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Eggs as a Protein Source

Supplements and Nutrition
#1

I am looking to start some intense training and nutrition at the start of the next year, and am looking into eating more eggs as a protein source.

I know there’s another thread about eggs in this forum, but that deals specifically with cooking methods. I am talking about eggs in general.

I usually separate the whites from the yolks and throw a couple into my protein shake along with some high carbohydrate cereal, whipped up in the blender, to give it an extra nutritional boost. I can’t even taste the eggs this way, which is good.

I’ve got my eye on an egg-cooking machine I saw last night, which can cook up to 7 eggs at once, soft or hard boiled. I might just have to get that machine before I start training heavy!

How many eggs would some of the T-Nation members eat per day, and what is your preferred method of eating them? Is excess cholesterol a concern when shovelling down daily eggs?

#2

6-10 for me scrambled with cheese meat and cottage cheese

#3

4 (whole) and sometimes more for me per day.

#4

Use the SEARCH on T-Nation. There are lots of prior posts about eggs and everything you can think off related to eggs…

#5

Eggs are a great protein source. One word of caution though…The ass gas is horrible. But if you live alone or just don’t care eat em up yum! LOL

#6

I like them several ways, but hard boiled is easiest for me. My wife and I buy six dozen at a time from Costco and boil a bunch on Sunday to have available throughout the week. As far as amount it depends on my current program and if they are a main or supplemental source of protein. When using as a main source for one meal I will have six to 10 depending on what I have with them.

Less eggs when eating cheese and meat at the same meal. Then other times I use the to supplement protein intake for the day. That could be three or over 12 depending on the circumstance.

Christopher

#7

To me eggs are the number one protein source. When compared to other protein sources they are of higher bioavalability then most and they are dirt cheap. I can get a dozen omega 3 cage-free eggs for $1.88/dozen. That’s 84 grams of protein for less than 2 dollars. What other protein sources give you so much for so little?

And eat the yolks, they are good for you.

#8

[quote]JohnnyBlaze wrote:
I am looking to start some intense training and nutrition at the start of the next year, and am looking into eating more eggs as a protein source.[/quote]

New years resolution? How far into January will it be until you give it up?

Eat the yolks ya pansy…

Was it a skillet?

Usually at least a dozen per day, sometimes less. Today, for example, I didn’t have any.

I usually eat them orally and usually with a fork. Some days I use a spoon. The other day I actually used a spork. That was a treat.

No.

Please don’t ask that question again.

#9

[quote]eengrms76 wrote:
New years resolution? How far into January will it be until you give it up?
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No, not a New Years resolution. I wanted to start this week, but I have extra work commitments over the holiday period, and I’ve got to pull extra 12-hour shifts on the days when I should be working out and recovering. The first of 2007 is just the earliest time I can start because that’s when the extra work commitments end.

I’d love to start as soon as possible!

The egg cooking machine is not a skillet, it’s some kind of an electrical dome-shaped appliance that 7 eggs fits into. I assume it heats them up to simulate boiling.

#10

[quote]JohnnyBlaze wrote:
eengrms76 wrote:
New years resolution? How far into January will it be until you give it up?

No, not a New Years resolution. I wanted to start this week, but I have extra work commitments over the holiday period, and I’ve got to pull extra 12-hour shifts on the days when I should be working out and recovering. The first of 2007 is just the earliest time I can start because that’s when the extra work commitments end.

I’d love to start as soon as possible!

The egg cooking machine is not a skillet, it’s some kind of an electrical dome-shaped appliance that 7 eggs fits into. I assume it heats them up to simulate boiling.
[/quote]

Kinda expensive no doubt, why not use a tried and tested device called a POT and some water, but make sure you bring the water to a boil tho. can cook way more than 7 at a time :slight_smile: Boil for a few minutes, cool them off with cold water after cooking, and the shell peels right off :slight_smile:

#11

[quote]eengrms76 wrote:
JohnnyBlaze wrote:
I’ve got my eye on an egg-cooking machine I saw last night, which can cook up to 7 eggs at once, soft or hard boiled. I might just have to get that machine before I start training heavy!

Was it a skillet?
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Yeah, pay attention eengrms76. You can’t hard boil eggs in a skillet. Get yourself a pot, or if you have the extra money invest in a sauce pan (sarcasm).

For god’s sake, don’t throw away the yolk, that’s the best part. The consumption of dietary cholesterol isn’t going to have a big impact on your cholesterol levels. It’s mostly hereditary and trans fats, not eggs.

#12

[quote]greekdawg wrote:
I can get a dozen omega 3 cage-free eggs for $1.88/dozen. That’s 84 grams of protein for less than 2 dollars. What other protein sources give you so much for so little?

[quote]

Milk.

#13

[quote]assbuster wrote:
Eggs are a great protein source. One word of caution though…The ass gas is horrible. But if you live alone or just don’t care eat em up yum! LOL[/quote]

Taking digestive enzymes will help combat the “ass gas”.

#14

[quote]RockDiesel wrote:
Taking digestive enzymes will help combat the “ass gas”. [/quote]

I take digestive enzymes but the eggs still produce toxic ass gas, sorry.

#15

[quote]assbuster wrote:
RockDiesel wrote:
Taking digestive enzymes will help combat the “ass gas”.

I take digestive enzymes but the eggs still produce toxic ass gas, sorry.[/quote]

What do you take?

#16

[quote]assbuster wrote:
RockDiesel wrote:
Taking digestive enzymes will help combat the “ass gas”.

I take digestive enzymes but the eggs still produce toxic ass gas, sorry.[/quote]

On the AD I eat 12-15 whole eggs a day and the only time I get any noticeable gas at all is during the weekend carb loads. Everybody is obviously different. A whole buncha broccoli can do it sometimes though.

#17

gas can be a sign of food allergy - remember, if you’re eating a lot of the same kind of protein day in and day out, you’re likely to develop an allergy. I did, and it SUCKS. (but thankfully it’s just to whey and not eggs.)

VARY YOUR DIET!

#18

I typically drink a cup of pasturized egg whites 2-3 times per day and eat 4 full ones EOD on top of that.
See ya

#19

[quote]eengrms76 wrote:
assbuster wrote:
RockDiesel wrote:
Taking digestive enzymes will help combat the “ass gas”.

I take digestive enzymes but the eggs still produce toxic ass gas, sorry.

What do you take?[/quote]

Enzymedica Digest

#20

[quote]assbuster wrote:
eengrms76 wrote:
assbuster wrote:
RockDiesel wrote:
Taking digestive enzymes will help combat the “ass gas”.

I take digestive enzymes but the eggs still produce toxic ass gas, sorry.

What do you take?

Enzymedica Digest[/quote]

What dosing? It says 1-3 with meals.