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So are eggs good for you? Are they a quality source of protein and a little fat? Should I just eat the whites? or the yolks too? How many and how many times a week? Over easy? Scrambled?

I’m training hard about 6 days a week now, and have been eating 2 eggs over easy 4-5 times a week, but I’ve heard some mixed reviews about them and wonder if I should keep it up.

Anyone want to help unscramble my egg issues?

every year it changes, ppl will say eat them and then the next they will say dont becuase they are bad for you, personally i dont like the taste of them so i dont eat them at all.

They aren't good for one thing, throwing at my car!! which is what happened to every car at the party i went to last night... not cool . Anyway now that im done ranting...

I think eggs are just a source of protien, and i think it has all sorts of types of protiens, and thats why its good for you. But it has a ton of cholesterol.... bad for you. Eat some eggs along side everything else in a balanced diet tho and u'll be fine. Athletes have a lot less to worry about when it comes to cholesterol than someone who sits on their butt all day and does nothing. But still, using eggs as your only source of protien would be a bad idea.

Yeah, I've never liked eggs. Except occasionally the outside of hard boiled eggs, but only the tips.

Athletes have a lot less to worry about when it comes to cholesterol than someone who sits on their butt all day and does nothing.

Not always true. I have a girl that trains harder than anyone I have ever coached. She also follows a strict diet and has for many years. Yet she still has high cholesterol. So I guess it can also be genetic. Point is you never no especially when you are young and you don't really show the signs that say a 50 year old man would. It might be worth the time at your next physical to have some blood work done just to see. I know when I was about 14-15 I hade my cholesterol checked because my dad's was high.

You really only want to waste your time separating the whites if you're going to go all out with a bodybuilding regimine, which I doubt you're about to do. It is about the cholesterol in the yolk I think...
Never eat eggs before you go out and train...BAD. Eating them a few hours before or right after a work-out? GOOD. Try to get the brown eggs though, because apparently they taste better and are better for you. Oh and which way to prepare them? However you want. Omelettes are a good way to get eggs, milk, cheese, meat, and vegetebles (if you can stand those in an omelette...) in.
This is just my guess. Don't take any of that for fact...

vaultman18 wrote:

Athletes have a lot less to worry about when it comes to cholesterol than someone who sits on their butt all day and does nothing.

Not always true. I have a girl that trains harder than anyone I have ever coached. She also follows a strict diet and has for many years. Yet she still has high cholesterol. So I guess it can also be genetic. Point is you never no especially when you are young and you don't really show the signs that say a 50 year old man would. It might be worth the time at your next physical to have some blood work done just to see. I know when I was about 14-15 I hade my cholesterol checked because my dad's was high.

Genetics are definitely a huge part of it. Most of you are not going to eat enough eggs to make a difference in your cholesterol levels.

If you are trying to keep your weight down, cooked egg whites are a great source of protein. Or you can make omelettes with several egg whites and just one or two yolks. If weight is not an issue, it is probably not a huge deal for most of you to leave the egg yolks in.

Oh for sure, some people will not have trouble with cholesterol compared to others, whether they are athletes or not. But generally, athletes are eating so much other stuff and live (generally, again) such healthy lives compared to couch potatoes have less to worry about than others. But yea, that doesnt mean go out and eat crap all day .

powerplant42 wrote:You really only want to waste your time separating the whites if you're going to go all out with a bodybuilding regimine, which I doubt you're about to do. It is about the cholesterol in the yolk I think...
Never eat eggs before you go out and train...BAD. Eating them a few hours before or right after a work-out? GOOD. Try to get the brown eggs though, because apparently they taste better and are better for you. Oh and which way to prepare them? However you want. Omelettes are a good way to get eggs, milk, cheese, meat, and vegetebles (if you can stand those in an omelette...) in.
This is just my guess. Don't take any of that for fact...

dude...its not that hard to separate the whites from the yolks...

this thread is making me very hungry.. i think ill go eat some eggs..

emm. oh yeah. the topic at hand

im not a health expert, but whenever i make eggs, i generally do 2 whites for every yoke. last time i had my cholestoerol levels checked they were okay. so i guess thats my take on it

of course if i eat 5-6 eggs, which im known to do, i try to only stick 2 yolks.

and for all those that are anti egg... dont ever look at a recipe for tiramisu (which i might add is also delicous)

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... &plindex=0
**Some 'bad' language

Lewis Black on eggs


My school will make egg white omletes for you, So Ive decided to go that route with a few yolks on the side.

Remember that all eggs are not created equal. Vegetarian-fed chickens produce eggs with 15% less cholesterol and 25% less saturated fat. If are in a more rural area, you can usually find farmers that produce more "natural" eggs. If not, most grocery stores sell brands like Eggland's Best.