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You can go to wall mart and get food that is horribly low in nutrition. Or you can do what we do and hit Whole Foods. We pay twice what the eggs cost at WalMart...but take two dozen and compare.

You will see the amazing difference. The eggs from WM are light hello, like butter, the eggs from WF are dark orange and loaded with nutrients. They cook different.

I have 6 kids and struggle to feed them on a very limited budget. (I work at a church) We spend extra money on the better quality foods and if it means we get less, then so be it.

You wouldn’t put the cheapest gas in your car and ruin your engine. You wouldn’t put the cheapest paint on your house, wear the cheapest clothes...why do we all look for the cheapest food to put in our bodies?

It’s insane. This is why the healthcare system is out of control because the American diet is out of control.

There is nothing that California does that makes me warm and fuzzy, but if you saw ten chickens stuck in a 2 x 3 cage with their beaks cut off because of fighting and open sores on them and then look at them covered in their feces and then....eat one of their eggs? That’s the majority situation of the massive production farm mentality. It’s rally deplorable. It’s like Auschwitz for animals.

I don’t believe that a chicken = human. but I do believe in treating God’s creation with the respect He gave it in creating it!

Go purchase some free range, organic, or cage free eggs and you’ll never eat another dozen from WalMart. For 2 bucks more you get something that is actually nutritionally good for you and treats the animals decently in the process.

NOTE: we actually had a feather in one of our cartons the other day and the kids thought it was awesome.

You can google and find many articles that will go into detail about the value of free range, cage free, eggs. etc. God Bless you and Merry Christmas....Day 10.

Michael

You will probably draw some criticism here for going to Whole Foods. Many Freepers think that Whole Foods is some kind of commune frequented by militant vegans and pretentious urban yuppies.

Actually Whole Foods is a very well run business that earns real profits for its shareholders. Probably the highest margins in the grocery industry. And the quality of their foods (meats included) are well worth the price paid.

Yes, you can spend less for your food at Wal-Mart but you get what you pay for. Mostly packaged foods with low nutrition and questionable produce, meats, dairy, etc.

I do not mind paying more for high quality food. And the anti-Whole Foods people exaggerate the price difference anyway. The price of staples such as eggs, milk, bread, yogurt, fruit, meat, etc., are comparable to other supermarkets. Now if you get things there that are exotic, such as fresh-caught fish from Norway flown in the night before on a plane, or gourmet chocolate from Switzerland or truffles from France, then yes, you will quickly run up a grocery bill that will approach that of a car payment. But if you stick to the essentials, you will pay maybe 20% more than a standard supermarket (30% more than Wal-Mart) and the price difference will be well worth it for the quality you get.

As for eggs, I moved to Connecticut recently and many of my neighbors keep egg-laying chickens in their yards. The eggs put store-bought to shame. And you are correct that the yolks are more orange than yellow - indicative of high nutrition content. Free range eggs are better - but like all good things, carry the higher price tag than what is mass-produced in an industrial setting.

I respect your values. I do think we should treat animals without cruelty, not so much because of what they are, but because of what we are.

We get an egg brand at our regular supermarket called "Eggland's Best." They claim to be cage-free and to be significantly higher in B12, D and Omega 3. The yolks do look nice and orange.

I wouldn't dare even walk into a Whole Foods store. The prices are beyond reason --- we can't afford to get a week's worth of food for a month's worth of budget.