Drinking Egg Whites Returns In 2015 — But In A Safer Way Than ‘Rocky’ Drank Eggs [Video]


Who can forget that scene in Rocky whereby the main character wakes up at 4 a.m. in order to drink raw eggs? The following video shows the famous clip from Rocky, wherein he stumbles to his refrigerator to chug the eggs raw. It was a shocking scene for those not used to the tricks that athletes and bodybuilders used during that era to get their overabundance of protein into their diets. And although New York Times articles about “drinking food” are more about drinking pickled eggs as a delicacy, there’s another whole segment of bodybuilders that still find ways to drink eggs — they just don’t do it the raw and unsafe way.

As seen under the hashtag called “Muscle Egg” on Instagram, the more than 30,000 posts about the liquid egg whites that are drinkable prove that drinking egg whites are a popular thing in 2015. However, these aren’t the raw eggs that Rocky chugged. Nor are they the liquid egg whites found in cartons in grocery stores that consumers can buy that still might need to be cooked. No — these new types of drinkable egg whites are ones that have already been pasteurized and contains sweeteners, like sucralose, and flavors such as brownie mint or chocolate caramel that help folks who want to drink the egg whites with good flavoring.

However, if those liquid egg whites or liquid eggs found in cartons are pasteurized, the buzz among fitness freaks is that they could be perfectly safe to drink.

On Twitter, searches for photos of those who drink liquid egg whites turn up all sorts of results and great ideas on how to consume the products.

Websites such as Egg White Fitness explain the whole process of how liquid egg whites can be prepared in order to not cause harm or health issues with those who drink the egg whites. They also explain that drinking egg whites can be beneficial because the protein can help provide a full but not stuffed feeling to the consumer. Also, those who’ve jumped on the egg white bandwagon understand that the liquid egg whites — especially the variety of liquid egg white flavors available — provide an easy way for consumers to mix them into shakes, like blending them with ice, or creating other easy meals on the go.

“Liquid egg whites will be prepared by way of an exclusive pasteurization that will would ensure that they don’t contain salmonella, the bacteria that will bring about sickness and perhaps loss of life. This particular identical procedure furthermore permits the particular eggs whites to be wholly digested by means of undoing the effects connected with Avidin. Avidin we know exists within eggs as well as puts a stop to your body from absorbing many of the vitamins and minerals the particular egg whites have got to offer you. The particular exclusive pasteurization procedure needs to be observed meticulously. In the event the procedure is performed inadequately, the Liquid egg whites may possibly continue to contain salmonella as well as active Avidin. Should the procedure [be] performed excessively, your protein in addition to nutrients within the eggs is going to be broken down along with being much less beneficial for your entire body.”

By 2015, consumers are well aware of Salmonella alerts popping up in the news. Blue Buffalo recently recalled bones sold at PetSmart, reports CBS Local, due to concerns about Salmonella in the product. Other recent outbreaks covered in the news concerned tainted cucumbers and the like. Therefore, Salmonella is nothing to play with — and dieters want the best way to consume their protein in a truly safe and healthy manner.

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