raw eggs

Speck333 · 07-08-2011, 08:11 PM

So I usually eat two raw eggs daily in a shake because I just can't stand eating in the morning, but if I don't get some calories and nutrition in me, I feel light headed and foggy and like I need a nap. I read on MDA that there's some kind of protein killing substance in egg whites and eating raw eggs often is a bad idea. Does anyone have any more information on this? What do you think?

Mistizoom · 07-09-2011, 11:05 AM

I think you are referring to avidin which is found in raw egg whites...avidin is deactivated by cooking. Avidin binds the vitamin biotin and the thought is that eating too many raw egg whites can cause a biotin deficieny. I don't think consuming occassional raw eggs whites is a problem but I personally wouldn't consume them everyday. It is a controversial issue, however. I think the ideal way to eat eggs is to have the white (lightly) cooked and the yolk raw or mostly raw, such as soft-boiled or over-easy (though I usually eat scrambled or over-medium myself).

Speck333 · 07-11-2011, 02:38 PM

Thanks for the response!

Hagrid's Dad · 07-19-2011, 07:41 PM

Mistizoom- How do you eat your soft-boiled or over-easy eggs?

I tried poaching my eggs a week or two ago, then realized that I usually enjoyed the liquid yolks by dipping toast in them or smearing them on biscuits.

Dottie · 07-20-2011, 06:46 AM

So close to being a big old southern style biscuit! works well for that

metqa · 07-20-2011, 06:52 AM

sometimes I care about that and sometimes I don't. When I do worry, I just separate my eggs, put the yolk in the shake and save the whites to make meringues later. Win Win.

07-08-2011, 08:11 PM	#1
Speck333 Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Southern California Posts: 5,453 Gallery: Speck333 Stats: 181(16)/163(12)/99(0) ~ 5'2" WOE: Semi-Primal Start Date: Atkins restart: Jan. 3, 2010 (7/99 original start)	raw eggs So I usually eat two raw eggs daily in a shake because I just can't stand eating in the morning, but if I don't get some calories and nutrition in me, I feel light headed and foggy and like I need a nap. I read on MDA that there's some kind of protein killing substance in egg whites and eating raw eggs often is a bad idea. Does anyone have any more information on this? What do you think?

07-09-2011, 11:05 AM	#2
Mistizoom Senior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Midwest Posts: 978 Gallery: Mistizoom Stats: 300/246/190 initial goal WOE: low carb Start Date: November 2012	I think you are referring to avidin which is found in raw egg whites...avidin is deactivated by cooking. Avidin binds the vitamin biotin and the thought is that eating too many raw egg whites can cause a biotin deficieny. I don't think consuming occassional raw eggs whites is a problem but I personally wouldn't consume them everyday. It is a controversial issue, however. I think the ideal way to eat eggs is to have the white (lightly) cooked and the yolk raw or mostly raw, such as soft-boiled or over-easy (though I usually eat scrambled or over-medium myself). Last edited by Mistizoom; 07-09-2011 at 11:06 AM..

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07-11-2011, 02:38 PM	#3
Speck333 Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Southern California Posts: 5,453 Gallery: Speck333 Stats: 181(16)/163(12)/99(0) ~ 5'2" WOE: Semi-Primal Start Date: Atkins restart: Jan. 3, 2010 (7/99 original start)	Thanks for the response!

07-19-2011, 07:41 PM	#4
Hagrid's Dad Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Nantucket, MA Posts: 495 Gallery: Hagrid's Dad Stats: 290ish/197/185 (5' 10", 41 y.o.) WOE: Primal/Atkins (dairy, but no sweeteners) Start Date: June 23rd, 2011.	Mistizoom- How do you eat your soft-boiled or over-easy eggs? I tried poaching my eggs a week or two ago, then realized that I usually enjoyed the liquid yolks by dipping toast in them or smearing them on biscuits.

07-20-2011, 06:46 AM	#5
Dottie Administrator Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: S.E. Texas Gulf Coast Posts: 68,562 Gallery: Dottie WOE: JUDDD calorie cycling plan	So close to being a big old southern style biscuit! works well for that

07-20-2011, 06:52 AM	#6
metqa Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 11,497 Gallery: metqa Stats: 134/134/122 WOE: Indecisive LOL Start Date: November 2003	sometimes I care about that and sometimes I don't. When I do worry, I just separate my eggs, put the yolk in the shake and save the whites to make meringues later. Win Win.