Optimum Nutrition Egg Protein Review
I eat eggs almost daily as a snack - usually 6 egg whites
and 1 egg yolk, which gives me approximately 23.8g of protein,
and 4.5g of fat. You must be thinking "Wow, a yolk
a day! Are ya trying to get a heart attack or something?"
Actually, no. The fat in egg yolk contains just 1.6g of
saturates (the bad kind), and the rest are poly and mono
saturates (the good fats). Studies have also shown that
reducing saturated fat intake and increasing the ratio of
poly, mono saturates will contribute more to reducing the
risk of coronary heart disease as compared to reducing dietary
cholesterol intake. At the same time, eating 1 whole egg
a day does not contribute to increased risk of heart problems
or strokes. See the studies highlighted in our egg
protein article.
Aside from eating egg whites, I also take a scoop of 100%
egg protein by Optimum Nutrition. So on an average day,
I get about 45g of egg protein.
100% Egg Protein Nutrition Facts:
Serving Size (scoop) 1
Calories 100
Fat Calories 0
Sodium (mg) 340
Potassium (mg) 390
Total Car bs (g) 4
Dietary Fiber (g) 1
Sugars (g) 0
Proteins (g) 22
Calcium mg 20
Ingredient Details:
Egg Albumen, Cocoa, Artificial Flavor, lecithin, scallops.
Optimum Nutrition Egg Protein Taste Test
The 100% egg protein from optimum is an above average tasting
egg protein powder. Not as good as their 100% whey protein
or pro complex, but its still quite good. Both chocolate
and vanilla flavors are quite good, and easily mixed.
Like all the other protein supplements they carry, the
100% egg protein is instantized as well. With a shaker
bottle, it mixes completely, and effortlessly. However
I did try mixing it in a glass with a spoon - after all,
it's supposed to be instantized. Well, I would strongly
advise against using that method. ;-) I had a real tough
time trying to get all the powder to dissolve with mix with
my milk, and ended up giving up after about 5 minutes of
stirring and just drank it with the left over clumps. So,
just stick with the shaker bottle method (or blender), and
you'll be fine.
You can get a 2lb tub of Optimum Nutrition Egg Protein
online for under $24, and save some money over retail prices. >>
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