RE: was- Mungo Beans..n-3 enriched eggs

[Guest guest]

I advocate managing n3/n6 ratio and getting nutrients from whole foods. That

said I would advise that n-3 enhanced eggs are IMO not a purely whole food

source of such.

While there are a handful of patents covering the different eggs being

marketed. The one I looked into just spiked the chicken feed with

supplements to create a higher n-3 level in the eggs. I see little

difference between feeding the chicken supplements and cutting out the

middle man and taking supplements yourself.

I doubt there's anything harmful about enriched eggs but they are not

exactly the product of happy chickens eating grass and bugs. It's probably

far cheaper to just directly supplement the n-3.

Perhaps the n-3 eggs are useful to improve the diets of the unwilling, it

appears to me to be another typical response of the food industry to satisfy

consumers' increasing desire to get the benefit of more healthy foods

without actually having to eat same.

Just my $ .02

JR

-----Original Message-----

From: radioreceiver2003 [mailto:radioreceiver2003@...]

Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 2:04 PM

Subject: [ ] Mungo Beans

I have been trying to get as much Omega 3 as possible from non-fish

sources. So, I have been eating Walnuts, ground flaxseeds, and

Omega 3 enhanced eggs.

Last September, I read in the Washington Post that mungo beans are

also a good source of Omega 3. The Washington Post article

explicitly indicated that only mungo beans and not the maddenly

similarly named mung beans contained Omega 3. However, only mung

beans seem to be available in Indian stores, and the shopkeepers all

insist that mungo beans are the same as mung beans.

Can anyone help me out on this?

[Guest guest]

I recently posted a list of the best sources of Omega 3's. Omega 3 eggs

have virtually none. See:

/message/10909

on 4/7/2004 12:17 PM, john roberts at johnhrob@... wrote:

> I advocate managing n3/n6 ratio and getting nutrients from whole foods. That

> said I would advise that n-3 enhanced eggs are IMO not a purely whole food

> source of such.

>

> While there are a handful of patents covering the different eggs being

> marketed. The one I looked into just spiked the chicken feed with

> supplements to create a higher n-3 level in the eggs. I see little

> difference between feeding the chicken supplements and cutting out the

> middle man and taking supplements yourself.

>

> I doubt there's anything harmful about enriched eggs but they are not

> exactly the product of happy chickens eating grass and bugs. It's probably

> far cheaper to just directly supplement the n-3.

>

> Perhaps the n-3 eggs are useful to improve the diets of the unwilling, it

> appears to me to be another typical response of the food industry to satisfy

> consumers' increasing desire to get the benefit of more healthy foods

> without actually having to eat same.

>

> Just my $ .02

>

> JR

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: radioreceiver2003 [mailto:radioreceiver2003@...]

> Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 2:04 PM

>

> Subject: [ ] Mungo Beans

>

>

>

> I have been trying to get as much Omega 3 as possible from non-fish

> sources. So, I have been eating Walnuts, ground flaxseeds, and

> Omega 3 enhanced eggs.

>

> Last September, I read in the Washington Post that mungo beans are

> also a good source of Omega 3. The Washington Post article

> explicitly indicated that only mungo beans and not the maddenly

> similarly named mung beans contained Omega 3. However, only mung

> beans seem to be available in Indian stores, and the shopkeepers all

> insist that mungo beans are the same as mung beans.

>

> Can anyone help me out on this?

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks, that supports my suggestion they're not a good value. I didn't mean

to cast aspersions on eggs in general. I eat one hard boiled egg daily, but

I buy regular eggs and look for n-3 elsewhere.

Regarding Vit D, at the risk of stating the obvious, good old sunshine is a

good source. I suspect the dose of sunshine I get contributes to my sense of

well being after jogging.

I appreciate the difficulty of sunbathing during the winter in northern

latitudes but Vit D is stored in the body to somewhat mitigate periods of

reduced exposure. It's widely speculated that populations who evolved in

northern latitudes have reduced skin pigmentation precisely to get more

" beneficial " sunlight.

JR

-----Original Message-----

From: Francesca Skelton [mailto:fskelton@...]

Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 12:33 PM

Subject: Re: [ ] was- Mungo Beans..n-3 enriched eggs

I recently posted a list of the best sources of Omega 3's. Omega 3 eggs

have virtually none. See:

/message/10909

on 4/7/2004 12:17 PM, john roberts at johnhrob@... wrote:

> I advocate managing n3/n6 ratio and getting nutrients from whole foods.

That

> said I would advise that n-3 enhanced eggs are IMO not a purely whole food

> source of such.

>

> While there are a handful of patents covering the different eggs being

> marketed. The one I looked into just spiked the chicken feed with

> supplements to create a higher n-3 level in the eggs. I see little

> difference between feeding the chicken supplements and cutting out the

> middle man and taking supplements yourself.

>

> I doubt there's anything harmful about enriched eggs but they are not

> exactly the product of happy chickens eating grass and bugs. It's probably

> far cheaper to just directly supplement the n-3.

>

> Perhaps the n-3 eggs are useful to improve the diets of the unwilling, it

> appears to me to be another typical response of the food industry to

satisfy

> consumers' increasing desire to get the benefit of more healthy foods

> without actually having to eat same.

>

> Just my $ .02

>

> JR

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: radioreceiver2003 [mailto:radioreceiver2003@...]

> Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 2:04 PM

>

> Subject: [ ] Mungo Beans

>

>

>

> I have been trying to get as much Omega 3 as possible from non-fish

> sources. So, I have been eating Walnuts, ground flaxseeds, and

> Omega 3 enhanced eggs.

>

> Last September, I read in the Washington Post that mungo beans are

> also a good source of Omega 3. The Washington Post article

> explicitly indicated that only mungo beans and not the maddenly

> similarly named mung beans contained Omega 3. However, only mung

> beans seem to be available in Indian stores, and the shopkeepers all

> insist that mungo beans are the same as mung beans.

>

> Can anyone help me out on this?

>

[Guest guest]

There is evidence to suggest getting minimal amounts of vit. D, as from

sunlight in northern areas, may be insufficient for optimal health:

http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2004/04/05/hlsb0405.htm

Some additional comments here regarding sunlight exposure and cancer risks,

both internal and cutaneous:

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/living/8360670.htm?1c

>From: " john roberts " <johnhrob@...>

>Reply-

>< >

>Subject: RE: [ ] was- Mungo Beans..n-3 enriched eggs

>Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 16:00:53 -0500

>

>Thanks, that supports my suggestion they're not a good value. I didn't mean

>to cast aspersions on eggs in general. I eat one hard boiled egg daily, but

>I buy regular eggs and look for n-3 elsewhere.

>

>Regarding Vit D, at the risk of stating the obvious, good old sunshine is a

>good source. I suspect the dose of sunshine I get contributes to my sense

>of

>well being after jogging.

>

>I appreciate the difficulty of sunbathing during the winter in northern

>latitudes but Vit D is stored in the body to somewhat mitigate periods of

>reduced exposure. It's widely speculated that populations who evolved in

>northern latitudes have reduced skin pigmentation precisely to get more

> " beneficial " sunlight.

>

>JR

>

>-----Original Message-----

>From: Francesca Skelton [mailto:fskelton@...]

>Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 12:33 PM

>

>Subject: Re: [ ] was- Mungo Beans..n-3 enriched eggs

>

>

>I recently posted a list of the best sources of Omega 3's. Omega 3 eggs

>have virtually none. See:

> /message/10909

>

>

>on 4/7/2004 12:17 PM, john roberts at johnhrob@... wrote:

>

> > I advocate managing n3/n6 ratio and getting nutrients from whole foods.

>That

> > said I would advise that n-3 enhanced eggs are IMO not a purely whole

>food

> > source of such.

> >

> > While there are a handful of patents covering the different eggs being

> > marketed. The one I looked into just spiked the chicken feed with

> > supplements to create a higher n-3 level in the eggs. I see little

> > difference between feeding the chicken supplements and cutting out the

> > middle man and taking supplements yourself.

> >

> > I doubt there's anything harmful about enriched eggs but they are not

> > exactly the product of happy chickens eating grass and bugs. It's

>probably

> > far cheaper to just directly supplement the n-3.

> >

> > Perhaps the n-3 eggs are useful to improve the diets of the unwilling,

>it

> > appears to me to be another typical response of the food industry to

>satisfy

> > consumers' increasing desire to get the benefit of more healthy foods

> > without actually having to eat same.

> >

> > Just my $ .02

> >

> > JR

> >

> > -----Original Message-----

> > From: radioreceiver2003 [mailto:radioreceiver2003@...]

> > Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 2:04 PM

> >

> > Subject: [ ] Mungo Beans

> >

> >

> >

> > I have been trying to get as much Omega 3 as possible from non-fish

> > sources. So, I have been eating Walnuts, ground flaxseeds, and

> > Omega 3 enhanced eggs.

> >

> > Last September, I read in the Washington Post that mungo beans are

> > also a good source of Omega 3. The Washington Post article

> > explicitly indicated that only mungo beans and not the maddenly

> > similarly named mung beans contained Omega 3. However, only mung

> > beans seem to be available in Indian stores, and the shopkeepers all

> > insist that mungo beans are the same as mung beans.

> >

> > Can anyone help me out on this?

> >

>

>

>

>

>