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Choices in Egg Quality

Free Range Eggs

In the US today, we’re being offered more and more choices in food quality; and it’s because many of us are demanding locally grown foods that are antibiotic, hormone, and pesticide free.  In terms of eggs quality, it’s not clear sometimes what the choices mean – here’s a rundown on the different types of eggs:

Commercial or “Factory Farmed” Eggs

These are the standard grocery store eggs; and unfortunately, the “farms” that produce these eggs are typically poultry houses where the hens are housed indoors in tiny metal cages.  They’re routinely debeaked (part of their beaks are cut [...]

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March 6th, 2011 | 2 comments - be the next!

Produce & Pesticides

Fruits & Vegetables

When I think about “real” food, I mean food that doesn’t contain artificial ingredients, hasn’t been fed antibiotics or growth hormones, wasn’t genetically modified, isn’t covered with pesticides, and most importantly, tastes great.  It can be hard to find “real” food today, and the pesticides used on much of the produce in grocery stores contribute to the problem.

There is a growing consensus that small doses of pesticides can adversely affect human health, and eating the 12 most contaminated fruits and vegetables will expose a person to about 15 pesticides per day, on average.  But we can lower our pesticide exposure [...]

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July 25th, 2010 | One comment so far
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