+ 1 Raw Eggs vs. Cooked Eggs
Hey guys, this is one that I have researched a pretty good bit on my own and decided to bring to the forum for an open conversation to exchange notes and discuss users experiences.
My breakfast in the morning (currently doubles as my pre-workout meal; also cutting so these are my only carbs other than 16 oz skim milk with post workout shake) consists of:
1) 2 Whole Eggs (cooked)
2) 8 oz Liquid Egg Whotes (cooked)
3) 28g Cheese from 2% milk
4) 1 Whole Grain Baglel
5) 33g cream cheese spread
However, if I am in a rush and don't have time to cook, breakfast turns into:
1) 3 Whole Eggs
2) 8 oz Egg Whites
3) 1/3 Cup Steel Cut Oats
4) 8 oz Skim Milk
5) 8 oz Unsweetened Almond Milk
The calories in the two are almost identical and I add the extra whole egg to the shake to make up for the calories lost in the 28g of 2% milk fat cheese that would be cooked in to the first meal.
My question is the rate at which the cooked eggs and egg whites digest and can be absorbed compared to the raw eggs/whites in the shake.
Like I said, I have looked into this a great deal on my own and have heard that it is roughly the same and that the cooked eggs are a significantly more efficiency way to get the protein in.
Assuming everything else is even I would much prefer to cook them, but sometimes shit happens and I am sure getting them in raw is better than skipping a meal (assuming that you don't end up salmonella).
If anyone has some solid info on this, or does something similar I would greatly appreciate if you would share.
My apologies if this should be in the Nutrition section. I posted it here since it could be applicable to both bulking, cutting, recomp etc...
All the best fellas. Happy Monday
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10% absorption seems off to me for some reason... I’ll wait for members who might have more info to chime in though.
Maybe he confused the makeup of egg whites with absorption? 10% proteins 90% water are what I read on food forums for the makeup of egg whites.
I know why it’s recommened to heat them, as eating them raw doesn’t allow for certain amino acids to be absorbed, but that 10% figure really seems wrong.
Yeah, I am right there with you. Drinking them is a last resort, but at the end of the it is better than absolutely nothing.... Assuming you don't catch salmonella. I caught that from undercooked chicken, but it took me three years to get myself to drink raw eggs/egg whites
You can buy pasteurized eggs or pasteurize them yourself to be safer.
I get all my eggs from a farm that doesn’t cage the hens indoors and pasture raises them, which further reduces the risk from what I’ve read since the eggs aren’t really coming into contact with all kinds of shit that they come in contact with from indoor mass farming. I’ve seen enough documentaries to really change my mind about what I eat and how it’s raised from the farm to my plate. The caveat being it’s more expensive thanks to no subsidies, but we already spend a fuck ton on food on these forums so it’s a non-factor to me.
I'm an avid hunter and fisherman so the majority of my protein goes from the woods/water to my freezer. However, the only way I was going to have time to workout this morning was to wake up and drink breakfast. I could have gotten up a little earlier, but I didn't want to sacrifice too much sleep for muscular recovery. Soooooooo I woke up, threw everything that I would normally spend time cooking into the blender and cooked it.
This is random as fuck I know, but I have always wished that there was such thing as a feeding tube that could be used as needed. Hook that fucker up while I was taking my morning shit and kill two birds with one stone.
Might be a good time to file for that patent