This is too easy.
More protein, no fat? The answer to everything in the universe, egg whites. 
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@sabaray - There are various views and customizations you can do for for MyNetDiary dashboard. For example, photo of mine below. (taken at night… it shows white during day)
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Scanning is a definite plus - I also like being able to customize the dashboard. It’s definitely helping me with targets and I like that it integrates my workouts. I have to say, egg whites are just not my favorite! I’m trying to include two small snacks a day that include protein and fiber.
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I love eggs, but despise egg whites. For protein snack I’m partial to hummus.
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I used to follow some recipes that used only egg whites. These days I’ve decided that whole eggs are a decent food nutritionally. Yes, there is some fat in an egg yolk….but it seems better than fat from butter etc. Some days my breakfast includes a simple poached egg (30 sec in microwave, paper towel on top of the custard dish)
I’ll occasionally eat one yolk, as I did last night with my dinner.
My focus is on CICO (calories in calories out) and fat, or the reduction thereof. I get a lot of my vitamins, healthy fat and other nutrition from nuts, fruits and vegetables everyday. If I’m eating 4 eggs, like I did yesterday, that’s 20 grams of fat, which I don’t particularly want.
My goal is the best body composition that’s possible for me. Build and/or maintain (or just try to stop the loss) lean muscle and reduce body fat.
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I probably eat half a dozen eggs a week. And that’s limiting myself - I love eggs!
I am not a huge fruit eater. I like fruit but I would rather eat vegetables than fruit. However, lately I am fully enjoying Cara Cara oranges. I cut them skin on into slices and then the slices into quarters. 1/2 orange at a time can be satisfying. But eating a whole on now for lunch!
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I adore nuts. But they are so high in fat/calories. Small portion is key with nuts, but it can be hard to resist more.
To make greek yogurt (low fat) more interesting, I sometimes add about a tablespoon of chopped walnuts. (I keep a bag of pre-chopped walnuts in the fridge). For snacking I like almonds or pistachios or occasionally a treat of cashews.
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I eat a scramble just about every day, if not everyday. And I’ll frequently add an egg or two to my dinner. So, I’m almost embarrassed to say that I probably eat 2-3 dozen eggs/week.
I also love fruit and veges. I LOVE watermelon. That’s my dessert after dinner. I’m still buying them at the market and they’re still really good. I don’t remember that in prior years. Climate change? I also eat those “Cuties” and then berries with my oatmeal in the AM as a snack.
As for nuts, we buy those little 100-calorie packets (walnuts, pecans, almonds, etc.), which I’ll split into 2, maybe 3, servings. And then I try to sprinkle my mix of wheat germ, chia seeds, hemp seeds and flax seed on whatever, say like almond butter on toast, yogurt, etc.
Uh, I do eat a lot. 
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That’s a lot of eggs! How’s your cholesterol?
Not sushiritto, but I’ve eaten 6 or more eggs a week my entire life. My chloresterol has always been excellent. I eat hardly any junk food (except Christmas cookies) and one small piece of chocolate or the equivalent a day. I almost never drink sodas or fruit juice. I eat vegetarian several times a week and stick to “deck of cards” sized servings of meat.
Always low with a good HDL number.
There’s 0mg of cholesterol in egg whites, which is mainly what I eat. I’m just after the protein. And I also exercise a lot, which lowers your cholesterol.
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I’m also an egg eater. Probably 5-6 /week. My cholesterol is great!
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The RDA (recommended daily allowance) of protein is 0.8 grams per kg of weight.
So, a person who’s 165lbs or 75kgs, should eat about 60 grams of protein per day. And that’s for the “average sedentary adult.” Now, for older people, 40+, the amount of protein should be at least 1 gram per kg of weight, because we’re losing muscle.
For me, I’m not sedentary and I’m actively trying to increase my strength along with doing my cardio. So, I shoot for 2x the RDA or 2 grams of protein (each day) per kg of weight.
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Here’s a protein need calculator…
But the “result” is a very large range.
My example result (5’2” 120lb, moderately active)
Based on given information, the following are the basic protein intake recommendations from multiple authoritative institutions:
American Dietetic Association (ADA): at least 54 - 98 grams/day.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): 38 - 134 grams/day (10-35% of daily caloric intake).
World Health Organization safe lower limit: 45 grams/day.
I usually shoot for 60+ grams daily protein and just checked last year average per MyNetDiary was 65g. I’d like it to be a little higher.
FWIW, my breakfast scramble each morning includes:
1/4 lb-ish of ground turkey (16 grams of protein),
3 egg whites (18 grams of protein), and
1 cup (at least) cooked broccoli, spinach, squash, zucchini, onions, etc. (5 grams or more-ish)
So that one meal is roughly about 40+ grams of protein, plus in-between healthy snacks like the plain nonfat Greek yogurt that I just had, which had 14 grams of protein. That’s what seems to work great for me, but I describe myself as being very active, including strength training.
Most humans just don’t eat enough protein or drink enough water.
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I love eggs, I hard boil a few each week to eat for snacks. No cholesterol issues (I thought that was debunked several years ago). The yolk contain a lot of iron which I need as I run on the low side.
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I eat a lot of eggs as well. My cholesterol was high so I went on a statin. I went off the statin and my cholesterol was about the same as when I was on it. I don’t think my egg consumption had anything to do with it! I couldn’t eat @sushiritto’s breakfast. Typically I eat oatmeal with a hard boiled egg, avocado and Trader Joe’s everything seasoning. Another new favorite is spinach, quinoa, chopped zucchini, tomato, feta and a hard boiled egg. That’s typically my largest and best meal of the day. I don’t need to eat for performance, I’m really just interested in health. I think I probably eat around 65 grams of protein a day. Today was abnormally high for me - 115.
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Maybe it was? I don’t eat eggs. lol
But I worry about dh, who takes blood pressure meds and eats two eggs with butter and bacon bits every day. I read what his recommended intake was, and one egg fulfills it!
Interesting article (recommends about 300mg cholesterol per day, one egg yolk 186mg) Eggs: Are they good or bad for my cholesterol? - Mayo Clinic
I understand how some people might decide not avoid eggs (and meat). Or that others would opt to mostly eat egg whites. But for me, the right path is limited use of whole eggs. Minimizing food waste (for environmental reasons, not just frugality) is one my personal priorities, so I don’t like discarding egg yolks. Also eggs are an easily available local source of protein. Now back to Nutrition discussions 
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