Eggs for post-workout?

j03

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I'm on a paleo diet and whey gives me headaches anyway so I'm thinking of mixing 1 whole egg and 5 egg whites into a post workout shake with some fruits which would equal ~20 g of protein? and using this as a post workout drink.

Is this quick enough digesting? Opinions?

P.S. any suggestions on how to make this palatable? The thought of drinking raw eggs churns my stomach lol
 
j03 said:
I'm on a paleo diet and whey gives me headaches anyway so I'm thinking of mixing 1 whole egg and 5 egg whites into a post workout shake with some fruits which would equal ~20 g of protein? and using this as a post workout drink.

Is this quick enough digesting? Opinions?

P.S. any suggestions on how to make this palatable? The thought of drinking raw eggs churns my stomach lol
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pm easy. he is on a paleo diet and seems to know what he is doing.
 
j03 said:
I'm on a paleo diet and whey gives me headaches anyway so I'm thinking of mixing 1 whole egg and 5 egg whites into a post workout shake with some fruits which would equal ~20 g of protein? and using this as a post workout drink.

Is this quick enough digesting? Opinions?

P.S. any suggestions on how to make this palatable? The thought of drinking raw eggs churns my stomach lol
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I can't help with the digestion bit, but coincidentally I just drank my first protein shake with an egg white. It was half a carton of egg whites + 8oz of soy milk + one scoop cakebatter NutraPro + ~1/3 scoop vanilla Elite casein. Mixed well; very little "cake" stuck on the shaker, but I'm pretty sure that's because of the casein. Couldn't taste the egg whites at all.

Hope this helps!
 
zwa004 said:
I can't help with the digestion bit, but coincidentally I just drank my first protein shake with an egg white. It was half a carton of egg whites + 8oz of soy milk + one scoop cakebatter NutraPro + ~1/3 scoop vanilla Elite casein. Mixed well; very little "cake" stuck on the shaker, but I'm pretty sure that's because of the casein. Couldn't taste the egg whites at all.

Hope this helps!
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can't use dairy on paleo diet.
 
j03 said:
I'm on a paleo diet and whey gives me headaches anyway so I'm thinking of mixing 1 whole egg and 5 egg whites into a post workout shake with some fruits which would equal ~20 g of protein? and using this as a post workout drink.

Is this quick enough digesting? Opinions?

P.S. any suggestions on how to make this palatable? The thought of drinking raw eggs churns my stomach lol
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Just switch from whey to a pro peptide like MAP. You are looking for quick absorption which is what whey and something like MAP offer. The eggs would be great 45 minutes later in a whole food meal.
 
j03 said:
I'm on a paleo diet and whey gives me headaches anyway so I'm thinking of mixing 1 whole egg and 5 egg whites into a post workout shake with some fruits which would equal ~20 g of protein? and using this as a post workout drink.

Is this quick enough digesting? Opinions?

P.S. any suggestions on how to make this palatable? The thought of drinking raw eggs churns my stomach lol
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So long as you had something reasonable as a preworkout meal, a post workout shake doesn't have to be fast. Get the cartons of pasteurized egg whites, don't use raw regular eggs. If you want to add more protein, a lot of companies sell egg based powder,and a few do beef isolate. When I do use a shake its usually around 20g protein from eggs, 20 from beef isolate, a banana, some other berry or fruit, plus some honey.

The pasteurized whites are tasteless.
 
I have 50lbs of unflavored powdered egg whites, I use them post workout time to time. I got some TrueProtein flavoring, but you can use cocoa powder or vanilla extract to flavor.
 
Why not just go with some BCAAs after your workout and then eat a regualr meal some time afterwards. I am somewhat paleo not 100% though. There are a couple paleo guys on here. Good luck on your ventures
 
When I drink eggs, I mix a dozen of them with about a quarter gallon of milk and a scoop of chocolate protein powder. It tastes a bit like chocolate eggnog :)
 
I do 12 raw egg whites, 1/2 cup cottage cheese, 1 scoop chocolate protein. Yummmm

Doesn't taste bad at all, but it just seems gross every time.. i have to question myself about wtf im doin.
 
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