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Yep……everywhere I hear the same thing; “I’d like to switch to organic, but it’s too expensive!“

So what’s the cheapest, bang-for-buck way to get higher quality food in your diet?

High quality eggs!

Food can have huge markups when it’s organic, free-range, etc……Most animal products take on about a 50-150% markup when they go from “industrial farmed” to Organic. With beef and fish, you can almost expect another $10 per pound. This can be hard to swallow ( the money, not the beef!).

Whole different story with eggs…….your still looking at a 100% markup (yes an entire $2.00…..oh the horror!) , but when you break it down to price per serving (3 eggs), it’s only about 50 cents per meal. Everyone can afford an extra 50 cents per meal, this is a total no brainer.

With anyone who wants to change to a healthy diet, the first thing I suggest is that they immediately replace the things they eat with higher quality versions of the same thing, that way the change doesn’t bring about any unnecessary stress. Eggs are the easiest and cheapest way.

Monetary reasons aside, your doing yourself, and those little chickens, an enormous favor by switching to organic.

Conventional chickens;

Grown in the thousands, most have less than a cubic foot of space. The birds must be de-beaked because they are so malnourished they try to cannabalize their neighbor. They are fed an unnatural diet of grains, corn, and other things I won’t mention. They produce eggs with paper thin shells, soupy consistency, and pale yellow yolks.

Sick birds–>unhealthy eggs

Free-Range Organic Chickens;

They actually lead a “chicken life”! They run around, eat insects, and socialize (not cannibalize) with other chickens. They have some variation in their diet. They have a humane life. An egg from one of these birds will have a strong shell, thick white, and a dark orange yolk.

healthy birds–>healthy eggs.

How to look for healthy eggs:

-For Denver/Boulderites; try vitamin cottage for the best prices

-Always buy free-range organic, it’s worth the extra 50 cents!

-Open the carton and look at the eggs……you want some color variation, this shows that the birds have variation in their diet.

-if you want the real test, buy some industrial farm eggs, and some organic, and check the shell strength, white/yolk consistency, and you’ll be throroughly convinced. There is simply no comparison!

How to prepare them?

I wouldn’t suggest raw eggs, as this is a prime source for H. Pylori.

I soft boil most of my eggs. By leaving the yolk runny, you won’t oxidize all that cholesterol.

Buy one of these….they’re great!