I get that the point is inflation, but why eggs? If they went to $12/dozen, it would cost me like $4 extra dollars per week.
When I was a lad I ate four dozen eggs every morning to help me get large. And now that I’m grown I eat five dozen eggs, so I’m roughly the size of a barge.
I see you’ve got biceps to spare.
So about 336 and 420 a week, respectively
It’s not just inflation. Eggs are experiencing a supply problem due to avian flu.
None, I’ve never particularly liked them. I know some people love them, but to me they don’t smell great, kinda sulfurous farts and they have an odd smushy consistency when cooked.
Eggs themselves, not many if at all. The issue is when it comes to baking, while not often, can consume through a whole dozen or more in a single week, specially in the winter. Wanting to find alternatives, I hear applesauce is good.
I feel like it all depends on what you’re cooking and what the egg is meant to do. For brownies/cake applesauce is pretty good, when I make desert breads I use a flax egg. If whole point of the egg is to help hold things together (which it usually is) and i know my fake egg isn’t gonna cut it I’ll throw in a dash of corn starch along with whatever egg substitute I’m using.
zero, vegan
Around 12.
Eggs are incredible nutrition value and I’d still pay 12$ for 12 eggs. In fact I do splurge on local market eggs that come from free range chickens and here they are around 5$ for 12 which is double the factory price but still and an incredible steal.
That’s why the great American egg whine of 2024 is so confusing. Min wage in the US is still like 24++ eggs an hour which is an insane thing to complain about. Y’all need financial literacy not cheaper eggs.
Which US are you from that minimum wage is $24 an hour?
Avg 12 egg price in US seems to be around 4$ and federal min wage is 7.25$ and that’s extremely generous cause federal min wage is not even remotely representative of actual min wage. So 24 eggs / hour is the bare minimum an American earns.
It doesn’t matter cause no amount of math or finance logic will make you guys whine less.
Sorry, I misunderstood what you were saying.
- Eggs are not worth what they charge.
I’m vegan BTW
How do you know if someone is vegan?
I’m pretty sure that’s the joke they’re making.
It doesn’t match up with my personal experience, but it’s the common view.
Literally everyone else in this thread: “I’m not vegan! I think it’s fine to abuse animals.” But yeah, vegans are the ones who are always talking about it…
no one is fine with abusing animals
Yeah, but how many eggs do you eat? /s
My problem is we have three teenagers of our own plus an extra one who lives with us 60% of the time. Two of them are vegetarian but eat eggs for protein. The rest of us just like eggs. We go through about 3-4 dozen a week.
My son ate a ton of eggs when he was veg. Now he’s vegan and eats fake eggs which are much more expensive.
Yeah I eat quite a few plant-based meals but I’m glad they’re vegetarians who are okay with dairy and eggs and not fully vegan. I don’t know if I could afford two vegans in the house on top of the other four of us. Food costs are crazy right now. I think having hand raised backyard chickens who love to be held and love to give their eggs, that made the difference. Not all poultry farming or milk production is traumatic. If I could get a little more land I’d think about a few milk cows so I could make my own cheese.
Fancy processed meat replacements are insanely expensive. Vegan diets? Man that’s the cheapest shit there is. Most of the world lives off a similar diet due to poverty.
I make a bunch of deviled eggs maybe once or twice a year. I don’t care for most other types of “easy” egg preparations and there are plenty of cheap beans, chicken, and cheap bits of pork for my protein needs.
Tbh I don’t understand why people don’t just buy something else. There are several good alternatives available.
Other things aren’t “breakfast”. While I understand that it’s only tradition that makes foods be for a specific meal, it’s hard to get around. Chicken is not a breakfast food.
So where do you get protein in foods that identify as breakfast? Cereals and grains are mostly carb or fiber, not good sources of protein. Sausages and bacons are not lean and are not healthy foods. then there are eggs, and there are many ways to prepare eggs
Sure, butterfly a chicken breast and fry it over high heat. Or eat cheese. Or make succotash, or lentil soup.
All of our cultural defaults for breakfast are terrible for us anyways, we need to eat other things regardless.
8 per day so 56 per week; please keep them cheap
you eat 8 eggs EVERYDAY?
We are chatting with a dead person’s sentient cholesterol.
Fun fact: the main source of cholesterol in the human body is said body’s liver.
Yet there are nutritional and behavioral actions that significantly affect blood cholesterol level and proportions.
Eggs are a great example, my understanding:
- eggs have a lot of cholesterol
- cholesterol is mostly broken down when you eat eggs - however is also a significant source of saturated fat
- liver “balances” blood cholesterol by making it and digesting it
- saturated fats, such as from eggs, increase liver production of cholesterol
LOL
Gaston just doxed himself
lol yep, every day for breakfast; scrambled with some butter, sour cream, salt and pepper 😋
You ever try throwing some green onions or mushrooms in there? I used to eat almost the same except for the sour cream
I’ve mixed in different stuff over the years though I usually don’t as I’m after a quick and filling breakfast to get me through the work day
8 eggs for breakfast alone? Daily?
Correct. I have a minimal lunch and moderate supper with no snacks or desserts. Breakfast is my primary meal of the day.
If it’s your primary meal, why the lack of variety?
I like eggs! Also it’s quick and easy and filling and I’m half asleep anyways lol. I use lunch and supper for variety.
Feta and jalapenos
Yum!
between eating and baking i use about a dozen a week. i generally get Extra large or Jumbo eggs.
Six; 42 a week! Easy way to hit my protein goals everyday and maintain those gains :D
I eat 3 eggs every morning. 21 a week.
Eggs are too expensive.
Almost none. Allergies.
That sucks. Do you have to do egg free vaccines?
