Diet question [egg whites]

[umop]

I was recently reading up on diets for building body mass and I read that egg whites are a good source of protein and anyone looking to increase mass should eat them.

Egg white is the clear liquid part of an egg, right? So how are you supposed to eat it? Crack open an egg, pour the liquid part into a cup, and drink it raw? What do you do with the rest of the egg?

[don_lee103]

I was recently reading up on diets for building body mass and I read that egg whites are a good source of protein and anyone looking to increase mass should eat them.

Egg white is the clear liquid part of an egg, right? So how are you supposed to eat it? Crack open an egg, pour the liquid part into a cup, and drink it raw? What do you do with the rest of the egg?

Are you serious?? what do you use the appliance for? decoration?
To be more helpful to your thread though, you can boil the egg, fry, or whatever

[umop]

But am I getting the same nutritional value if I boil/fry/scramble them or eat the whites raw?

[Shaner]

Why don't you just buy egg whites in the carton?

[Double_J]

But am I getting the same nutritional value if I boil/fry/scramble them or eat the whites raw?

I believe the answer is no you do not get the same benefits if you drink them raw. You need to cook them because the protein needs to be denatured ( happens when it is heated ) in order to get all of the nutrients. Also cooking them will reduce your chances of getting salmonella or what ever it is.

As a previous poster mentioned you can buy egg whites in a carton. Not only does this save you the time of trying to separate the egg whites from the yolk but these can be guzzled down without cooking them. These egg whites have been pasteurized so no need to heat them again. I personally have got tired of cooking eggs and recently switched to the carton ones. Now I put some plain whole oats in a blender poor in 250 ml of egg whites ( equal to 8 egg whites ), add some fruit and blend it up. Taste is ok but you get a large dose of protein, complex carbs, and fibre all in one shot.
Oh I also add in one scoop of protein powder(egg based). This will bring it up to 50g of protein to start my day.

[poedua]

But am I getting the same nutritional value if I boil/fry/scramble them or eat the whites raw?

All other things being equal, there's no significant difference in terms of the grams of protein you get.

It's when you use butter etc. to fry / scramble etc. that there may be some nutritional benefits to having them hard boiled or poached instead.

But ' raw ' ?

Why the heck would any average gym rat want to consume ' raw ' egg whites ?

[poedua]

I was recently reading up on diets for building body mass and I read that egg whites are a good source of protein and anyone looking to increase mass should eat them.

Egg white is the clear liquid part of an egg, right? So how are you supposed to eat it? Crack open an egg, pour the liquid part into a cup, and drink it raw? What do you do with the rest of the egg?

They are just one of many sources of protein - you don't HAVE to eat them.

Anyone looking to increase mass should focus on training hard first - unless you do that, all the the protein in the world isn't going to help you put on any extra muscle.

[Canuckistani]

do NOT eat raw eggs or egg whites...risk of salmonella poisoning

i buy egg whites in cartons, and just pour them onto the skillet in the morning for a quick easy omellette...can add whatever toppings you like in there...treat them just like regular eggs.

[Cas77]

Raw egg whites may be contaminated with salmonella and e.coli.

Buying pasteurized egg whites reduces the risk of slamonella but you may still get e.coli.

Foodborne Salmonella can cause gastroenteritis leading to vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhoea and mild fever. Salmonella disease outbreaks have been frequently associated with the use of raw or undercooked eggs in food. Salmonella and other harmful bacteria are inactivated by heat treatments used to pasteurise egg products. The use of pasteurised egg products is recommended for the routine preparation of foods that are not intended to be fully cooked.

[bdckr]

Risk of biotin deficiency with long-term comsumption of raw egg whites.

[LargeOne]

I believe the answer is no you do not get the same benefits if you drink them raw. You need to cook them because the protein needs to be denatured ( happens when it is heated ) in order to get all of the nutrients. Also cooking them will reduce your chances of getting salmonella or what ever it is.

As a previous poster mentioned you can buy egg whites in a carton. Not only does this save you the time of trying to separate the egg whites from the yolk but these can be guzzled down without cooking them. These egg whites have been pasteurized so no need to heat them again. I personally have got tired of cooking eggs and recently switched to the carton ones. Now I put some plain whole oats in a blender poor in 250 ml of egg whites ( equal to 8 egg whites ), add some fruit and blend it up. Taste is ok but you get a large dose of protein, complex carbs, and fibre all in one shot.
Oh I also add in one scoop of protein powder(egg based). This will bring it up to 50g of protein to start my day.

Right on the money! If you are not really into egg whites why not use egg protein powder? Also dont be scared of eating the complete egg once ina while,they are not as scary as the masses believe.

[ricoboxing]

Why the heck would any average gym rat want to consume ' raw ' egg whites ?

cause Rocky Balboa did it!!!

[angekfire]

I decided to start eating egg whites now that I'm on P90X because they are a good source of protein, have few calories, and I really don't even like the yolks. But eating it raw? 'cause everything you see in the movies is just like real life.

[UrbanPoet]

why don't you just eat hard boiled eggs?

[nano]

buy the liquid egg whites in the dairy section of the grocery store.