Guest guest Posted May 9, 2003 Report Share Posted May 9, 2003 I also try to eat several whole eggs a week -- I prefer the Omega-3 enriched ones, both for flavor and nutrition. As a lacto-ovo vegetarian, I feel that egg yolks are a good source of some vitamins and minerals that are a little more difficult to get from other sources - plus, they're a good source of complete protein. > > > (By the way, I eat two egg yolks everyday and throw away the whites > > because according the USDA data they have virtually no nutritional > > value, except for protein, which is so plentiful in other foods that > > it's not worth the trouble, especially since whites should be cooked > > to neutralize the anti-nutrients like anti-trypsin and avidin. All > > the good stuff (vit D, vit A, B vit's, cholesterol, fat, vit E, vit > > K, etc) is in the yolk, not to mention flavor.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2003 Report Share Posted May 10, 2003 Note that some " omega-3 " eggs are nothing more than shoddy corn-fed eggs spiked with cheap fish oils, not to say that some aren't from shoddy corn-fed eggs supplemented with flax seed, or half-decent corn- fed eggs supplemented with flax seed, or even (rarely) pasture-fed eggs. Beware of the misleading marketing terms " free range " (does not equal " pasture-fed " ) and " organic " (probably corn-fed). My advice is to find a local farm that feeds their chickens a biologically appropriate diet of grass, insects, etc, with only moderate amounts of grains, and allows the chickens to move around freely and engage in biologically appropriate social and ecological interactions. Know your source. Support local and independent farms. The same advice goes to about grass-fed beef: forget about relying on supermarkets and find a local farm and butcher. They're out there! You can also get grass-fed beef via internet sources. I realize not everyone will be lucky as I am, living 10 minutes away from several organic farms that offer pasture-fed beef, raw dairy, pasture-fed eggs, etc, as I do, but there are sources out there all over the place hidden in the woodwork! A good place to start in such a search might be <www.westonaprice.org>. I wouldn't touch an egg from a supermarket with a ten-foot pole, no matter what clever labelling or health claims it has. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2003 Report Share Posted May 11, 2003 My current eggs -- from Chino Valley Ranch -- say they were fed a vegetarian diet supplemented with flax seed. It also says they are " free range " I would love to find a local farmer who feeds his chickens a biologically appropriate diet, but I have no idea where to start. Do you have any suggestions for how to locate a source for such eggs? -obin > Note that some " omega-3 " eggs are nothing more than shoddy corn-fed > eggs spiked with cheap fish oils, not to say that some aren't from > shoddy corn-fed eggs supplemented with flax seed, or half-decent corn- > fed eggs supplemented with flax seed, or even (rarely) pasture-fed > eggs. Beware of the misleading marketing terms " free range " (does > not equal " pasture-fed " ) and " organic " (probably corn-fed). My > advice is to find a local farm that feeds their chickens a > biologically appropriate diet of grass, insects, etc, with only > moderate amounts of grains, and allows the chickens to move around > freely and engage in biologically appropriate social and ecological > interactions. Know your source. Support local and independent > farms. > > The same advice goes to about grass-fed beef: forget about > relying on supermarkets and find a local farm and butcher. They're > out there! You can also get grass-fed beef via internet sources. I > realize not everyone will be lucky as I am, living 10 minutes away > from several organic farms that offer pasture-fed beef, raw dairy, > pasture-fed eggs, etc, as I do, but there are sources out there all > over the place hidden in the woodwork! A good place to start in such > a search might be <www.westonaprice.org>. > > I wouldn't touch an egg from a supermarket with a ten-foot pole, no > matter what clever labelling or health claims it has. > > Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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