Comments on: Healthy Eggs: What To Buy http://www.foodrenegade.com/healthy-eggs-what-to-buy/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:24:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Thomas http://www.foodrenegade.com/healthy-eggs-what-to-buy/#comment-175573 Thomas Sat, 23 Apr 2011 00:59:02 +0000 http://www.foodrenegade.com/?p=895#comment-175573 Free range and local is the way to go! Even organic eggs at the store can be old and shipped over long distances... Free range and local is the way to go! Even organic eggs at the store can be old and shipped over long distances…

]]> By: Chris @ Natural health Goodies http://www.foodrenegade.com/healthy-eggs-what-to-buy/#comment-149939 Chris @ Natural health Goodies Wed, 06 Apr 2011 19:07:54 +0000 http://www.foodrenegade.com/?p=895#comment-149939 Fantastic concise coverage on egg types! I'm getting the hang of store bought egg terminology but they certainly don't make it easy to know what you are buying. Especially with all the conflicting labels "vegetarian fed" what a crock - that so means it is mostly soy. :) Thanks for the Craigslist tip I never would have thought to look there for eggs - just did and there are a few in our area that I'll have to look into. They don't all list whether the chickens are pasture fed only or supplemented with feed but it sure gives me a starting point to finding better eggs that don't cost $4+ a dozen. (most I found were $2 or less!) A question though, what determines the color of the egg shell - I don't think I've seen green eggs (other than courtesy of Dr. Seuss) Fantastic concise coverage on egg types! I’m getting the hang of store bought egg terminology but they certainly don’t make it easy to know what you are buying. Especially with all the conflicting labels “vegetarian fed” what a crock – that so means it is mostly soy. :)

Thanks for the Craigslist tip I never would have thought to look there for eggs – just did and there are a few in our area that I’ll have to look into. They don’t all list whether the chickens are pasture fed only or supplemented with feed but it sure gives me a starting point to finding better eggs that don’t cost $4+ a dozen. (most I found were $2 or less!)

A question though, what determines the color of the egg shell – I don’t think I’ve seen green eggs (other than courtesy of Dr. Seuss)

]]> By: Chef Vanda http://www.foodrenegade.com/healthy-eggs-what-to-buy/#comment-2161 Chef Vanda Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:08:22 +0000 http://www.foodrenegade.com/?p=895#comment-2161 Great post! All to often, the only criteria for buying eggs is price. On Long Island where I live, small delis post signs "2 eggs on a roll with coffee $1.99". I do not want to imagine what the conditions are for the poor chickens (they are scrawny, unhappy and live in poorly ventilated factories jammed tight). I do not want to imagine what the working conditions are for the poor farm hands (they are poorly paid and must breath toxic chicken waste that fill their lungs). I do not want to imagine what the farmers must feel (their honorable vocation has been transformed into a disgraceful expendable pawn). .-= Chef Vanda´s last blog post ...<a href="http://betterfoodforabetterlife.com/2010/06/seafood-tapas-with-friends/" rel="nofollow">Seafood Tapas with friends</a> =-. Great post! All to often, the only criteria for buying eggs is price. On Long Island where I live, small delis post signs “2 eggs on a roll with coffee $1.99″. I do not want to imagine what the conditions are for the poor chickens (they are scrawny, unhappy and live in poorly ventilated factories jammed tight). I do not want to imagine what the working conditions are for the poor farm hands (they are poorly paid and must breath toxic chicken waste that fill their lungs). I do not want to imagine what the farmers must feel (their honorable vocation has been transformed into a disgraceful expendable pawn).
.-= Chef Vanda´s last blog post …Seafood Tapas with friends =-.

]]> By: Mary http://www.foodrenegade.com/healthy-eggs-what-to-buy/#comment-2160 Mary Sun, 17 Jan 2010 21:22:30 +0000 http://www.foodrenegade.com/?p=895#comment-2160 My problem with food is that I am trying to avoid harmful food colourings. I recently heard that some poultry feed contains substances that can be harmful, to make the yolk look yellow. The worst seems to be canthaxanthin, which can cause deposits on the retina. So how do I know if hens eggs are yellow because they have been fed grass, or because of this? Are duck eggs any safer? Comments welcome, I live in South Yorkshire, so some farms and markets around. My problem with food is that I am trying to avoid harmful food colourings. I recently heard that some poultry feed contains substances that can be harmful, to make the yolk look yellow. The worst seems to be canthaxanthin, which can cause deposits on the retina. So how do I know if hens eggs are yellow because they have been fed grass, or because of this? Are duck eggs any safer? Comments welcome, I live in South Yorkshire, so some farms and markets around.

]]> By: Rachel http://www.foodrenegade.com/healthy-eggs-what-to-buy/#comment-2159 Rachel Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:39:53 +0000 http://www.foodrenegade.com/?p=895#comment-2159 Awesome article. thank you. I linked you on my blog! .-= Rachel´s last blog post ...<a href="http://lothfamily.blogspot.com/2009/10/ft-worth-eggs.html" rel="nofollow">Ft Worth Eggs</a> =-. Awesome article. thank you. I linked you on my blog!
.-= Rachel´s last blog post …Ft Worth Eggs =-.

]]> By: flying_gramma (Flying gramma) http://www.foodrenegade.com/healthy-eggs-what-to-buy/#comment-2158 flying_gramma (Flying gramma) Sun, 13 Sep 2009 08:42:05 +0000 http://www.foodrenegade.com/?p=895#comment-2158 Food Renegade » Blog Archive » Healthy Eggs: What To Buy http://tinyurl.com/l9rteg Food Renegade » Blog Archive » Healthy Eggs: What To Buy
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]]> By: Marc Feel Good Eating http://www.foodrenegade.com/healthy-eggs-what-to-buy/#comment-2157 Marc Feel Good Eating Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:29:23 +0000 http://www.foodrenegade.com/?p=895#comment-2157 Great post!! There are several online (US) sources for good "real eggs" and surprisingly affordable..... you do have to buy 5 or 6 dozen at a time. Marc <abbr><em>Marc Feel Good Eating Great post!!
There are several online (US) sources for good “real eggs”
and surprisingly affordable….. you do have to buy 5 or 6 dozen at a time.

Marc

Marc Feel Good Eating

]]> By: Anna http://www.foodrenegade.com/healthy-eggs-what-to-buy/#comment-2156 Anna Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:57:06 +0000 http://www.foodrenegade.com/?p=895#comment-2156 I usually eat 2-3 eggs daily, and so does my husband. With that rate of consumption we've become very particular about eggs. Supermarket eggs are just boring, once you've become accustomed to "backyard" eggs that are truly free to eat as natured intended - outdoors where they can choose among plants, bugs, seeds, and grain supplements (if needed). I only resort to supermarket eggs in desperation, and even then, I go for organic so-called free-range with flax seed added to the chicken feed. I usually eat 2-3 eggs daily, and so does my husband. With that rate of consumption we’ve become very particular about eggs. Supermarket eggs are just boring, once you’ve become accustomed to “backyard” eggs that are truly free to eat as natured intended – outdoors where they can choose among plants, bugs, seeds, and grain supplements (if needed). I only resort to supermarket eggs in desperation, and even then, I go for organic so-called free-range with flax seed added to the chicken feed.

]]> By: KristenM http://www.foodrenegade.com/healthy-eggs-what-to-buy/#comment-2155 KristenM Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:56:26 +0000 http://www.foodrenegade.com/?p=895#comment-2155 Motherhen68 -- That's great! The eggs I buy come from chickens that aren't out in pasture, but in a sort of extended yard. So, their feed is supplemented. In a given dozen anywhere from 1 to 4 eggs will be more orange than the others. I figured those come from the aggressive hens who out-peck the others for grass and bugs. I'd LOVE to get a dozen bright orange eggs every time. So tasty!! Motherhen68 — That’s great! The eggs I buy come from chickens that aren’t out in pasture, but in a sort of extended yard. So, their feed is supplemented. In a given dozen anywhere from 1 to 4 eggs will be more orange than the others. I figured those come from the aggressive hens who out-peck the others for grass and bugs. I’d LOVE to get a dozen bright orange eggs every time. So tasty!!

]]> By: Motherhen68 http://www.foodrenegade.com/healthy-eggs-what-to-buy/#comment-2154 Motherhen68 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:47:58 +0000 http://www.foodrenegade.com/?p=895#comment-2154 I was so happy with the color of the yolk this batch of "country eggs" were! That orange in your picture, that's what they look like. My sons were amazed and I told them it was because the hens were happy at their place and eating bugs. Once we even got a double yolker. That was pretty fun. <abbr><em>Motherhen68 I was so happy with the color of the yolk this batch of “country eggs” were! That orange in your picture, that’s what they look like. My sons were amazed and I told them it was because the hens were happy at their place and eating bugs.

Once we even got a double yolker. That was pretty fun.

Motherhen68

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