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Powdered Eggs

 
Apr 28, 2010 09:22am
Swan
Total Posts: 245

My daughter, who is in college and is following the NT principles, recently called me, concerned about her breakfasts at school.  She frequently has eggs, and they can have a chef add whatever ingredients they want—cheese, assorted vegetables, etc, and the omelet is prepared right before them.  However, someone told my daughter the eggs are made from powdered eggs, and she is concerned about them not being real, fresh eggs.  Perhaps many restaurants also use powdered eggs, for longer shelf life?  Is the nutritional value lessened in powdered eggs, or are they just as good as the real thing?

     
Apr 28, 2010 10:51am
kelcy
Total Posts: 109

I know some natural body builders, who eat very healthy, and swear by powdered eggs. How is your daughter? Did she gain a lot of weight after starting NT? How is she doing now with it?

     
Apr 28, 2010 12:35pm
Swan
Total Posts: 245

She is 19.  I’m not precisely sure how much she gained since she doesn’t weigh herself, but she went up a couple of clothing sizes.  She loves being able to eat freely when hungry, and sees a lot of whacko eating behaviors of her peers at college.  Of course she wishes losing went faster, and she does look as though she’s lost a little bit, and she does not obsess over food or eating at all—except for the powdered eggs!  She knows that eggs are a good thing to eat for breakfast and loves them, but is worrying about all those mornings she ate “powdered” when she thought she was eating “real.”

     
Apr 29, 2010 11:29am
naturally thin
Total Posts: 381

As far as I know, powdered eggs are simply dehydrated real eggs.  The composition is pretty much the same so your daughter should not worry about it.  They are “real” because they are made from real eggs.

It is particularly important for those in recovery on an irregular schedule where it is difficult or impossible to anticipate hunger to be vigilant about food availability so they don’t end up getting overly hungry by accident, keeping the FF Cycle going.  It is easy to get sloppy, but famine sensitive bodies can not afford to lose touch even once in a while.

Sincerely,
Jean