There are so many choices already at the supermarket. Add complicated labels with an endless list of ingredients and a trip to the buy weekly staples can become overwhelming.
Even eggs are getting complicated to buy.
That’s why I really appreciated this piece at Food Renegade, “Healthy Eggs: What to buy.”
It’s a very good rundown of the differences between factory farmed eggs and pastured eggs. What’s most important though is the part addressing those suspect organic, “cage free” and “free range” labels we’re seeing more and more of.
I don’t believe for a moment that these labels mean I’m going to get the kind of eggs I could get from a backyard chicken or local farmer.
But I have to agree that there’s a clear difference in the shell quality and yoke quality of eggs that are advertised as having more Omega-3 fatty acids.
Thankfully, we’re headed to The Farm again this weekend, so we’ll get another dozen (or so) of pastured eggs, and hopefully, a flat of strawberries.
Yes…that means there should be enough for me to share.
Straw hat tip to @ChaffinOrchards for the heads up about the Food Renegade post.
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