Why do cheap eggs make me sick?
Old_Cat_Lady
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I used to get cramps and lie in bed for an hour holding my stomach and shaking my leg. One day, I tried egglands best and no pain. Stuck with it. I have tried reg eggs a few times, cramping happens again.
What is this called so I can research it? I also don't get cramps with Kirkland (costco) cage free eggs. By cheap I mean 99 cent a dozen eggs. I think egglands best are 3.49 a dozen. Are the chickens fed a different food? What makes them different?
I researched and got something about a protein allergy. But I only get it with el-cheapos.
What is this called so I can research it? I also don't get cramps with Kirkland (costco) cage free eggs. By cheap I mean 99 cent a dozen eggs. I think egglands best are 3.49 a dozen. Are the chickens fed a different food? What makes them different?
I researched and got something about a protein allergy. But I only get it with el-cheapos.
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Psychological?24
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There is no way that painful one hour cramping is in my head. This has been going on for almost 10 years. Is there something to the more expensive eggs that makes them better?
It even happens w/ boiled eggs in case anyone says it might be the cooking method. Even boiled eggs (the same way) the cheap ones cause problems.
Maybe a better question would be do you eat Egglands best eggs and why? I bought them just b/c I had a coupon one day.2 -
Are your nice fancy eggs unpasteurized? That's really the only difference between excellent farm fresh eggs and the mass-produced ones, other than price and the treatment of the animals.
I suppose it's possible you might be having some sort of allergic reaction to something in the poor chickens' diet, but it seems unlikely. Do you have any known food allergies? Is cramping the only symptom?
I suspect there is some other cause here. I confess that a psychosomatic reaction was my first thought before I saw someone already suggested it.2 -
I would be surprised if they weren't the same eggs. Store brands are frequently the same thing repackaged.4
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So why do Egglands eggs best sell in the first place. Must be hard to sell eggs for 3.49 a dozen with 99 cent eggs right next to them. There is an answer out there.
@ jenny - I know Costco would not re-package eggs and name them cage free.
@ the wind - I have trouble with soy products sometimes.2 -
TheWJordinWJordin wrote: »So why do Egglands eggs best sell in the first place. Must be hard to sell eggs for 3.49 a dozen with 99 cent eggs right next to them. There is an answer out there.
@ jenny - I know Costco would not re-package eggs and name them cage free.
Yes, the cage free eggs are from a different farm where the chickens are allowed access outside at some point in the day. I'm not sure where Egglands come from, but they sell them in my area too so I assume they are just from a bunch of contracted farms around the country using the standard methods for egg production. They cost more because they are branded.2 -
I vote for cheaper feed. You are allergic to something in the cheaper feed. Maybe soy.11
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About half of my eggs come from a friend of my sister's; they trade eggs for services and sometimes my sister ends up with way too many amazing fresh free-range eggs. So those are excellent, unpasteurized, with beautiful orange yolks. And free. Nice.TheWJordinWJordin wrote: »Maybe a better question would be do you eat Egglands best eggs and why?.
And the other half of my eggs are the 99 cent eggs from the grocery store. I can't say that I've ever even noticed a difference in flavor, just appearance and freshness.1 -
TheWJordinWJordin wrote: »So why do Egglands eggs best sell in the first place. Must be hard to sell eggs for 3.49 a dozen with 99 cent eggs right next to them.
Many people will pay more for organic and some may believe that the chickens are treated better.
I mostly buy local farm-raised, eggs from pastured chickens. I pay more because the chickens are treated better. I don't believe the eggs are healthier and when I have regular grocery store eggs (like every time I visit my parents, I'm sure they buy whatever is cheapest at Safeway), I don't think they are unhealthy or anything. (Of course not.)2 -
Do you eat mayonnaise? Pastry, cake, doughnut and get the same issue?5
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It's probably something in the feed. Eggland's Best eggs actually have a little bit lower calorie count than a regular egg based on the hens' feed.
This is from their website:
The unique patented diet of our hens is nutritionally superior to that fed to other hens, so Eggland's Best hens lay naturally superior eggs. Eggland's Best hens are fed a wholesome all-vegetarian, high-quality diet with no animal fat, no animal by-products, and no recycled or processed food.4 -
@ run. Funny I have always avoided pastries and donuts. And I definitively hate mayo. Although I do eat bagels.
I had no idea. Not sure if I believe it, but something is different. It might be what chickens are fed. Soy is vegetarian, so that might not be it.The unique patented diet of our hens is nutritionally superior to that fed to other hens, so Eggland's Best hens lay naturally superior eggs. Eggland's Best hens are fed a wholesome all-vegetarian, high-quality diet with no animal fat, no animal by-products, and no recycled or processed food.1 -
jennybearlv wrote: »TheWJordinWJordin wrote: »So why do Egglands eggs best sell in the first place. Must be hard to sell eggs for 3.49 a dozen with 99 cent eggs right next to them. There is an answer out there.
@ jenny - I know Costco would not re-package eggs and name them cage free.
Yes, the cage free eggs are from a different farm where the chickens are allowed access outside at some point in the day. I'm not sure where Egglands come from, but they sell them in my area too so I assume they are just from a bunch of contracted farms around the country using the standard methods for egg production. They cost more because they are branded.
Often, they're from the same farm. Just different buildings. And cage-free doesn't necessarily mean they ever go outside - just that they can roam around the building.
EB comes from the same exact farms that just about every other egg comes from.
I know this because my SIL works at one of New England's biggest egg farms and gets eggs as part of her compensation - she's gotten a bunch of "brands" that I've never heard of (probably certain stores' own brands), as well as EB.
And, yes, EB eggs cost more simply for the name.2 -
@ troberts. So you think they are fed the same and it's all a lie that Eggland's Best says? Gosh, wouldn't someone sue them for false advertising. Interesting.1
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TheWJordinWJordin wrote: »@ run. Funny I have always avoided pastries and donuts. And I definitively hate mayo. Although I do eat bagels.
I had no idea. Not sure if I believe it, but something is different. It might be what chickens are fed. Soy is vegetarian, so that might not be it.The unique patented diet of our hens is nutritionally superior to that fed to other hens, so Eggland's Best hens lay naturally superior eggs. Eggland's Best hens are fed a wholesome all-vegetarian, high-quality diet with no animal fat, no animal by-products, and no recycled or processed food.
I was going to say probably it'd what the chickens are fed. I have lots of food sensitivities including soy too. I read once eggs can be treated with something that people can react to. Who knows really but I'd bet it's what they're fed2 -
TheWJordinWJordin wrote: »@ troberts. So you think they are fed the same and it's all a lie that Eggland's Best says? Gosh, wouldn't someone sue them for false advertising. Interesting.
Well, I know for the meat industry different brands of chicken provide all the poultry and feed to the farmer, then the farmer raises the chicken. I don't remember what happens after that if they have their own slaughter houses, or just send them wherever to be prepared for sale. I'm going to assume the egg industry is similar. So, it is possible that Egglands is using a different feed. I still don't see how feed, to chicken, to egg, to you gives you stomach cramps. I mean it may have slightly different nutrients, but I've never heard of someone with an allergy being sensitive to a product produced by an animal that eats that food.0 -
I tried the EB eggs and was sick for the whole week, it took me a few days to figure out it was the eggs. So I guess it's just 'to each his own'
The eggs are not just "eggs" they are forced to be more nutritious, I once read an article about McDonald's eggs and since learned that just because it is still in the shell it is not equal to all the other shelled eggs.0 -
What they feed the chickens is probably different. I'm not a chemist so I'm not sure what impact that has on the composition of the egg, but .... maybe?1
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It's probably something in the feed. Eggland's Best eggs actually have a little bit lower calorie count than a regular egg based on the hens' feed.
This is from their website:
The unique patented diet of our hens is nutritionally superior to that fed to other hens, so Eggland's Best hens lay naturally superior eggs. Eggland's Best hens are fed a wholesome all-vegetarian, high-quality diet with no animal fat, no animal by-products, and no recycled or processed food.
I hate that "all-vegetarian" is used as a marker for superior when it comes to eggs! If I could get them, I'd take the eggs from chickens who are out foraging for bugs over vegetarian fed any day. I'm on board with the rest of the diet, there just isn't anything better about vegetarian chickens!
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I'm researching what these 99 cent/dozen hens eat and can't find anything. Cage free don't bother me either.0
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It's probably something in the feed. Eggland's Best eggs actually have a little bit lower calorie count than a regular egg based on the hens' feed.
This is from their website:
The unique patented diet of our hens is nutritionally superior to that fed to other hens, so Eggland's Best hens lay naturally superior eggs. Eggland's Best hens are fed a wholesome all-vegetarian, high-quality diet with no animal fat, no animal by-products, and no recycled or processed food.
I hate that "all-vegetarian" is used as a marker for superior when it comes to eggs! If I could get them, I'd take the eggs from chickens who are out foraging for bugs over vegetarian fed any day. I'm on board with the rest of the diet, there just isn't anything better about vegetarian chickens!
I only by Eggland's because when I was eating at a strict deficit, their eggs were 5-10 calories less than regular eggs. Hey, I take what I can get. I stuck with them because I actually like the quality of the egg. They are consistent. My store brand (cheaper) eggs sometimes had odd colored whites, blood in them, or other odd things.
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It's probably something in the feed. Eggland's Best eggs actually have a little bit lower calorie count than a regular egg based on the hens' feed.
This is from their website:
The unique patented diet of our hens is nutritionally superior to that fed to other hens, so Eggland's Best hens lay naturally superior eggs. Eggland's Best hens are fed a wholesome all-vegetarian, high-quality diet with no animal fat, no animal by-products, and no recycled or processed food.
I hate that "all-vegetarian" is used as a marker for superior when it comes to eggs! If I could get them, I'd take the eggs from chickens who are out foraging for bugs over vegetarian fed any day. I'm on board with the rest of the diet, there just isn't anything better about vegetarian chickens!
Chickens aren't supposed to be vegetarian. My eggs (who lay fabulous eggs) roam my yard at least a couple of hours every day eating all kinds of yummy bugs. I feel sorry for the vegetarian chickens.12 -
It's probably something in the feed. Eggland's Best eggs actually have a little bit lower calorie count than a regular egg based on the hens' feed.
This is from their website:
The unique patented diet of our hens is nutritionally superior to that fed to other hens, so Eggland's Best hens lay naturally superior eggs. Eggland's Best hens are fed a wholesome all-vegetarian, high-quality diet with no animal fat, no animal by-products, and no recycled or processed food.
I hate that "all-vegetarian" is used as a marker for superior when it comes to eggs! If I could get them, I'd take the eggs from chickens who are out foraging for bugs over vegetarian fed any day. I'm on board with the rest of the diet, there just isn't anything better about vegetarian chickens!
Totally.
The thing about the diet being superior is also puffery, it basically means nothing.4 -
TheWJordinWJordin wrote: »I'm researching what these 99 cent/dozen hens eat and can't find anything. Cage free don't bother me either.
Cage free is an incredibly misleading claim. Often it means the chickens have no more room but are crowded together in a barn or other facility (often huge) with a door a bit open. The chickens don't actually leave; indeed, if they did they could not claim they had a vegetarian diet, as chickens are not naturally vegetarian, they like to eat bugs.
http://www.businessinsider.com/what-do-cage-free-egg-labels-mean-2016-45 -
My local eggs are going for 49¢ a dozen so I am glad I don't react to anything.1
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Well according to Eggland, they feed thier chickens magic awesomeness that is different grom the biring crap most people feed them. Probably has to do with something in the feed of regular chickens you ate sensitive to.
http://www.egglandsbest.com/superior-nutrition/eb-eggs-vs-ordinary-eggs/0 -
An easy test would be to get a EB and supermarket brand eggs and have someone cook you an omelette from one or the other without telling you which they used. Record your reaction.
Repeat for a few days randomly picking from the EB or supermarket batches and see if the reaction follows with the supermarket brand each time.15 -
An easy test would be to get a EB and supermarket brand eggs and have someone cook you an omelette from one or the other without telling you which they used. Record your reaction.
Repeat for a few days randomly picking from the EB or supermarket batches and see if the reaction follows with the supermarket brand each time.
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I used to live by where Eggland Best Chicken Farm is. The government had to step in for their treatment of those chickens and the filth from that farm. No way would I ever purchase those that were distributed from that chicken farm. People pay a lot for those eggs, but I wouldn't, those are silo eggs. Anyone can look it up on the internet they are located in New England. There are probably eggs at your local natural food store for cheaper than Eggland Best. You know when you get a farm fresh egg and the yolk is almost orange and white is firm.1
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