Food
Saturday, December 5, 2009
User post: The Benefits of Pastured Eggs
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Last month
I wrote a post about the difference in the
exterior appearance of farmers’ market eggs compared to eggs from
industrial egg-laying operations.
The contrast in the yolks (photo, above right) is just as
startling. The yolk on the left is from an egg I bought at the
farmers’ market. Its color is much more orange, thanks to the hen’s
diet, which is based on grass and insects instead of corn. This
diet translates into eggs with more flavor and nutrition.
And according to a 2007 Mother Earth News study, the nutritional
aspects of pastured eggs are also more glowing than their
conventional cousins. As I’ve mentioned before, there’s nothing
wrong with eating eggs, as long as you are eating the right
ones.
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Posted by MeganB Wed Sep 16, 2009 10:12am PDT
What people need to realize that the old saying "you are what you eat" applies to the animal products we eat. If that cow, or chicken, or pig you just ate was fed on a diet of mainly corn, then you're eating mainly corn.
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Posted by Martin Wed Sep 16, 2009 8:03pm PDT
I couldnt agree with you more, I have twenty chickens that live up in the woodyard and I let them out of the coupe at 8 am sharp everymorning, they get to scratch in the dirt, eat many different species of insects and have fresh water and sunlight a plentiful. Not only do the eggs look even better then the one on the left but they have a much thicker shell, which means they get plenty of minerals including calcium. So the next time you buy caged, store bought eggs try to think about animal treatment and choose a cage free locally raised egg source compared to industrialized inhumane for profit egg source. Its not only better for you but creates good karma for you by not contributing to inhumane treatment of animals. thanks and have a happy omelete.. Marti............
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Posted by itslilolme Thu Sep 17, 2009 3:57am PDT
Totally agree. When I was younger, we used to have bantams that roamed free. Their eggs were small, but incredibly rich, and the yolks were positively orange, with shells that took a great deal of skill to crack cleanly. Nowadays if I can't find someone locally with free range hens, I buy free range at the store. The difference is remarkable. You really are what the animals that made the animal products ate.
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