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George Shirley wrote:
> Ophelia wrote:
>> Michael "Dog3" wrote:
>>> I don't always eat "real" eggs. I use Eggbeaters a lot. But... and
>>> that's a big but... I love eggs. At least a couple of times a week
>>> I'll either have 'em poached or fried. I won't use the fake eggs in
>>> recipes either, although it says you can. I stopped my daily intake
>>> of real eggs when diagnosed with CAD. After a couple of years of
>>> living on nothing but health type foods (I also have type 2
>>> diabetes) and being miserable, I've found a happy medium that keeps
>>> me healthy and helps with both diseases. It works for me. I love
>>> my fat and my carbs

>>
>> Michael, what do you mean by 'fake' eggs? Are Eggbeaters fake
>> eggs? What are they made from?
>>
>>

> They're egg whites with some food coloring and other additives O.


Good heavens!! Do they taste like egg?


> Reasoning is that the yolk contains the bad stuff that raises your
> cholesterol ergo, egg whites instead. I've been eating fake eggs for
> more than 20 years now but, like Michael, I eat real eggs on occasion,
> about twice a week to be exact.


Thank you, George.

I hope the following will be of interest to you.

http://news.scotsman.com/scitech/No-...and.4964402.jp