How Safe are eggs and what’s the difference? A question most of us always ask. I love eggs but honestly the last time I had a nice tasty omelette was two years ago. A client of mine had a farm and raised chicken that run in the wild. I remember that day I was salivating ( I know I sound pathetic ) but when she got me some and I made my omelette… memories came back from back home, when you could get a real egg and enjoy the taste.
If you eat a really bad egg you more likely catch Salmonella. Not that long ago 500 million eggs from Iowa’s Hillandale Farms and Wright County Egg were recalled in the nationwide investigation of a salmonella outbreak, where more than a 1000 people got sick.
What makes an egg a good egg and what is the difference.
Free-Range Eggs
Free-range eggs are laid from hens that can go outside. They may travel in and out of a barn at free will or spend some portion of their day roaming outdoors.
Cage-Free Eggs
Cage-free eggs are from birds that are not raised in cages, but in floor in an open barn. The hens have bedding material such as pine shavings on the floor, and they are allowed perches and nest boxes to lay their eggs. However, they may still be at close quarters with many other hens — just not in cages. That depends on the farm.
Organic Eggs
Organic eggs are laid from hens that may be kept in a caging system, but most of the time are cage free. They eat an organic feed and don’t get vaccines or antibiotics.
In order to qualify for USDA organic certification, the grains used for the hens’ diets must be produced on land that has been free from the use of toxic and persistent chemical pesticides and fertilizers for at least three years.
Genetically engineered crops are not permitted, and hens must be maintained without hormones, antibiotics, and other intrusive drugs this is the law to know how safe are eggs.
Brown Versus White
Brown, white, blue, green eggs come in different colors , but the most common that you’ll see in supermarkets are white and brown. There is no difference in nutritional benefits and brown does not equal a healthier egg. The eggs are purely based off of the genetics of the chicken.
Shopping Egg tips:
- “Free Range” and “Cage Free” are better than regular eggs, because of the treatment of the animal.
- Organic “Free Range” and “Cage Free” are better than regular eggs, both for YOU and the ANIMAL.
- Choose organic when possible.
- Brown and white don’t make a difference.
- Price is a good indicator of quality.
- If you are baking, go with a slightly less quality egg than you would for plain egg consumption.
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