Trying to add eggs to my diet

So, I'm trying to add eggs to my diet.  I really only like them scrambled.  I find it interesting that one egg raw has 75-ish calories... and one egg scrambled has 102.  Is this because of somethinn it's cooked in?  Why would the calories in the egg go up when you cook it unless you add something?  That said, if I use a no calorie non stick spray in the pan instead of oil or butter, it would be the same calories as the raw egg right?  How would you handle the tracking of a scrambled egg?

THANK YOU SO MUCH IN ADVANCE!!

Normally a scrabbled egg has a little milk added as well as butter or oil in the pan.  If you don't add milk or add any calories to the pan the the scrambled egg will have the same calories as a raw egg.

It is probably based on what is added to the egg to cook it.  I use the no-stick Pam spray when I make them in a pan, however, I have made scrambled eggs in the microwave, too.  Sounds strange, I know, but actually, it makes them very fluffy and you don't have to add anything to it, either.

All you do is crack an egg into a microwave safe dish (not plastic), beat the egg and cook for about 50 secs, "scramble", and cook for another 50 secs - continue until the egg is completely cooked.

Okay, then I'll use the raw egg when i'm calorie counting.  I've used to make them with butter, but I'd rather use the no-stick spray that has no calories in it than butter.  I think I have a "butter flavored" one even!! LOL! I try to eat as many whole foods as I can, but no-stick spray with no calories is an awesome freaking invention!

Invest in a good, non-stick pan and you won't need to worry about any oil; I personally use an electric griddle - the thing has been invaluable.  Eggs have become a staple of my diet; I just rip up about half a cup of spinach into two eggs, beat it with a fork, fry it, fold it up, add pepper and tobasco and it's perfect (and fill it with whatever you like; tomatoes, peppers, or cottage cheese are popular in my house).  I always say omelettes are the way to go.

If you're looking for other creative ways to cook eggs, you could try baked eggs.  Just spray some cooking spray into a muffin tin and bake one or two eggs per well (350 degrees until they're as done as you like them).  You can even experiment with adding different things, like a little bit of cooked lentils in the bottom under the egg.  My favorite so far has been couscous (cooked beforehand with tomatoes and onions and herbs) under the egg.  Mmmm, so good.

Most the of the calories in eggs comes from the yolk or the oil it's cooked in (if cooked). I love scrambled eggs, and I'll do a ratio of one egg with yolk per two large egg whites, fried with cooking spray. There's also this recipe for deviled eggs which is fairly low calorie:

http://blog.syracuse.com/healthfitness/2009/0 4/devilish_eggs.html

There's a lot of sodium in it, though I make some substitutions and don't add any additional salt.

Those sprays are one of the bigger scams out there lol.

UD

From PETA: Birds exploited for their eggs, called “laying hens” by the industry, are crammed together in wire cages where they don’t even have enough room to spread a single wing. The cages are stacked on top of each other, and the excrement from chickens in the higher cages constantly falls on those below. The birds have part of their sensitive beaks cut off so that they won’t peck each other as a result of the frustration created by the unnatural confinement. After their bodies are exhausted and their production drops, they are shipped to slaughter, generally to be turned into chicken soup or cat or dog food because their flesh is too bruised and battered to be used for much else.

Also, animal protien (the protien in eggs) has been show to increase the chance of heart desease and cancer. Eggs are the menstraul cycle of the chicken. GROSS!

Also, please check out this website: http://www.eggindustry.com/

^ This isn't a vegetarian forum, so please take your PETA propaganda there.

UD

Original Post by erinbonilla:

From PETA: Birds exploited for their eggs, called “laying hens” by the industry, are crammed together in wire cages where they don’t even have enough room to spread a single wing. The cages are stacked on top of each other, and the excrement from chickens in the higher cages constantly falls on those below. The birds have part of their sensitive beaks cut off so that they won’t peck each other as a result of the frustration created by the unnatural confinement. After their bodies are exhausted and their production drops, they are shipped to slaughter, generally to be turned into chicken soup or cat or dog food because their flesh is too bruised and battered to be used for much else.

Also, animal protien (the protien in eggs) has been show to increase the chance of heart desease and cancer. Eggs are the menstraul cycle of the chicken. GROSS!

Also, please check out this website: http://www.eggindustry.com/

 wow, I dont remember them asking anything about this.

Original Post by umneydurak:

Those sprays are one of the bigger scams out there lol.

UD

 This isn't snopes.com so please take your post there.

Original Post by erinbonilla:

Original Post by umneydurak:

Those sprays are one of the bigger scams out there lol.

UD

 This isn't snopes.com so please take your post there.

Hey at least my post was somewhat relevant to OPs question about calories, instead of pushing personal views like yours did. lol

Now I am hungry for eggs, I think I'll have a big omelet with mushrooms when I get home.

UD

Maybe someone doesn't know about the harmful effects of animal protien or the health hazards of eating these factory farmed chickens. I thought forums were for sharing personal opinions. She asked about adding eggs to her diet and I gave her my opinion about adding eggs to her diet. What I posted was why I believe that eggs should not be part of a healthy diet. Don't you think posting sources for what I think is better than just saying "Eggs are bad." Without backing it up?

Original Post by erinbonilla:

Maybe someone doesn't know about the harmful effects of animal protien or the health hazards of eating these factory farmed chickens. I thought forums were for sharing personal opinions. She asked about adding eggs to her diet and I gave her my opinion about adding eggs to her diet. What I posted was why I believe that eggs should not be part of a healthy diet. Don't you think posting sources for what I think is better than just saying "Eggs are bad." Without backing it up?

OP didn't ask about whether animal protein is good or bad or how the birds are treated. Have you even read the post or just the title?

The site you linked to does not have any supporting information about "harmful effects of animal protein" just a rant about caged birds. At least link to something relevant like this: http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.as p?articlekey=60421

UD

Original Post by erinbonilla:

From PETA: Birds exploited for their eggs, called “laying hens” by the industry, are crammed together in wire cages where they don’t even have enough room to spread a single wing. The cages are stacked on top of each other, and the excrement from chickens in the higher cages constantly falls on those below. The birds have part of their sensitive beaks cut off so that they won’t peck each other as a result of the frustration created by the unnatural confinement. After their bodies are exhausted and their production drops, they are shipped to slaughter, generally to be turned into chicken soup or cat or dog food because their flesh is too bruised and battered to be used for much else.

Also, animal protien (the protien in eggs) has been show to increase the chance of heart desease and cancer. Eggs are the menstraul cycle of the chicken. GROSS!

Also, please check out this website: http://www.eggindustry.com/

 Well too bad I got my eggs from a friend who has a grand total of 4 chickens in her back yard.  But thanks for the propaganda I didn't ask for.

Original Post by erinbonilla:

Maybe someone doesn't know about the harmful effects of animal protien or the health hazards of eating these factory farmed chickens. I thought forums were for sharing personal opinions. She asked about adding eggs to her diet and I gave her my opinion about adding eggs to her diet. What I posted was why I believe that eggs should not be part of a healthy diet. Don't you think posting sources for what I think is better than just saying "Eggs are bad." Without backing it up?

 I never said I was a vegetarian or vegan, and I don't intend to do so.  I eat my meats sparingly, and I have no problem with eggs.  And seeing as I buy my beef/dairy from companies locally who get it from farmers who don't give hormones to their cows, buy my chicken meat from companies that don't give their chickens antibiotics, buy or get my eggs from people I know the sources, I don't need to worry about all that extra crap you're spouting off.

Please take your OMG don't hurt the wittle animals crap elsewhere.  If that was what I'd wanted I would have asked "should I add eggs to my diet"... not "I'm adding eggs to my diet, what about the calories."

Have a nice day.

Alright, first, with using the log, I usually just log my raw egg (large usually), and then what else I've used to cook it such as milk, butter, oil, whatever. The scrambled egg setting is probably based on an assumption as to what it is cooked with.

Here are a few egg ideas:

-hardboiled to make an egg salad sandwich or to add them to big salads or pasta salads

-cooked for one minute in the microwave to add on toast

-any way cooked in the pan. whatever you like there.

-quiche (millions of recipes out there)

One note on eggs. When making scrambled eggs for example, you don't always have to serve them with toast, bacon, and home fries or whatever breakfast food.Often, I will eat eggs with steamed veggies and pasta for example. They are so versatile; there are no rules. Do what you enjoy!

Mary, thanks!! Yeah, I don't do the whole "traditional meal" thing.  I've been known to have lean meats with my breakfast (i.e. chicken) served with fruit and a bit of whatever veggies I want.  I don't really buy into the "breakfast foods" thing and "dinner must be a meat, veggie, potato" blah blah blah.

If anything, I prefer my eggs with dinner and to have some kind of fruit smoothie (made from whole ingredients) or a healthy cereal or something with peanut butter or the said chicken.  LOL.  I eat what I want when I want for the most part... and I"m finding that I LIKE healthy food better than the crap I used to eat!

I'm even liking to learn to cook, I'm just finding I miss eggs so I wanted to get some people's opinions.  I have good days and bad ones in the calorie department, but overall I think it's working out to me losing weight on my maintenance calories at my goal weight.  It's coming off slowly, but I don't mind (11 pounds since mid-July-ish approximately... I'm guessing at my start weight, it was somewhere between 170 and 175) I'm down to 163-165.5 now.  I'm so excited since the scale hasn't gone above 164.5 in a while now... I know I'm under it.  Next short goal is 160 and the mid-goal is 140.  I'd like to get somewhere in the 115-130 range.  :) Slow and steady wins the race and I'd much rather have good doable habits and have it take 2 years to lose the weight than to lose it quickly only to gain it back.

I like to crack an egg over a pan then flick the yolk to the side so it can cook completely - I can't stand eating a runny yolk.  Anyway I let them cook, flip them, salt them, then throw it on toast with butter spray.

Original Post by erinbonilla:

Maybe someone doesn't know about the harmful effects of animal protien or the health hazards of eating these factory farmed chickens. I thought forums were for sharing personal opinions. She asked about adding eggs to her diet and I gave her my opinion about adding eggs to her diet. What I posted was why I believe that eggs should not be part of a healthy diet. Don't you think posting sources for what I think is better than just saying "Eggs are bad." Without backing it up?

All I know is that I don't go into the vegetarian forum trying to push my "meat" beliefs on yall.