Grass Fed Eggs!

Hey everybody, I was shopping in at Whole Foods and saw that they finally have some pasture-raised, grass fed eggs, which got me all excited.

Yes, I get excited about things like that.  Hey, my name is Healthy Andy, what do you expect?

Why is this a big deal?  Because pasture raised, grass fed animal products are of the highest quality from a health perspective.  It’s simple.  You are what you eat, remember?  Well, that goes for animals just like humans- and, if you eat those animals, then you are what THEY eat.  In other words, if your food grew up eating junk food, then it becomes junk food too.

Most livestock is raised on grain (mostly corn) and kept stuck indoors for most of their lives.  Imagine what kind of shape you’d be in if all you ate was corn chips and Wonder Bread and you never left the living room.  Ever.  What kind of shape would you be in?

Most animals are designed through evolution to be outside, eating grasses or other forage, and moving around.  It keeps them healthy.  More importantly to us, it creates a situation where they become healthier to eat.  This includes eggs and milk, of course, because if an animal is going to produce these kinds of things, they will use the building blocks they have available (through their diet).  So a high-quality diet makes for a high-quality animal product, whether it be meat, eggs, or milk.

Then there’s the whole no-antibiotics, no hormones thing, which is always nice.  I hate being involuntarily medicated through my food.  Don’t you?

There is a cost difference, of course, but it’s really not so much.  Grass-fed beef is about a dollar a pound more expensive than grain-fed.  Bison (Buffalo) is usually pasture-raised, and is also comparable in price to grass-fed beef.  Grass-fed eggs are noticeably more expensive- I think the last carton I bought was around six bucks for a dozen.  For me, I’d rather spend the money and get all the health benefits rather than pinch pennies at the grocery store and end up paying out far, far more down the road in doctor’s bills.  I mean, really, how much do you spend on your health insurance, and what are you really getting out of it on a daily basis?  Put in that perspective, a couple of extra bucks in at the grocery store doesn’t seem like much- and will do you far more good in the long run.