Arizona....About the eggs... - High Cholesterol Message Board

JJ · 05-29-2005, 09:43 PM

I always heard brown were better too, but never knew why, so decided to look it up. This is all I could find:

You will find both white and brown eggs in the supermarket. What's the difference? White eggs are white, and brown eggs are brown, but that's it. One is no better for you than the other. They simply come from two different breeds of chickens. Brown eggs, however, are more expensive because the chickens that lay them eat more than those that lay white eggs.

Maybe someone else has a better explanation.....

Off to bed with this ole body.....

Uff-Da! · 05-29-2005, 11:27 PM

Yes, it is true. There is no difference between brown and white eggs nutritionally, provided the birds are raised in the same way. That there is a difference is an old wives tale that has been floating around forever-I even heard it as a kid, and you KNOW that was a long time ago!

In my local store, however, there is a difference in the brown eggs and the white eggs for sale. It just so happens that the only brown eggs sold there are from "cage free, fed no antibiotics, fed an all-vegetarian diet" birds. But that has nothing to do with the color of the eggs. You'd have to read the labeling to see if there are any differences in the brown eggs sold in your area.

JJ · 05-30-2005, 08:30 AM

Hi Uff....As far as the eggs, I just buy the 6 pks. and most of the time they are white. Don't eat that many eggs around here, so they will do. To me eggs are eggs, I have enough stuff to read, and getting WAY too old to care sometimes.....

Hope ya have a great holiday....

gardeninggal · 05-31-2005, 08:14 PM

It's true there isn't any difference between the white egg and the brown but here is some info about what is in the egg........a nutrient called Betaine and it has the capablility to reduce the levels of homocysteine. You put that together with Folic acid, B-6 and B-12 and you have a good working team. The egg has everything needed to produce a live healthy chick and I think it is a good protein. I don't however O-D on them but a few a week is fine.

JJ · 05-31-2005, 08:33 PM

Well, I have my 3 hard boiled eggs each week, and once in awhile will sneak in an egg salad sandwich, but very rarely. Like I told Stumper, I refuse to give up everything I like, so we have added more fruits and veggies, and cut back on red meats. At my age, I deserve a treat once in awhile, life is WAY too short.....

Thanx for the info, and have a good one....