do you know the cholesterol in an egg yolk?

[imgoingtodisney]

555mg - oh my- and thats for 1 egg!
Next wknd DH will try to make my omelet w/out the yolks. Have you ever had them that way? Are they still edible? or dont bother?

what other foods have tons of cholesterol?

 

[Rhonda]

Something scientists and doctors have been finding out - is that eating cholesterol (as in egg yolks) does not make your cholesterol higher in your own body! They are taking back all the horrible things they said about eating egg yolks back in the 80s! So, I wouldn't worry too much about your omelettes!

 

[CEDmom]

It is true that doctors now say having an egg a day will not affect your cholesterol. Also egg yolks do contain essential nutrients. However, just make sure you're not cooking that omelet in a ton of butter and loading it with cheese. I happen to like egg white omelets but if you're not sure about them try making yours with 1 whole egg and 1 or 2 egg whites. It will reduce the fat, cholesterol and calories w/o affecting the taste too much.

 

[tiggerlover]

Have you tried Egg Beaters? They are basically egg whites with food coloring in them, when you scramble them or make omlets I can taste no difference.

 

[Rhonda]

I love egg beaters! They're so much easier than cracking real eggs!

 

[Jiminy102]

I am allergic to egg yolks. I use egg beaters and love them for an omlett or else I jsut use the whites!!

 

[nativetxn]

You know what is interesting, Barb? My husband added about 4 eggs each day to his diet beginning last January. His cholesterol <b>dropped</b> like a stone anyway.

I think it has something to do with the fact that the human body makes cholesterol regardless of the fact of whether or not you eat foods containing cholesterol.

I don't know what caused it but his cholesterol and triglycerides dropped dramatically and he increased his consumption of eggs. Go figure

 

[bicker]

Apparently serum cholesterol varies based on how much saturated fat you eat (primarily), and dietary cholesterol doesn't have any significant effect on it.