Which Eggs Should You Be Eating?

1. Posted by csd610 on Wed, May 21, 2008, 5:11 pm PDT

Salswartz: It takes a bit of practice but you can figure it out I start with the oil, yes OIL, plain old OIL from the old days or shortening (cringe if you want all natural eaters). Let the oil get good and hot, crack your egg and drop it in, then immediately take your spatula and start tossing the oil onto the egg white until it is set and done (be careful about the oil flipping you can get burned quite easly), once that is done, move the egg a bit to make sure the yolk isn't stuck to the pan then flip oil onto the yolk until it is done. My favorite way for this type of egg is to use BACON GREASE, it smells wonderful, cooks the egg beautifully and has a wonderful flavor. Your diet can be anything you want it to be in moderation, even oil, bacon, candy, cakes, sweets, etc. as long as you get in a good walk every day and limit the amount of sweets you have daily. Have dessert for supper OR have a candy snack or other sweet throughout the day but ONLY have one or the other, NOT both. I've lost 435 pounds total, not gain, lose, gain, lose......total 435 pounds over the last 10 years. Yes it takes a long time however, it is a LIFESTYLE CHANGE not just a quick fix and walking and moderation is the key. Good Luck with the egg frying.

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2. Posted by csd610 on Wed, May 21, 2008, 5:14 pm PDT

Forgot to mention, I get fresh veges and produce first, then frozen, then canned if I have to and I also do not use any of the chemical combinations called margarine. I use real, cream butter and I use it for absolutely everything but again, moderation and walking.

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3. Posted by Shepherdess on Wed, May 21, 2008, 10:53 pm PDT

We have had a small flock of chickens for about six years now. They are our friends, our entertainment, and we love to eat their eggs! Our first chickens we hatched in an incubator from fertilized eggs from a local source. We had about 50% hatch-rate as expected. Our son had a wonderful time watching the eggs hatch. Last Spring about three of our hens were broody and hatched their own babies. By then we had another son and the whole family enjoyed checking the nests often for newly hatching chicks. It costs us almost nothing to keep our chickens. Initial costs were for a chicken coop (a 10 X 10 X 6 ft dog kennel with a tarp on top) and an electric fence charger and wire we added later when we learned raccoons and possums could climb in and commit murder. We close the gate in the early evening when the chickens have gone to roost and open it in the morning. We hardly ever feed the chickens except if it's a really cold winter day or if, due to drought, the bug supply is short. CHICKENS ARE NOT VEGETARIANS! Yes, of course they eat bugs: worms, grubs, ticks, fireants, etc. And we've even seen them eat lizards, salamanders, baby snakes, and once we even saw two fighting over a live mole, stretching it between them until one of the chickens won. I told you they were our entertainment! When it is cold or dry we feed them corn - never laying pellets - and from a dozen chickens we get way more eggs than we can eat, and we eat a LOT of eggs. The yolks are a rich orange color, very different from those weak lemon-colored yolks of "store-bought" eggs. The chickens do have a rest period when they do not lay. This year's was the longest so far from October to the middle of February, but we had enough eggs left over from earlier in the year that I didn't have to buy eggs until the last few weeks - and it nearly killed me to do it. We do feed scraps of food to the chickens when we have them. Almost nothing goes to waste around here. Every time the chickens hear the door open, they come running to see if we have scraps for them. A fat hen running is a funny thing to see. Anyone who has the least little bit of land (and no ordinances against it) should have a few chickens. The cost is minimal and the rewards are great. And the sound of a rooster crowing occasionally makes you feel good all over. I have bought day-old chicks a time or two from Murray McMurray Hatchery which I highly recommend. They have a great selection. I WOULD recommend choosing a friendly breed. Some are downright mean. Our favorites are Orphingtons, Brahmas, and Dominiques. They are sweet, calm, sociable, and lay large brown eggs. We also like the blue and green eggs of the Araucana/Americana chickens, but that breed , for us, has not had as much "pet quality." They would rather just be left alone to do their thing. We also like the White Crested Black Polish which always look like they're having a bad-hair day. They really catch the eyes of passersby. And the little bantam white Frizzle chickens look like little angels. Their little eggs are fun for deviled eggs. Get yourself a small flock of chickens and EAT MORE EGGS!

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4. Posted by silancedogz on Thu, May 22, 2008, 8:46 am PDT

I opt for no eggs. Eggs are disgusting. They stink up the house while they're cooking-smells like someone had a bad bout of really sulphurous gas right in the kitchen. They're rubbery, and they flavor everything they're in. I hate ovoids.

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5. Posted by robin m on Fri, May 23, 2008, 3:23 am PDT

I read this story and founf it very interesting. Myself , I love eggs not only in the morning for breakfeast but for other dishes also. like mac. salad for exsample. thanks for the info ...

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6. Posted by eric_nicholson@att.net on Fri, May 23, 2008, 3:27 am PDT

I think you had some bad eggs...pretty weird... I startred raising my own chickens for egs this year and I absolutley love it. Not only are they fun pets but they work for their stay! lol. I feel like so many people nowadays are removed from their produce, meats and other foods they don't know fresh good quality food from not anymore. Just so you know before you go spending oodles on free range and organic in the super market you should research what the industry's standards are for labeling their products as such. They are horribly low in my opinion and not at all worth the money. Lets all be smart consumers!

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7. Posted by gracie_poo@att.net on Fri, May 23, 2008, 3:33 am PDT

You know...to me brown, white, red or yellow eggs are eggs and I love them just the same. I get pretty creative when cooking them and my whole family loves them. That's what its all about.

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8. Posted by mrb950@att.net on Fri, May 23, 2008, 3:34 am PDT

There is a difference between white & brown eggs. The brown eggs have a deeper, richer color and flavor. There is no diference in their use but give me a brown egg any day.

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9. Posted by rkcrkcrkcrkc on Fri, May 23, 2008, 3:40 am PDT

Sounds like she's selling organic

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10. Posted by JERRY H on Fri, May 23, 2008, 3:51 am PDT

Forget the hype. Just find a local farmer that feeds the hens a healty portion of corn. You'll find your egg has a fermer shell, and the yoke looks like a yoke...not a yellow bump.

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11. Posted by zemboy@sbcglobal.net on Fri, May 23, 2008, 4:11 am PDT

Regarding brown eggs versus white eggs, they are substantially the same in flavor and nutritional content, but their prices are dictated by local prejudices. In Detroit, where I live, vast numbers of black people are convinced that brown eggs are "better," and so the grocery stores can get much higher prices for them. Naturally I buy white eggs, since I know they're the same and they're cheaper. Twenty miles away, however, where nearly all the shoppers are white people, most people think white eggs are better, so naturally they're more expensive than brown ones. If I lived there I'd be buying brown eggs only. Go for freshness and price and ignore the outside color.

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12. Posted by stocktrader75987 on Fri, May 23, 2008, 4:13 am PDT

Eggslands Best... i've only bought one carton, but they really do taste better! I got them on sale because i try not to spend too much on high-end foods (cuz i didn't believe before) but again, these eggs are delicious. Oh, and to the guy who sais they don't like eggs that they are gross... I feel bad that your parents didn't introduce you to eggies when you were a baby... that's why you don't like them. Keep eating your hot dogs, hamburgers, and pizzas (only) and leave the rest of the delicious world of cuisine to us!. I bet you hate fish, shrip and other tasty treats yeah?

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13. Posted by Raymond M on Fri, May 23, 2008, 4:26 am PDT

Farm fresh eggs are the best, I drive around the back of the farm where the farmer has his eggs in a little refrigerator behind his house. You take your eggs and leave the money in the drawer. Also the size of the egg is determined by the size of the hen, larger hens lay larger eggs, it has nothing to do with diet!!!

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14. Posted by b-jconnolly@att.net on Fri, May 23, 2008, 4:34 am PDT

salswartz-i know how you feel. i cant make those either. so i make my husband make them, he laughs at me all the time for not being able to make, as i called them growing up, dippity doo eggs.

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15. Posted by wama195855@sbcglobal.net on Fri, May 23, 2008, 4:38 am PDT

If eggs were bad for you i would be dead by now.

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16. Posted by jla21@sbcglobal.net on Fri, May 23, 2008, 4:46 am PDT

When I make the dippy eggs as we call them spray oil, crack the eggs and put them in a pan, put the lid on and wait just until it gets the film over them. Don't leave them in very long after that or the yolk will get hard.

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17. Posted by jhyland35@att.net on Fri, May 23, 2008, 4:52 am PDT

It is ads like this that make people forget about the high cholesterol issues that exist in the United States.

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18. Posted by G-man on Fri, May 23, 2008, 5:00 am PDT

Just a question: I heard that some eggs are "bleached" or chemically treated to make the eggshell white(er) and more uniform. Is that true?

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19. Posted by oblivious56 on Fri, May 23, 2008, 5:01 am PDT

Organic eggs, fresh from the local farmer-the best!

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20. Posted by bpschmil@sbcglobal.net on Fri, May 23, 2008, 5:07 am PDT

Eggs are delicious and you can prepare them so many different ways. I agree from past studies that there is no nutritional difference between white and brown eggs, BUT some studies show brown eggs remain fresh longer. Not sure about green eggs from the Ankona breed.

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21. Posted by drgnfli48@sbcglobal.net on Fri, May 23, 2008, 5:09 am PDT

Eggs are not bad for you. The big cholesterol scare back in the 90's (or was it the 80's?) was our government jumping the gun, as usual. My (then) husband's grandmother was about 86 years old then and everyone was constantly on her to stop eating eggs. She had one egg for breakfast every morning of her life. She kept eating eggs and I guess they finally killed her. She was 96. I have eaten "store bought" eggs most of my life and until I was 16 and moved to the south and out in the country where my parents decided to raise chickens, I never even knew there was any such thing as a brown egg. One thing I did discover though is that eggs from the store have no taste compared to an egg laid in your own hen house. The yolks are orange rather than yellow and have a much richer taste. We often got "double yolkers" from our hens which was even better. I'm hoping to one day be back out in the country where I can raise a few chickens. I sooo miss those eggs!!

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22. Posted by oblivious56 on Fri, May 23, 2008, 5:09 am PDT

Organic eggs, fresh from the local farmer-the best!

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23. Posted by losingweightfast on Fri, May 23, 2008, 5:11 am PDT

Too bad the 300 million people living in the United States dont live near chicken farmers......unbelievable!

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24. Posted by Chanda Hiatt on Fri, May 23, 2008, 5:32 am PDT

I think that we do need to get back to basics and eat more eggs grown by local hobby farmers. There yolks are bright yellow and are harder to break and my kids love these brown farm eggs. Im tired of people telling me to cut back on the yolks.....its a bunch of crap! Organic eggs are the way for my family and the more people try it and figure it out for themselves the more of a message we will send to the large farmers who keep those chickens in a cage that put out mediocre eggs! What a great article!

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25. Posted by rudolph_1_lover@att.net on Fri, May 23, 2008, 5:39 am PDT

Well I have to admit that this article got my attention. And yes if i lived in the country i would have my own chickens,(would save me money in the long run) but i live in the heart of toledo ohio so i'm sure there are rules to where i can't have any. I love eggs myself sunny-side up (where the yolk is still runny for toast) scrambled and ommelettes are my favorite. I would eat them everyday if i could. And yes i agree with the one who sayed to that man who doesn't like eggs moomy n daddy must not of liked eggs fbut what that person fails to realize is that eggs are in basically everything we eat. Breads cakes even frosting (depending on the type) so if you don't like eggs then do you eat all those different types of food ??? just asking silancedogz.

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26. Posted by nospamplease on Fri, May 23, 2008, 5:42 am PDT

I saw a story like this on our local news about 2 years ago and I didn't believe that eggs could be that different, so I decided to buy some free-range eggs and do a taste test. There was a major difference in the flavor of scrambled eggs, and it is worth the money to get a tastier, healthier egg! My family agreed. Unless you are doing a mass holiday baking, it is worth buying the free-range eggs.

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27. Posted by carjam2 on Fri, May 23, 2008, 5:42 am PDT

I have another method for preparing the perfect fried egg: Heat oil/shortening/butter (sometimes I use Pam) in skillet. Break eggs into skillet and when the whites are set, add 1 tsp of water per egg. Cover, and continue cooking until the yellows are as you like them. You don't need a lot of grease, you don't have to flip the eggs, and it doesn't take very long to cook them this way.

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28. Posted by Bang bang on Fri, May 23, 2008, 5:58 am PDT

Do you really want to eat any eggs. At 215 mgs cholesterol per egg or 71% of your daily requirements.

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29. Posted by Paola on Fri, May 23, 2008, 6:02 am PDT

Pasteurized eggs were not mentioned. These can be used raw in sauces (e.g. hollandaise), dressings (e.g. Caesar), egg nog and even some desserts. This eliminates any fears about salmonella.

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30. Posted by warespatti@verizon.net on Fri, May 23, 2008, 6:08 am PDT

Friday, May 23, 08.. I have been eating fresh, home grown eggs for quite a few years..There is nothing like it! I buy them from my friend who raises them. Also, I get duck eggs too. The shell on the duck eggs is a little more hard to crack, but well worth it! I only pay $l.50 a doz. That's a steal. I would encourage anyone to buy local, & fresh eggs!

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