# I had no idea eggnog was so unhealthy. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 5, 2007, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-no-idea-eggnog-was-so-unhealthy/428880 "2007-12-05T04:13:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-no-idea-eggnog-was-so-unhealthy/428880/21 "2007-12-05T14:41:34Z")
[QUOTE=Xema] I think “in” got converted to “in.” due to the following uppercase “Sprinkle”; then “in.” was taken as an abbreviation and thus converted to “inches”. [/QUOTE] Of course! :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-no-idea-eggnog-was-so-unhealthy/428880/22 "2007-12-05T14:54:53Z")
[QUOTE=Lionne] What?! _Sprite_? [/QUOTE] 😃 My mom wouldn’t have liked it very much if I would have added brandy or rum! I dunno, I eat some weird mixtures. My buddies in high school said I ate like a pregnant woman. Go figure. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-no-idea-eggnog-was-so-unhealthy/428880/23 "2007-12-05T15:41:45Z")
[QUOTE=Eyebrows 0f Doom] Speaking of egg nog, has anyone tried Edy’s new Egg Nog Ice Cream flavor? I saw it in the store today and I really wanted to try it, but it only comes in that huge container so if it’s really bad I’d rather not waste the money. [/QUOTE] I don’t know about the ice cream, but I love an egg nog malt. Use about half milk/half eggnog, malt, vanilla ice cream. Good thing egg nog’s only available at the store about a month/year. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-no-idea-eggnog-was-so-unhealthy/428880/24 "2007-12-05T16:05:19Z")
I have a recipe for chocolate egg nog. Best nog evar. ---
**Author:** ![RedRosesForMe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@RedRosesForMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedRosesForMe)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-no-idea-eggnog-was-so-unhealthy/428880/25 "2007-12-05T16:09:19Z")
I forgot to add last night- if you’re worried about the fat content of eggnog, just add more alcohol! (But, if you’re a fan of soymilk, Silk makes nog that’s pretty good and can be mixed with regular nog to be less fattening. Or just go for it, it’s the holidays) ---
**Author:** ![Staggerlee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/staggerlee/32/3134_2.png) [@Staggerlee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Staggerlee)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-no-idea-eggnog-was-so-unhealthy/428880/26 "2007-12-05T16:26:00Z")
[QUOTE=Lionne] What?! _Sprite_? [/QUOTE] Sorry about the Euro-hijack, but I believe it’s considered normal by some to mix Advocaat (another eggy booze) with lemonade to make a ‘Snowball’. Pretty sickly though… ---
**Author:** ![Bootis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@Bootis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootis)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-no-idea-eggnog-was-so-unhealthy/428880/27 "2007-12-05T16:42:33Z")
[QUOTE=Santo Rugger] Mmmm, eggnog! It’s always been too sweet and thick for me, so as a kid, I used to mix it with either half milk or half Sprite. Tasty goodness! [/QUOTE] Ah yes, nothing de-sweetens a beverage like adding some Sprite. ---
**Author:** ![emmaliminal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-no-idea-eggnog-was-so-unhealthy/428880/28 "2007-12-05T16:49:24Z")
[QUOTE=romansperson] I have a recipe for chocolate egg nog. Best nog evar. [/QUOTE] Oh yeah? I see your chocolate and raise you a [coconut milk](http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/recipes/coquito.html). ::drool:: ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-no-idea-eggnog-was-so-unhealthy/428880/29 "2007-12-05T16:57:49Z")
I’ve never actually tried the alcoholic version of eggnog. All I ever tried was that stuff that comes in milk cartons from the dairy each year about this time. That was good stuff. Back when my Thai wife was my Thai girlfriend and we were students in Hawaii, I introduced her to that, and she fell in love with the stuff. That’s one thing I miss. ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-no-idea-eggnog-was-so-unhealthy/428880/30 "2007-12-05T17:01:53Z")
[QUOTE=Staggerlee] Sorry about the Euro-hijack, but I believe it’s considered normal by some to mix Advocaat (another eggy booze) with lemonade to make a ‘Snowball’. Pretty sickly though… [/QUOTE] What’s that other drink you funksters on the other side of the pond drink, half cider, half beer? Snakebite, perhaps? That’s some tasty goodness, too! [QUOTE=Bootis] Ah yes, nothing de-sweetens a beverage like adding some Sprite. [/QUOTE] You know it! 😉 I think it’s hard to drink partially because it’s so sweet, and partially because it’s too thick. Sprite helps more with the latter. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-no-idea-eggnog-was-so-unhealthy/428880/31 "2007-12-05T18:49:54Z")
Long afar and go away, a young lady whom I was dating suggested that we make a batch of eggnog per her Grandpa’s old recipe. A visit to the stupormarket and liquor store later, we began tossing stuff into Mr. Blender. Each sampling would yield a comment such as, “I think it needs more _fill in the blank_.” Mix and sample, sample and mix, six and mangle… After several hours, neither of us could count our ass cheeks and arrive at the sum of two, and my kitchen looked like a bomb had been detonated in the dairy section. 😛 That evening of noggy experimentation left me with a four alarm hangover, but it was fun. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-no-idea-eggnog-was-so-unhealthy/428880/32 "2007-12-05T19:14:16Z")
[QUOTE=Beware of Doug] If it ain’t the alcohol, it’s the salmonella (possible if you make your own and don’t cook it hot enough or at all). [/QUOTE] This is why I use egg substitute when making my own. 🙂 > [@Eyebrows 0f Doom](#): > > Speaking of egg nog, has anyone tried Edy’s new Egg Nog Ice Cream flavor? I bought some a couple of weeks ago. Good stuff but I can only eat it once in a while. ---
**Author:** ![NajaNivea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NajaNivea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaNivea)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-no-idea-eggnog-was-so-unhealthy/428880/33 "2007-12-05T20:17:21Z")
[QUOTE=Beware of Doug] If it ain’t the alcohol, it’s the salmonella (possible if you make your own and don’t cook it hot enough or at all). [/QUOTE] I think that’s really only a concern if you’re immuno-compromised for whatever reason. The [NIH line on salmonella](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12022671&dopt=AbstractPlus) says: > [@NIH](#): > > The baseline model estimates an average production of 2.3 million SE-contaminated shell eggs/year of the estimated 69 billion produced annually and predicts an average of 661,633, human illnesses per year from consumption of these eggs. The model estimates approximately 94% of these cases recover without medical care, 5% visit a physician, an additional 0.5% are hospitalized, and 0.05% result in death. I’m not losing any sleep over it. Anyway, if you’re really concerned, you can buy pasteurized eggs, which I imagine are superior to egg-substitutes in terms of using them for cooking (or drinking). ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-no-idea-eggnog-was-so-unhealthy/428880/34 "2007-12-05T20:34:32Z")
I like egg nog in place of milk for cereal. The best ever frosted Rice Krispies and egg nog, but I haven’t eaten that since I was a kid. Are there other kind of nogs besides egg nog? Say perhaps Bacon Nog? ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-no-idea-eggnog-was-so-unhealthy/428880/35 "2007-12-05T20:45:05Z")
[QUOTE=Cluricaun] I like egg nog in place of milk for cereal. The best ever frosted Rice Krispies and egg nog, but I haven’t eaten that since I was a kid. Are there other kind of nogs besides egg nog? Say perhaps Bacon Nog? [/QUOTE] [**BACON NOG!**](http://www.twolumps.net/d/20071130.html) ---
**Author:** ![Stauderhorse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Stauderhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stauderhorse)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-no-idea-eggnog-was-so-unhealthy/428880/36 "2007-12-05T20:45:20Z")
Mmm, eggnog. _drools_ I first “discovered” eggnog when I was 13. It was sometime around the holidays when someone first offered me a glass. I sniffed it warily, took a sip, and I was in love. About two years later I discovered just how bad eggnog is for you. But dang if it isn’t delicious. ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-no-idea-eggnog-was-so-unhealthy/428880/37 "2007-12-05T20:48:13Z")
I, too, was shocked to learn that a mixture of raw egg, booze, cream and sugar could be bad for you. It’s always been good to me. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-no-idea-eggnog-was-so-unhealthy/428880/38 "2007-12-05T21:07:40Z")
Eggnog and Captain Morgan’s Spiced Rum. Mmmmmmm. Have you tried the Starbuck’s Eggnog Lattes? Delisiosso! ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-no-idea-eggnog-was-so-unhealthy/428880/39 "2007-12-05T21:16:05Z")
Hot tea with a good dose of egg nog (sans booze). Try it. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-no-idea-eggnog-was-so-unhealthy/428880/40 "2007-12-05T21:25:10Z")
[QUOTE=Siam Sam] I’ve never actually tried the alcoholic version of eggnog. All I ever tried was that stuff that comes in milk cartons from the dairy each year about this time. That was good stuff. Back when my Thai wife was my Thai girlfriend and we were students in Hawaii, I introduced her to that, and she fell in love with the stuff. That’s one thing I miss. [/QUOTE] Look at the recipe I posted above. You can divide it by four and only have enough to drown about 4 people in eggnog. Trust me, it will be the best eggnog you have ever consumed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-no-idea-eggnog-was-so-unhealthy/428880.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-no-idea-eggnog-was-so-unhealthy/428880.md?page=3)