Egg salad

[ready to love life! 0]

So when I make egg salad should I be taking the yokes out cause on MFP it makes my fat % for the day really high when I put it in my diary. But I wasn't sure if it was a good kinda fat or bad cause my 3oz bowl has 29g of Protein n works great for getting to my goal on protein?!? Still learning here

[AlanaRN 419]

I don't take the yolk out. You eat so little that I don't think it matters.

[Elode 8,093]

I would take out half of the yolks and leave the rest..I just don't think egg salad would be very good with no yolk...plus the yolk has good nutrients.

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

I eat the whole yolk. A better way to cut down on the fat is to use half greek yogurt (I'm partial to FAGE brand) and half the amount of mayo you normally would use instead. The greek yogurt ups your Protein count, cuts down your fat count and doesn't change the taste.

Edited December 5, 2014 by BLERDgirl

[rhayla 53]

I skip the mayo entirely - I use hummus a the binder. I prefer Roasted Red Pepper, but the Garlic is really good, too.

Actually - since my hubs doesn't like mayo, I use hummus instead pretty much everywhere. It's really good in tuna salad, too.

And adds some nutrients and Protein. And Fiber, I think...

[Kindle 8,667]

I never limited my fats. Not only do I use the whole egg, I also sometimes add avocado.. Mmmmm.

And FYI, if you are interested in reducing fat, Kraft olive oil mayo has half the fat as regular mayo. (I just bought mayo yesterday and noticed this on the label at the grocery store).

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

I skip the mayo entirely - I use hummus a the binder. I prefer Roasted Red Pepper, but the Garlic is really good, too.

Actually - since my hubs doesn't like mayo, I use hummus instead pretty much everywhere. It's really good in tuna salad, too.

And adds some nutrients and Protein. And fiber, I think...

since hummus is mostly chickpeas my guess would be some protein as well as fiber.

I never limited my fats. Not only do I use the whole egg, I also sometimes add avocado.. Mmmmm.

And FYI, if you are interested in reducing fat, Kraft olive oil mayo has half the fat as regular mayo. (I just bought mayo yesterday and noticed this on the label at the grocery store).

I LOVE adding avocado. In fact I love avocados. I add them to pretty much every thing: Soup, over scrambled eggs, in mock chicken salad. YUM! so good!

[mi75 1,239]

i'm with Kindle. i don't count fats, worry about the amount, etc.

i eat according to my program. i count Proteins, and loosely count calories. i also count oz of liquids.

that's it!

LOVE egg salad with avocado, a tiny bit of Miracle Whip, a tiny bit of yellow mustard and onions. YUM

[athena3127 199]

I like avocado added. I also add it to my chicken salad! So yummy

[ready to love life! 0]

Ya I used low fat miracle whip n i just used more mustard than miracle whip to cut down on fat but I will have to try hummus, avacado n yogurt! Thanks everyone!