When making an omelet why do some people leave out the yolk?

What difference does it make if any?When making an omelet why do some people leave out the yolk?
The whites make it fluffier...When making an omelet why do some people leave out the yolk?
Idiocy - they think it helps slimming-wise.
Thanks to the ';junk science'; perpetrated by some ';health nuts'; a few years back, the false idea grew up that the egg yolk was a source of ';bad'; cholesterol and if you ate too many egg yolks you would have a heart attack and die.





Research today is finding that not only are eggs and especially egg yolks, the best low cost source of protein, but that the cholesterol produced is actually ';good cholesterol'; which not only doesn't produce health risk, but is actually necessary for maintaining a healthy heart and arteries!





Eggs without yolks not only taste bad, they ARE bad for you!
the yolk is the best part, I don't leave it out
The yolk has a lot of cholesterol and calories. Less tasty that way too.
It cuts down on the saturated fat, so they're probably on a diet. It would make a difference to the flavour - less rich, and it would be lighter and fluffier.
The egg yolk contains around 60 calories which is about four times the caloric content of the egg white. Also it contains most of egg's fats and cholestrol and approx. half the protein content.





I therefore think that leaving out the egg yolk wouldn't cause much difference in terms of taste but would definitely lower the calorie content of the omlett.
my guess is that not everyone likes yolk
These people are fat concious... Egg Yolk has fat where as egg white doesnt.
Because they are mad!





(or maybe they dont like the yolk), its all a personal choice and stuff.
Do they? How horrible. The whole egg is surely the point of the omelette. A white omelette?????????
possiilities..





1.the egg is full of fat while the white is protein so its healthier


2. the taste some people do not like the taste of the yolk
From a health perspective, there is less fat, less calories and less cholesterol in egg whites as opposed to whole eggs!
yolks contain more calories and more cholestrol, people watching their waists and health tend to leave the yolk out, its effective if all their meals are balanced but also much of the nutrients are in the yolk and yolks are the yummy part of the egg. Omelets are beaten eggs which are then fried and anything can be added to it like cheese or mushrooms.
The big difference if flavour, there is none in a white omelet
Egg whites are healthier. Yolks can raise your cholesterol.
They're trying to reduce the fat and calories in the omelet. Yolk has all the fat in an egg. There's a pretty decent explanation at the link listed below.
Perhaps the reason the yolk is sometimes left out of omelets is because they use the yolk for making ice cream and making omelets with the whites is the healthier option rather than making cakes etc