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All About Chicken Eggs
And which should you choose?
This morning I was up bright and early and after brewing my morning coffee, found myself virtually out of half and half. Some people pour milk in their brew and that’s good enough. But not me. I like cream — or at least half and half. So off I went to my local Trader Joe’s (where half and half is cheapest) and caught a gander at the egg section on my way to the milk shelves.
Wow! What a selection. The price of eggs has come down significantly in the past month or two and as a result, I’ve reinstated them on my short grocery list. So I paused for 30 seconds to check out Joe’s offerings.
First, you have your regular old white eggs: $1.49 for a dozen large eggs. Outstanding! Then you have your dozen large brown eggs: $1.99. Next up is brown cage-free eggs: $4. And finally, brown free-range eggs: $6. So really, what’s the difference among all these variations?
First, brown eggs vs. white eggs: From a nutritional standpoint, they’re exactly the same. And they don’t taste any different. So buying brown eggs vs. white ones is simply a waste of money. So why are brown eggs more expensive? Brown eggs come from a hen with dark-colored feathers, and white from a bird with white feathers. The brown eggs cost more because for some reason, the birds with dark-colored feathers require more feed…
