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    Egg Yolks

    I am surprised at the idea Yolks are bad for you...

    I should have polled this... maybe someone will do a poll for me on this topic !

    Yolks have same amount of protein as the white and vitamins and minerals essential for optimum health..

    Unless you have cholesterol problems go yellow !!!

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    The egg white has a couple more grams of protein, 4 to 2 or so. Also the egg yolk carries a substantial amount of fat, you can get the same nutrients from a better source without the fat. However, I suppose it does depend on you goals.

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    I have a few yolks when Im doin a pro/fat meal...only while bulking. Wont touch the yolks while cutting.

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    Cutting...bed time I do:

    3 whole eggs
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    Quote Originally Posted by MarkyMark
    I am surprised at the idea Yolks are bad for you...

    Who said yolks are 'bad'... We cut eggyolks to reduce the total kcal content of each meal.

    We bump the whites to increase the protein content of said meal.. thus improving the pro/fat ratio.

    Yolks are good...

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    Nothing wrong w/some yolks.

    They get you yoked!

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    i try to get 5-6 yolks a day
    im an avid fan of Yolking!

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    yeah i do one yolk for 8 eggwhites, 4-5 times a day. so 4-5 yolks a day for me. i think yolks are misunderstood.

    i have taken up to 18 yolks a day during a high fat bulking diet.

    FACTOID: you only absorb 2% of the cholesterol from yolks cuz there is somethin in the eggyolks that stop absorbtion of cholesterol in the intestines.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Narkissos
    Who said yolks are 'bad'... We cut eggyolks to reduce the total kcal content of each meal.

    We bump the whites to increase the protein content of said meal.. thus improving the pro/fat ratio.

    Yolks are good...
    WHOA !! I guess I need to state things in a more general way here .. !! hehe
    I didnt say anyone said " Yolks are bad for you " just that they are deleted from most diets/posts in this forum !

    Here is a break down:
    Nutrient Content of a Large Egg

    Nutrient (unit) ......... Whole Egg ....... Egg White ........ Egg Yolk
    Calories (kcal) ............ 75 .............. 17 ................ 59
    Protein (g) ................. 6.25 .......... 3.52 ............... 2.78
    Total lipid (g) ............... 5.01 .............0.11 ............... 5.12
    Total carbohydrate (g) ... 0.6 ............ 0.3 .................. 0 .3
    Fatty acids (g).............. 4.33 .............. 0 .................... 4.33
    Saturated fat (g) ...........1.55 ............. 0 .................... 1.55
    Monounsaturated fat (g) .1.91 .............. 0 ......................1.91
    Polyunsaturated fat (g)... 0.68 ............ 0 .................. 0.68
    Cholesterol (mg) ........... 213 .............. 0 ................... 213
    Thiamin (mg) .............. 0.031.......... 0.002 .................. 0.028
    Riboflavin (mg) ............ 0.254 ........ 0.151 ................. 0.103
    Niacin (mg) ................. 0.036 ..........0.031 ................. 0.005
    Vitamin B6 (mg)............ 0.070.......... 0.001 ................. 0.0069
    Folate (mcg) .............. 23.5 ........... 1.0 .................... 22.5
    Vitamin B12 (mcg) ....... 0.50 ............ 0.07.................... 0.43
    Vitamin A (IU) ........... 317.5 ............ 0 ..................... 317
    Vitamin E (mg) .......... 0.70 ............. 0 ....................... 0.70
    Vitamin D (IU) ............ 24.5 .............. 0 ...................... 24.5
    Choline (mg) ............. 215.1 .............0.42 ....................214.6
    Biotin (mcg) .............. 9.98 ............. 2.34 ........................7.58
    Calcium, Ca (mg) ..........25 ............... 2 ......................... 23
    Iron, Fe (mg) ............ 0.72 .............. 0.01 ......................0.59
    Magnesium, Mg (mg)...... 5 ............... 4 ........................ 1
    Copper, Cu (mg) ........ 0.007 ......... 0.002 ..................... 0.004
    Iodine, I (mg) .......... 0.024 .......... 0.001 .................... 0.022
    Zinc, Zn (mg) ......... 0.55 ............ 0 ....................... 0.52
    Sodium, Na (mg) ........ 63 ............ 55 ...................... 7
    Manganese, Mn (mg)... 0.012 .......... 0.001 .................. 0.012

    What you think now ??

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    Last edited by MarkyMark; 02-06-2006 at 10:17 AM.

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    Sorry for the choppy breakdown The cut and paste crammed all the figures together !! I had to improvise !!


    The Egg is one of the absolute best proteins around and with the yolk has many vitamins and minerals crucial for the modern BBer !!

    But as to the Fat comment of the egg .. I suggest taking fat out somewhere else and leaving the yolks in.. There are too many essential elements left out tossing the yolks ..


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    Last edited by MarkyMark; 02-06-2006 at 10:24 AM.

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