The Mighty Egg

The lowly, humble white or brown ovals we know as eggs pack a powerful nutritional punch—and even more so when we choose organic over conventional.

Besides hype and price, you may be wondering what the difference is between the two. Well, I’m going to explain it.

The visual
• The yolks are brighter yellow and sometimes larger.

• The whites are clear, not cloudy.

• The shells are also edible after washing, and are used as calcium in the making of homemade pet foods (in well-ground form).

The ideological
• The chickens are fed better, treated better (as in "allowed to be chickens and roam, eat bugs, and scratch the dirt"), and aren’t exposed to pesticides, antibiotics, hormones, high amounts of soy (which we consume when we consume the egg), or chemicals of any kind other than organic cleaning products.

• Their feed crops are also not exposed to pesticides, antibiotics, hormones, or chemicals before it becomes food for the chickens.

The governmental
• Organic eggs are the ONLY eggs regulated by the USDA for cleanliness, nutrient content, advertising content, and safe rearing, production, processing, and handling practices.

These are some things to think about when considering the purchase of eggs—they do pack a mean nutritional punch for the money, but can also pack a mean punch when it comes to hidden additives and chemicals that disrupt your body over time and encourage disease. You can pay the farmer NOW or you can pay the emergency room later.