is it safe to add egg whites to a protein shake?
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12-16-2005 01:46 AM
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is it safe to add egg whites to a protein shake?
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12-16-2005 02:17 AM
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I do it. They're pastuerized (sp?) though. It's those egg whites in a carton. Only sides I've ever gotten is gas.
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12-16-2005 07:56 AM
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Been doing it for 7 years now and I haven't sprouted a third arm out of my forehead or anything unusual...
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12-16-2005 08:11 AM
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I think the worry is salmonella poisoning. Eggs are pasteurized, it is bacteria on the shell that carries the salmonella, especially on eggs from the smaller farms where they do not clean them as thoroughly. I would wash the eggs carefully before cracking them into my shake.
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12-16-2005 11:42 AM
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Washing the egg doesn't really help. It turns out that salmonella can actually reside in the chickens reproductive tract, and strangely enough winds up inside the egg.
Still, the odds are something like 1 in 10,000 eggs are actually contaminated, so it depends on how lucky you feel. The best way to go is pasteurized, then you know its okay.
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12-16-2005 02:00 PM
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the odds are more like 1 in 100,000
i wouldnt be too concerned
cc
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12-16-2005 02:44 PM
I know nothing...
more like 1 in 1.000.000, but wash shells anyway.
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12-16-2005 02:53 PM
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I hope it is 1 in 1,000,000 b/c if it is 1 in 10,000, anyone who uses them regularly would probably end up getting sick. If you use 6 per day, 7 days per week that would be 42 per week. Do that for a year and...I suck at math, someone else figure it out. The chances is much higher
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12-16-2005 02:57 PM
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Egg whites in a shake? Drink the egg whites by itself.
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12-16-2005 03:05 PM
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I put the whole egg in my shakes. and have for years.
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12-16-2005 03:10 PM
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Youd be surprised how many food items have raw eggs in them. A lot of desserts at restaraunts have raw egg in them. Ceaser dressing if its real has raw or coddled egg. If youve ever eaten a sunny side up egg youve eaten raw egg basically. Personally I think people are too paranoid about it. The only problem is eggs need to be cooked for your body to utilise all the protein in it.
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12-16-2005 03:12 PM
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12-16-2005 03:38 PM
I know nothing...
I was dating a girl and one night she didn't have anything in the fridge, but carton of eggs, I sucked them right out of shells, I thought she's gonna throw up. LOL She said she'll never kiss me again.
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12-16-2005 05:50 PM
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I get the pasteurized egg whites in a carton (All Whites). I've put it in my shakes and even drank it straight from the carton when pushed for time.
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12-16-2005 06:10 PM
I know nothing...
See, you and I would get alone just fine. You wanna go out, do few shots of egg whites?
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12-16-2005 08:25 PM
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Egg white shooters...cool!
looks like neither one of us would mind that post-egg white kiss.
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12-16-2005 09:17 PM
I know nothing...
LOL Ok, then. Be carefull what you wish for, you might get it. I just came back from Smithfield, NC, I'm a (dirty) truck driver. I'll be back! (in the best Arnold's voice)
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12-19-2005 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Beowulf
I hope it is 1 in 1,000,000 b/c if it is 1 in 10,000, anyone who uses them regularly would probably end up getting sick. If you use 6 per day, 7 days per week that would be 42 per week. Do that for a year and...I suck at math, someone else figure it out. The chances is much higher

That would mean that you use 2184 eggs a year and would run into atleast one containing the bacteria every 4 years and 58 days, +/- a couple of hours.
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12-19-2005 09:55 AM
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Here is a link to the CDC page discussing salmonella contamination and associated risks.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/disea...20Contaminated
According to them, it is 1:10,000 in the NE US.
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12-29-2005 10:31 AM
On my grind
Originally Posted by andhen2003
Hm, I didn't realize this but I could drink my Egg Beaters straight out of the carton?!? This is going to gross out my wife.
Yuck!!
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