The Price of Eggs - Page 3

gertrudecloset · ‎02-13-2021

@SilleeMeeThat's about as often as I eat them too. Might be even less. I hate to waste them, so I am always checking the expiry dates.

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spumoni99 · ‎02-16-2019

I dont really care much for eggs but I make egg drop soup at least once a week and i love them in that so I keep them on hand and my husband likes eggs.

JeanLouiseFinch · ‎10-03-2011

@SilleeMee wrote:
@JeanLouiseFinch wrote:
@SilleeMee wrote:
@sunshine45 wrote:
sams club.....

egglands best18 eggs, $6.28

makers mark organic cage free brown 24 eggs, $8.38

still the cheapest protein around.

Eggs are not a great source of protein and not a cheap source either. Soy is a complete protein and is possibly the cheapest.
Why do you say that.? Eggs are a complete protein and one of the healthiest food items around.

@JeanLouiseFinch
One large egg, about 55 grams, contains about 6 grams of protein plus bad fats. The protein is complete and dense but there are other 55 gram food items which will give you more complete protein per gram. Lean chicken, fish and soy (tofu).

ETA-
...and amaranth.

We'll just have to agree to disagree.

One large egg has less than 5 total grams of fat. About 3 grams of that amount come from healthy monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, or MUFAs and PUFAs. Monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats help protect your heart by keeping your cholesterol levels within a normal range. These fats may also help reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes by helping to regulate insulin levels, which stabilizes your blood sugar.

sunshine45 · ‎03-09-2010

@SilleeMee wrote:
@sunshine45 wrote:
sams club.....

egglands best18 eggs, $6.28

makers mark organic cage free brown 24 eggs, $8.38

still the cheapest protein around.

Eggs are not a great source of protein and not a cheap source either. Soy is a complete protein and is possibly the cheapest.

we can agree to disagree @SilleeMee .

you can have the soy and i will stick with my eggs. i am not a vegan or vegetarian and dont enjoy soy products at all.

at well under a dollar for two eggs, it is pretty darn inexpensive still.

american heart association....

“We are probably more embracing of eggs within a heart-healthy dietary pattern than we were 20 years ago, but it’s still a source of dietary cholesterol,” said Jo Ann Carson, professor of clinical nutrition at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. “Eating an egg a day as a part of a healthy diet for healthy individuals is a reasonable thing to do.”

A study published in May in the journal Heart(link opens in new window) found that an egg a day just may keep the doctor away.

Researchers studied nearly half a million Chinese adults over nine years and found up to one egg per day led to a lower risk of heart disease and stroke. Experts have pointed out, however, that participants in that study were not eating a Western diet.

Another study from May, published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition(link opens in new window), found that eating at least 12 eggs a week for three months did not increase cardiovascular risk factors for people with prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes. That result went hand-in-hand with a healthy diet designed to help study participants lose weight.

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On It · ‎03-15-2021

@gertrudecloset wrote:
@SilleeMeeThat's about as often as I eat them too. Might be even less. I hate to waste them, so I am always checking the expiry dates.

I cannot bear the thought of eating an egg. That rules out quiche, some pies, and anything else I perceive as eggy including my MIL's egg nog. I keep Egg Beaters to use in recipes, but I have been known to omit eggs from many of those. I am doing my part to help hold down the price of everyone's eggs. LOL

willdob3 · ‎11-01-2010

@grandma petes wrote:
I just bought (2) 18 pack organic eggs from a local farmer...$5.00 for each 18 pack. Score!!!

@grandma petes That is great! Local farmer here charges $9.99 for a dozen. Central Florida.

Josmad · ‎12-10-2018

Costco had them for $11.99 for 5 dozen.They just went up to $15.99 for 5 dozen still the cheapest I have found.

Venezia · ‎03-09-2010

I'm not about to eat soy and I love eggs, so comparing them is pointless to me.

I've noticed the prices going up substantially where I am, but will continue to buy them. DH and I eat eggs every week, but not enough to buy the large cartons at Sam's or BJs most of the time.

I only get those, if I'm going to be cooking something that needs eggs.

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SilleeMee · ‎05-22-2016

@JeanLouiseFinch wrote:
@SilleeMee wrote:
@JeanLouiseFinch wrote:
@SilleeMee wrote:
@sunshine45 wrote:
sams club.....

egglands best18 eggs, $6.28

makers mark organic cage free brown 24 eggs, $8.38

still the cheapest protein around.

Eggs are not a great source of protein and not a cheap source either. Soy is a complete protein and is possibly the cheapest.
Why do you say that.? Eggs are a complete protein and one of the healthiest food items around.

@JeanLouiseFinch
One large egg, about 55 grams, contains about 6 grams of protein plus bad fats. The protein is complete and dense but there are other 55 gram food items which will give you more complete protein per gram. Lean chicken, fish and soy (tofu).

ETA-
...and amaranth.
We'll just have to agree to disagree.

One large egg has less than 5 total grams of fat. About 3 grams of that amount come from healthy monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, or MUFAs and PUFAs. Monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats help protect your heart by keeping your cholesterol levels within a normal range. These fats may also help reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes by helping to regulate insulin levels, which stabilizes your blood sugar.

@JeanLouiseFinch

My point was not to say whether or not eggs are good for you. My point was to say that per gram eggs don't have a much protein as chicken, fish or soy per gram. For example, a 55 gram large egg contains 6 grams of protein whereas 55 grams of lean chicken or soy contains twice that amount, about 12 to 15 grams of protein. that's why I say eggs aren't a great source of protein.