"The incredible edible egg". That was before the day of "Egg Beaters" , "Ener-G" and other sorry attempts at trying to make a substitute one of Nature's perfect foods. Poor science condemned the egg as contributing to increased levels of cholesterol, but recent research shows that eggs actually have a beneficial effect on blood cholesterol. Although modern agriculture, through its factory farming practices have altered its composition and lowered its nutrition, a farm fresh egg is one of the best high quality nutritional packages we have. Health Benefits of Farm Fresh Eggs There are many health benefits of farm fresh eggs, yet those benefits can be severely compromised if the laying hens are raised in sub-par conditions and fed GMO grains. These are some of the benefits of farm fresh eggs:
For more in-depth information about the health benefits of farm fresh eggs click here. Eggs: It's How the Hens are Raised  The majority of supermarket eggs are produced from factory farms where the hens are confined in cages. Their life is simple: eat, lay and die. |   Raising chickens on outdoors on grass, where they can pick greens, eat bugs, scratch in the dirt, bathe in the dust, and live like a chicken should - positively affects the nutrition of the egg. "When chickens are housed indoors and deprived of greens, their meat and eggs also become artificially low in omega-3s. Eggs from pastured hens can contain as much as 10 times more omega-3s than eggs from factory hens" (source) Fresh pastured poultry eggs vs. supermarket eggs -
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