Hi all! getting excited about my soft food stage coming up (not soon enough) and I see some people who eat eggs all the time and others who say they can't eat them. Why not? They seem so soft and versatile and an excellent protein option so I am confused. Can you weigh in? Thanks in advance!!!

Which is better for you for protein: regular eggs, Egg Beaters or Egg Whites?

Egg beater and egg whites are essentially the same thing. Beaters has added food coloring and some other stuff.

I used to eat both of them or two whites and one whole egg back before banding.

But I was also trying to get in toast, fat free meat (canadian bacon), fat free cheese, maybe a bit of potato too... I was only eating them for fewer calories.

Now I just cook two eggs. The whole thing as God intended, and eat them with nothing else or maybe a half a piece of bread.

Thank you so much to everyone who responded. I called my doc's office and told the nutritionist I was having trouble with lots of gas from the milk/yogurt I was eating and asked if there was an alternative for Protein right now. She said EGGS! So last night and tonight I had an omelet for dinner and right now, pre-fill, they went down like BUTTAH! So so good! Tomorrow it's egg salad here I come!

I raise my egg to all of you!

I'm in a mixed boat with eggs too and each fill it gets worse and worse. I agree they have to be slightly undercooked and very soft - so for me, sunny-side up works best with a couple extra whites. I can't eat scrambled no matter what - I immediately PB. I can eat hard boiled eggs in a salad and after my recent fill the salad has been causing difficulty. I could never eat them as egg salad, just like tuna or other salads - just too dry to go down without water! Heck, just about anything is still too dry for me to go down without water. You'd think after 6+ mos. of this, I'd get the hang of it - but I have yet to adapt, I guess I was a big water drinker with my meals...M

I didn't start having problems with scrambled eggs until after my second fill and then they would get stuck and cause me to slime. So, I stay away from them. But, I can do deviled eggs just fine. I actually talked with my doctor about this two days ago and he said that about 50% of people have issues with scrambled eggs. A lot of people have problems with rice, but I never have.. thank goodness for that, becuase I love SUSHI!

I didn't start having problems with scrambled eggs until after my second fill and then they would get stuck and cause me to slime. So, I stay away from them. But, I can do deviled eggs just fine. I actually talked with my doctor about this two days ago and he said that about 50% of people have issues with scrambled eggs. A lot of people have problems with rice, but I never have.. thank goodness for that, becuase I love SUSHI!

crystal, your post made me laugh :wink_smile: i am actually hoping to have a problem with eggs so my odds are better with rice - i love sushi too! :biggrin:

Thanks, everyone! Another Q? Anyone know what the best way to try them is? I was thinking of making like an egg salad with almost no chunks. almost like a paste. I am sooooo hungry. Thanks!!!

I was banded in May of 07. Started being able to eat any kind of eggs. Now I can not eat them if they are fried or scrambled, however I can eat them boiled and i mash them up and make like an egg salad and eat with ritz crackers and I am good to go.

Everyone is different it seems.

I have had a problem with scrambled eggs and omelets since my first fill. It made me vomit and took a while till I felt better so thats a no no. egg salad is a different story. if I mix it with tuna salad it's fine, but on its own I sometimes have problems with it. Some days it goes right down and other days it gets stuck so I think twice before I touch it.

Today I had a poached egg and 2 poached egg whites (no yolk in the second 2, just protein); both types were fine for me. I have also purchased some Egg Beaters to make a frittata tomorrow. Hopefully that goes as well.

I love microwaved scrambled eggs. Just mix in a little skim milk and nuke them for 2 minutes, season, stir, then maybe a little longer depending on how moist you want them. I have had one fill and still no problem with eggs - hope it stays that way!