Sure, they contain protein.
But do egg whites really deserve the health halo they’ve been given?
In the nutrition world, it seems as if there are stories and questions that never go away.
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I’ll admit, I felt guilty of falling into this trap myself.
His response: “Not a baker.
But I have teenage sons.”
It continued when I went away to college.
But as the saying goes, that’s like throwing the baby out with the bath water.
There’s much more to egg yolks than just their fat contenta whole lot more.
But let’s focus on the egg white nutrition facts for a minute.
Exactly how healthy are egg whites?
And do they really deserve the health halo they’ve been given?
The yolks are truly nutrient powerhouses.
Eggs have sadly been demonized because of the dietary cholesterol they contain.
Lutein is what provides the yolk with its golden hue," saysElizabeth Ward, M.S., RD.
