’s lobbying in the west (mainly america) this fad if being against egg yolks was part of that. Sad to hear its taking hold elsewhere.
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Re: Seperating the yolks from the whites in eggs (the health fad)
never
egg whites alone are maybe the most flavorless thing i've ever eaten
egg whites alone are maybe the most flavorless thing i've ever eaten
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Re: Seperating the yolks from the whites in eggs (the health fad)
Speaking of egg whites, I was just recently made aware that these things exist.


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Re: Seperating the yolks from the whites in eggs (the health fad)
breakfast this morning is a two-egg sandwich with smoked ham and extra sharp aged cheddar on homemade rustic bread (toasted in butter obviously). tossed some cocoa ghost pepper hot sauce up in there for the finishing touch
you better believe i got some yolks up in this bitch
you better believe i got some yolks up in this bitch
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Re: Seperating the yolks from the whites in eggs (the health fad)
do you serve it in a gucci handbag
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Re: Seperating the yolks from the whites in eggs (the health fad)
no you big silly, i serve it on a regular ass plate
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Re: Seperating the yolks from the whites in eggs (the health fad)
I’ve done this while cooking certain dishes but I still end up using both the whites and the yolk.
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Re: Seperating the yolks from the whites in eggs (the health fad)
so what youre saying is the whites are superior
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Re: Seperating the yolks from the whites in eggs (the health fad)
gonna make a lemon meringue pie next week and this requires separation of the yolks and whites
stay tuned for more egg-based insights, tips and tricks
stay tuned for more egg-based insights, tips and tricks
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Re: Seperating the yolks from the whites in eggs (the health fad)
yeah i like all of the egg
don't eat egg every day
but definitely on the regular
feel weird if i eat more than three eggs in one day
don't eat egg every day
but definitely on the regular
feel weird if i eat more than three eggs in one day
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Re: Seperating the yolks from the whites in eggs (the health fad)
not a fan of eggs, but been eating on average 2 a day for 6 months
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Re: Seperating the yolks from the whites in eggs (the health fad)
i had an egg white sandwich for lunch (needed the yolks for a custard and they had nowhere else to go)
its not the optimal egg configuration obviously. but with seasoning and things to go on it, egg whites are perfectly fine on their own
its not the optimal egg configuration obviously. but with seasoning and things to go on it, egg whites are perfectly fine on their own
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