Had a few veggies with dinner - spinach and roasted peppers in my egg white omelet. I put the omelet in a flat out wrap. Yum yum! Food Buzz sent me a coupon for a dozen Eggland's Best eggs. I had had them before but didn't know their benefits. Here are some of the benefits from their carton:
They have higher levels of nutrients than standard eggs: vitamins A, D, E, B2 and B12,
and lower levels of saturated fat and cholesterol. The eggs don't taste any different, but with all of the extra benefits - I'll take it!
I have been buying huge 3 dozen egg cartons when I go to the market, since I eat egg whites and bake often. I have definitely cut back eggs and used flax eggs (1 tbs flax + 1/4 cup water) for much of my baking when possible, but one thing I have been questioning is whether I should be purchasing organic eggs. Do you buy organic eggs? Eggland's Best makes them - but I feel like buying organic when I am only going to eat the whites is a waste! However, I should probably keep everything consistent.
I love breakfast for dinner! :)
ReplyDeletei try to buy local or organic animal-based things just because i feel better if the animals are treated better. do you just end up tossing the yolks, or can you use them in baking? gong against what i said above, i sometimes buy the liquid egg whites in the carton to avoid wasting the yolks.
ReplyDeleteI hate wasting the yolks also. But my hubby always gives me crap and says it doesn't matter :-). As far as organic goes....I really want to try and buy eggs from a local farmer...to get the organic and free range benefits. But umm, they are really expensive and when you eat a lot of eggs (especially since I eat more to make up for the loss of the yolk) it ends up being a lot of money! I think organic is a start...but we still lose a lot of health benefits from them not being free-range as much as possible. I really wish I lived in the country so I could have my own coop. That'd be the bomb! But it's probably easier for you since you don't eat meat and that cuts out a lot of money on your bill!
ReplyDeleteI've been having a lot of eggs lately with mushrooms and red bell pepper. so good!!
ReplyDeleteMaybe there is a farmers market or local farmer you can get your eggs from?
I always buy organic or from a farmer as my brother worked in a chicken farm in his youth and the conditions of battery hens are absolutely horrendous. Even if they say free range then it prob means they are squished into a tiny field for a bout an hour a day.
ReplyDeleteI personally don't like the sound of the eggs that have been tampered with as how has that been done?- au naturel is my preferred choice. Also if you are not eating the yolk are you actually getting those benefits - B vits are usually fat soluble so need fat to be absorbed.
To save on using just whites have you thought about using 1 yolk with a couple of whites - then you get the benefits of the yolk (v good for you) plus the low fat protien. Taste better too!
Kaz
I buy the egg whites in a carton if I know I won't be eating most of the yolks.
ReplyDeleteMy neighbor has chicken, & she sends over eggs every so often - there was a surprising difference in yumminess between her fresh organic eggs than my usual storebought kind!
ReplyDeleteI freeze some of the egg yolks in case I need them for a recipe.
Why no yolks? That's where all the good stuff is at! I try to buy eggs locally when I can and organic when I can't buy locally.
ReplyDeleteI can't eat eggs by themselves anymore. Really strange, I used to eat them a lot, not a ton, but at least a couple of times a week. But they now, by themselves scrambled or an omlet, give me terrible tummy pains. I have tried just the white, egg beaters, just the yolks...all of it and I still get sick. So sadly, my egg buying has gone down a lot.
ReplyDeleteI have always bought organic eggs because that is what we grew up with. The non-organic eggs are sprayed with a sealant that penatrates into the egg. That sealant/perservative gives my dad the feeling of a heart attack and sends him to the hospital. So needless to say, non-organic eggs are just not worth it.
Great job on the not going to the grocery store - I'm trying that right now, too!
I love dinner for breakfast :-)
ReplyDeleteBreakfast for dinner is the best!
ReplyDeleteWe buy eggs from the farmer next door. Can you find them local? That's your best bet. My hubbs does like "boxed" egg whites.
ReplyDeleteI usually buy organic eggs, but we use the yolks too. If I'm doing egg whites only, I'll buy the cartoned egg whites from Trader Joe's. Both hubby and I think there is a better flavor with organic eggs, they are more buttery or something. But that's only if you are eating the yolks :)
ReplyDeleteYum! I almost had a bfast dinner tonight but went for a english muffin pizza :) I always buy organic eggs, but I also look for free range & grass fed. This way you know that the hens are not being fed just organic grain, but they are eating what they would naturally eat... grass n' bugs.
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