Eggland's Best
Eggs have been around for more than a decade, but consumers' ever-increasing awareness of health issues and
interest in specialty products is giving the company that produces them a definite sales
boost. The reason that the interest in Eggland's Best is growing is that their eggs have some impressive nutritional statistics. They contain 25% less saturated fat,
almost 20% less cholesterol and seven times more vitamin E than there is in an ordinary egg. They also have triple the
amount of the heart-healthy Omega 3 fatty acids, at 100 mg per egg. These differences from ordinary eggs start by feeding Eggland
chickens, which are antibiotic and hormone-free, a patented, natural, all-vegetarian feed.
Eggland's eggs can be used in recipes just like ordinary eggs and are recognizable by an "EB" stamped on each egg. If you want to give them a try, check to see if there is a retailer near you.
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4-12-2006 @ 10:01AM
Chewbaca said...
i live in san francisco where everything is a bit pricey. i ususally pay 3.79 a carton for these eggs, knowing that expensive eggs should taste good. i'm glad to see that i'm right. they come in a wonderful heavy-duty carton that protects them (like robert mcnamara's egg dropping tests).
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4-12-2006 @ 11:14AM
KathyR said...
Plus you can tell your kid that the "EB" stands for "Easter Bunny."
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4-12-2006 @ 11:56AM
Nicole Weston said...
What a great idea, KathyR!
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4-12-2006 @ 12:07PM
David Grant said...
This is a little old but it does give one pause.
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/1996/03/egg.htm
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4-12-2006 @ 2:07PM
mike said...
From the Eggland website:
"Eggland's Best eggs are subjected to the most rigorous testing in the industry. Data from more than 30,000 tests yearly since 1996 confirm that Eggland's Best eggs consistently exceed the company's specifications for lower cholesterol, lower saturated fat, higher levels of Omega 3, higher levels of vitamin E and iodine, lower fat total, yolk color, shell quality and freshness."
So, looks like maybe they leared a lesson after being fined by the FTC in '96?
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4-12-2006 @ 8:12PM
Maureen said...
But these are not free range... which is the old fashioned way of ensuring a healthy egg! Kind of gross to eat the forcibly nutritional ovum of sick animals, ne c'est pas?
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4-12-2006 @ 8:34PM
Nicole Weston said...
Actually, they are cage-free.
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4-13-2006 @ 10:01AM
nika said...
Love these eggs, enough to shoot their portrait! :-)
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4-13-2006 @ 10:57AM
nika said...
I guess that the slashfood system does want me to put the pic up :-)
Here is a link, should you care *winks*
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nika7k/67536030/in/photostream/
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