Since this thread seems to be about diet in general, I'll just post my question here.

How're dried egg whites in comparison to the real thing? I mean from a diet perspective, not a taste perspective.

I'm going to be on the road a lot this spring/summer, and I have been thinking that dried egg whites would be one less thing that would need to stay cold.

are there even any nutrients in egg whites?

One large egg white contains no cholesterol, but has 4.7 grams of protein. Daily maximum recommended cholesterol for a healthy adult (no cholesterol issues) is 300 mg. One large egg (yolk+white) has 213 mg of cholesterol.

372 mg, according to the USDA nutrient database, which can answer almost any question about the nutrient content of foods. They even list dried egg white.

Jay

Thanks for that resource.

Your number of 372 mg is for 100 grams of egg, not one large egg (50 g), according to the USDA site you provided.

intersting interview with Steph Davis...

from the article
"There have been scientific studies that have shown that when animals die in a state of terror, there’s so much adrenaline and tension in them that it leaves chemicals spread through the body. Killing that animal and eating its meat filled with bad adrenalin and chemicals is obviously not good for your brain or your body. It makes people crazy and aggressive."

thought??

intersting interview with Steph Davis...

from the article
"There have been scientific studies that have shown that when animals die in a state of terror, there’s so much adrenaline and tension in them that it leaves chemicals spread through the body. Killing that animal and eating its meat filled with bad adrenalin and chemicals is obviously not good for your brain or your body. It makes people crazy and aggressive."

thought??

intersting interview with Steph Davis...

from the article
"There have been scientific studies that have shown that when animals die in a state of terror, there’s so much adrenaline and tension in them that it leaves chemicals spread through the body. Killing that animal and eating its meat filled with bad adrenalin and chemicals is obviously not good for your brain or your body. It makes people crazy and aggressive."

thought??

intersting interview with Steph Davis...

from the article
"There have been scientific studies that have shown that when animals die in a state of terror, there’s so much adrenaline and tension in them that it leaves chemicals spread through the body. Killing that animal and eating its meat filled with bad adrenalin and chemicals is obviously not good for your brain or your body. It makes people crazy and aggressive."

thought??

Before the Ice Age humans didn't eat meat, and we ate mostly a vegetarian diet, afterwards we ate meat, when vegetation wasn't readily available.
Climbers who generally are dirtbagging often don't include perishable foods in their diet as well. Personally I have known quite a few vegan climbers who are excellent.
In addition monkeys and apes are excellent climbers and exist on vegetarian diet unless there is survival need for them to eat meat.

So Climbers who eat meat vs vegetarian who has more endurance and climbs better? Or it doesn't matter?

I was a vegetarian (the kind that doesn't eat any meat, including fish) from 15-23 yrs. old. I'm 31 now, I can't testify to the science of it.

ALso, I read years ago that creatine is only found in certain meats and in nothing else . . .

 . . . millions of body builders probably aren't wrong.

intersting interview with Steph Davis...

from the article
"There have been scientific studies that have shown that when animals die in a state of terror, there’s so much adrenaline and tension in them that it leaves chemicals spread through the body. Killing that animal and eating its meat filled with bad adrenalin and chemicals is obviously not good for your brain or your body. It makes people crazy and aggressive."

thought??

Like I said up-thread, I haven't had butter in my home for two decades. I can't think of anything you can do with butter that you can't do with either olive oil or canola oil, and you'll be healthier by doing it.

Jay

You may know a lot about nutrition but you seem to know nothing about food. There is a difference between ingesting calories and eating a meal.

I do accept your health concerns completely. But I can think of a dozen things that you can't do with a butter substitute - not to mention the dishes that don't yield equivalent results with oils and/or shortening.

You may know a lot about nutrition but you seem to know nothing about food. There is a difference between ingesting calories and eating a meal.

I do accept your health concerns completely. But I can think of a dozen things that you can't do with a butter substitute - not to mention the dishes that don't yield equivalent results with oils and/or shortening.

i'll be the devil's advocate and say that croissants are also not possible without butter.

I'm not really sure that it's playing devil's advocate when you're agreeing with three out of the last four posters.

I recently learned that you can't do risotto without butter.

You may know a lot about nutrition but you seem to know nothing about food. There is a difference between ingesting calories and eating a meal.

I do accept your health concerns completely. But I can think of a dozen things that you can't do with a butter substitute - not to mention the dishes that don't yield equivalent results with oils and/or shortening.

How many of those dozen things that supposedly require butter are healthy foods? The only mentions so far are croissants an pie crust, not exactly big in the healthy food department.