Check the egg carton currently in your fridge. Does it have a website? If so, visit the site to read about the farm conditions of the hens who lay those eggs. If your questions aren’t answered there, email the farm. Here are some sample questions: What do your hens eat? Are they fed any hormones […]
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Suzanne Havala Hobbs, RDpenguin.com This week’s Q&A audio is: The Truth About Eggs with Suzanne Havala Hobbs, RD. Should eggs be kept in the fridge or not? What’s the difference between “free range” and “cage free”? How do farm conditions affect the Vitamin D in eggs? Does cooking eggs oxidize the cholesterol? What’s the story
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Q: Is it Safe to Eat Raw Eggs? There are three concerns when it comes to eating raw eggs: salmonella, avidin (a biotin inhibitor), and trypsin or enzyme inhibitors. While salmonella is a major an issue if the egg comes from an unhealthy, battery-raised chicken, the risk of salmonella contamination is actually one in every
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Our ovo-lacto students have asked us questions like these… Should eggs be kept in the fridge or not? Can we eat them raw? How should we cook them to get the most nutrition? How do farm conditions affect nutrition in eggs? In today’s lesson, you’ll get answers to these questions… and more. Should Eggs Be
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