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Is it an 11 egg omelette too much?

370 replies

ShakyBake · 08/05/2026 21:32

Would you say an 11 egg omelette, roughly 3 times per week, is a lot/too much for 1 person?

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Zov · 08/05/2026 22:31

momager1 · 08/05/2026 22:23

husband is having an omelette tonight with some toast as he wants to have a lighter meal (leaving house to take him to airport at 345 tomorrow morning for a 7 am flight to canada) his is 3 eggs, a little bacon..mushrooms sliced and some sauteed onions.. and a small handful of shred cheese. he is NOT a small man.. maybe 210 lbs..and that will stuff him. 11 eggs? fuck no

Ooooh, that sounds delicious! 😋

Doctor1988 · 08/05/2026 22:31

How does one fit an eleven egg omelette in a pan?

(asking for a friend 😂)

Daisyhon · 08/05/2026 22:32

Too much of anything is bad for you , my partner eats 4 eggs if having omelette for dinner but 11 ? Just thinking about that gives me ibs😂

MNLurker1345 · 08/05/2026 22:32

This is the most funniest threads I have ever seen. He is a pig!

BinNightTonight · 08/05/2026 22:32

Jesus, that escalated quickly!

Zov · 08/05/2026 22:32

HayfeverComethAndThatRightSoon · 08/05/2026 22:27

Gaston's song is the best song in the history of best songs.
"Roughly the size of a baaaaaaaaaaaaarge!!!!!!"

😂 That's proper tickled me! That line is funny!

SandwichSuperstar · 08/05/2026 22:33

ACR7 · 08/05/2026 22:31

She throws his food in the bin because she’s decided it’s too much and he’s the child?

If he threw the OP’s omelette in the bin the whole thread would be in meltdown 😬

Pllystyrene · 08/05/2026 22:33

Anyone else kind of want an omelette now?

Zov · 08/05/2026 22:33

BinNightTonight · 08/05/2026 22:32

Jesus, that escalated quickly!

You mean it EGGscalated quickly!

PuzzledObserver · 08/05/2026 22:33

dontmalbeconme · 08/05/2026 21:33

Yes, probably from a cholesterol point of view. 33 eggs per week seems s lot.

Dietary cholesterol has virtually no impact on blood cholesterol. Eggs are off the hook.

Tryagain26 · 08/05/2026 22:34

I don't believe anyone could eat an 11 egg omelette

UnPetitDunPetit · 08/05/2026 22:35

Zov · 08/05/2026 22:33

You mean it EGGscalated quickly!

Maybe it got autocorrEGGted?

Firefly1987 · 08/05/2026 22:35

I could probably manage 11 cream eggs in a day. Although I think my record was about 6.

Zov · 08/05/2026 22:35

Pllystyrene · 08/05/2026 22:33

Anyone else kind of want an omelette now?

Well, I'm full at the mo as I've just had 3 grapes, but I might have one tomorrow!

PickAChew · 08/05/2026 22:35

Thinking about eating that many eggs in one go gives me an instant banging headache 🤢

Happyjoe · 08/05/2026 22:35

AInightingale · 08/05/2026 22:11

God he sounds choice. Does he normally behave like a giant toddler?

I find protein obsessives deeply annoying, and as pp said there's only about 6g of protein in one egg anyway. It's a lot of stodgy constipating gunk for the same amount you'd get in one steak, if you eat meat.

Baked beans have more protein than eggs and all the added goodness of fibre and various other vitamins in them. Tastier too imo!

justasking111 · 08/05/2026 22:36

If he's on a macro diet as my son often is then he's being lazy. There's a lot more work and foods involved in following that plan.

Zov · 08/05/2026 22:36

UnPetitDunPetit · 08/05/2026 22:35

Maybe it got autocorrEGGted?

😆

Zov · 08/05/2026 22:36

PickAChew · 08/05/2026 22:35

Thinking about eating that many eggs in one go gives me an instant banging headache 🤢

You mean EGGache?

Sorry, I'll stop now. Blush

TheChosenTwo · 08/05/2026 22:37

Why have you thrown the omelette in the bin? Why couldn’t he have just eaten it? Are you the food police?
and now you’ve gone out anyway?
there is clearly more to this story than meets the eye.
But essentially, what a fucking waste of 11 eggs now they’re in the bin. I keep hens and throwing their delicious eggs away would make me sad!

Beachtastic · 08/05/2026 22:37

Let me guess, he's into bodybuilding?

shhblackbag · 08/05/2026 22:37

I mean, that's just greedy. Ridiculous. I also couldn't afford it. Eggs are expensive. I'm shocked at how many you must go through a week

Nogimachi · 08/05/2026 22:38

ShakyBake · 08/05/2026 21:32

Would you say an 11 egg omelette, roughly 3 times per week, is a lot/too much for 1 person?

Good grief! I’d struggle to finish a 2-egg omelette. Is this person a sumo wrestler or Mr Greedy?

I read somewhere that we are recommended to not eat more than 5 eggs per week for cholesterol reasons, if that helps.

Badlands1 · 08/05/2026 22:38

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199103283241306
Don't know if this link will work and he still has a bit to go to top Gaston!

clickyteeclick · 08/05/2026 22:40

If you’re married to Arnold Schwarzenegger then no, totally fine.
If not, it’s about 7 or 8 too many