When talking protein, how come no one ever mentions eggs?

[Riprorin]

Eggs are one of the best protein sources there is:

Eggs and Protein
A combination of amino acids, some of which are called essential because the human body needs them but can't synthesize them. The human diet must regularly supply protein which contains all of the essential amino acids. The egg boasts them all: histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptoOphan and valine. They are present in a pattern that matches very closely the pattern the body need, so the egg is often the measuring stick by which other protein foods are measured.

In addition to the 9 essential amino acids, there are 9 other amino acids in an egg. Altogether, each Large egg provides a total of 6.25 grams of high-quality, complete protein. For this reason, the egg is classified with meat in the food categories. One egg = 1 ounce of lean meat, fish or poultry. A Large egg provides 10 to 13% of the Daily Reference Value for protein and varying amounts of many other nutrients.

Contrary to popular belief, they are really good for you. Studies have shown that they increase HDL (good cholesterol).

 

[vi edit]

Hard to prepare, not easily portable. Not as desireable as other protien laden foods.

 

[Riprorin]

Hard to prepare? :Q

 

[MichaelD]

Eggs are good
Eggs are great
If you eat eggs
You'll feel great

Eggs are better
Than other proten snacks
If you cut on my eggs
You'll get some smacks

Eggs are cool
Eggs just rock
I eat lotsa eggs
And I'll never stop


There. Now you have a "Pro Egg Poem." Go!! Spread the word!! Recruit the other believers!!!!

 

[RaynorWolfcastle]

Tuna > Eggs

 

[Riprorin]

Originally posted by: RaynorWolfcastle
Tuna > Eggs

If you like eating mercury.

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: Riprorin
Hard to prepare? :Q

Compared to opening a can of tuna or jar of peanuts, yes...they are harder to prepare.

I should have said more time consuming...not necessarily hard.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Neither tuna nor eggs have enough protein to be of much benefit for building muscle.. One egg is only 10%. Even if you eat 5 eggs, that's still only 50%. And you need much more than the RDA for body building.

 

[MustangSVT]

i eat both eggs and tuna

but Im getting sick of tuna pretty fast (try a can a day, yuck )

 

[PowerMacG5]

Everytime someone mentions protein I always hear eggs as a good meal when you need some (for instance when weight training, a good breakfast would be egg whites for the protein).

 

[Riprorin]

That's why body builders eat A LOT of them before competitions (or so I've been told).

 

[MichaelD]

Tuna is a fish
An easy to make dish
Unlike the egg
Cause the chicken didn't get paid


I like my poems.

 

[gopunk]

He'll eat nutritious high protein,
And swallow raw eggs...
Try to build up his shoulders, his chest, arms, and... legs.

 

[MaxDSP]

Originally posted by: MichaelD
Tuna is a fish
An easy to make dish
Unlike the egg
Cause the chicken didn't get paid


I like my poems.

:beer:

 

[Riprorin]

If you eat tuna, get the cheap, light kind. The more expensive premium or albacor tuna has higher levels of mercury as it come from larger fish.

 

[NightCrawler]

Eat Whites are a staple of most bodybuilders diet, I usually buy the 2.5 pound container of powdered egg whites for dirt cheap.

 

[MustangSVT]

Originally posted by: Riprorin
If you eat tuna, get the cheap, light kind. The more expensive premium or albacor tuna has higher levels of mercury as it come from larger fish.

does murcury get flushed out from the body?

 

[Riprorin]

Originally posted by: MustangSVT

Originally posted by: Riprorin
If you eat tuna, get the cheap, light kind. The more expensive premium or albacor tuna has higher levels of mercury as it come from larger fish.

does murcury get flushed out from the body?

My doctor told me that he had a patient with high Hg levels. Turns out, he was eating sushi twice a day. Once he stopped that, his blood mercury levels went down. I'm guessing that some of it gets imbedded in fat tissue and you need a chelating agent to get it out.

 

[crab]

When I had stuff to heal from an injury and surgery, I needed huge amounts of protein. I've eaten eggs for breakfast every day for three years since then.

 

[Babbles]

All of the health type forums I have been on mention eggs. Just at times it is easier to carry a can of tuna around.

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: MaxDSP

Originally posted by: MichaelD
Tuna is a fish
An easy to make dish
Unlike the egg
Cause the chicken didn't get paid


I like my poems.

:beer:

Thank you.

At least SOMEONE has some culture!

 

[RagingBITCH]

Because one egg yolk contains close to one day's worth of cholesterol. And that egg yolk contains slightly less than half (or around) of the protein content of the egg. I think a whole egg is worth about 6gm of protein, so each egg white that people eat is 3gm. It's pretty hard getting a good source of protein from just eggs. One tiny can of tuna contains 33gm of protein - so b/t eggs and tuna, I pick tuna.

 

[Riprorin]

Originally posted by: Babbles
All of the health type forums I have been on mention eggs. Just at times it is easier to carry a can of tuna around.

I would think it would be easier to deal with hard-boiled eggs. Plus, tuna is too dry (for me anyway).

 

[Riprorin]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Because one egg yolk contains close to one day's worth of cholesterol. And that egg yolk contains slightly less than half (or around) of the protein content of the egg. I think a whole egg is worth about 6gm of protein, so each egg white that people eat is 3gm. It's pretty hard getting a good source of protein from just eggs. One tiny can of tuna contains 33gm of protein - so b/t eggs and tuna, I pick tuna.

And your concerned about the cholesterol because?

 

[RagingBITCH]

Originally posted by: Riprorin

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Because one egg yolk contains close to one day's worth of cholesterol. And that egg yolk contains slightly less than half (or around) of the protein content of the egg. I think a whole egg is worth about 6gm of protein, so each egg white that people eat is 3gm. It's pretty hard getting a good source of protein from just eggs. One tiny can of tuna contains 33gm of protein - so b/t eggs and tuna, I pick tuna.

And your concerned about the cholesterol because?

Well why not? I know of these "studies" you speak of concerning eggs and cholesterol - if you bothered to read the fine print, it says eating them in moderation is ok - meaning 1-2 a day, and your family can't have a history of heart disease or high cholesterol, and is not recommended if your cholesterol is above normal levels. 1-2 a day is about 12gm of protein.