People Who Don't Eat Eggs.

[Scepticalscribe]

I fry my eggs in cast iron. No oil, no added fats.

Nope. Just condition the pan and you’re good. Worst case scenario just use a steel scrubber and the pan is good within a minute.
you can also add some cooking spray just before putting your eggs in. What you really have to be careful with is the temperature, if the pan is too cold or too hot, the eggs will likely stick.

I use cast iron (Le Creuset) sometimes; other times, I use Italian stainless steel (Lagostina), or copper lined with steel, (French, Le Mauviel, or, a beautifully battered Italian, artisan handmade, copper lined with tin, deep sauté pan that I bought in Piedmont, in northern Italy, 16 years ago).

None of these are "non-stick" and all work exceptionally well for every type of cooking.

 

[Apple fanboy]

Not great on a glass cooktop. I have one and need to be careful with my cast iron pot that ways something like 10 pounds. I like ceramic or non-stick for cooking eggs ... because I am lazy.

You can get protectors for your ceramic cooker top. We have one.

 

[Healer Flame]

I eat 700g 4 to 5 eggs at once per week sometimes twice a week hope that's not too much?

 

[Madhatter32]

I eat 700g 4 to 5 eggs at once per week sometimes twice a week hope that's not too much?

I think you are fine unless you are trying to lower your cholesterol. I eat that many as well and have lived to write about it.

 

[yaxomoxay]

I eat 700g 4 to 5 eggs at once per week sometimes twice a week hope that's not too much?

nah, you're good. Your lifestyle has a much bigger impact on your body than a few eggs a day.

 

[Healer Flame]

I asked cause everyone in my family from wife to sister and brother in laws never eat more than 1 or 2 eggs. Other relatives stopped all together eating them as i said before.

 

[yaxomoxay]

I asked cause everyone in my family from wife to sister and brother in laws never eat more than 1 or 2 eggs. Other relatives stopped all together eating them as i said before.

It truly depends on many factors... for me, eggs are a lifesaver. As a matter of fact, I had 2 this morning for breakfast after my morning workout.

 

[decafjava]

Eggs are great, and so darn versatile. Take care about eating dishes that contain eggs to count them, like quiches or "tartes saléé" or many desserts.

 

[drdudj]

I love eggs! always have. my aunt & uncle and my mom & dad always shared stories about when I was little and learning to talk, and in the morning when they would ask me what I wanted for breakfast, I would say; "bay a toe" which of course is little kid speak for "bacon, eggs and toast!" I eat on average 5 eggs a week, not counting those the wife uses in her baking, which she does about every other week. now and then there are other meals that include eggs; like salads and crepes. just last week a small gathering and a plate of deviled eggs showed up, and I ate 6 halves, 3 full eggs, damn they were good!

and my cholesterol, all three readings, are all within the middle of the acceptable ranges.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

I know a lot of people in the UK during the 1980’s stopped eating eggs due the salmonella crisis. This was a turning point in the sale of eggs and the reason foods standards banned the washing of eggs for sale in shops. It was found washing eggs as part of the process forced faeces through the shell and this contaminated the inside. Nasty.

I love eggs and have them once a week, poached for breakfast. Yum.

 

[JagdTiger]

I know many people from my community, family and friends who never eat eggs because they believe eggs are unborn chicks and they contain animal parts including nails, eyes and other parts of chicks. Some believe they contain embryo and many other reasons.

Sometimes i found blood or black round stuff when i break eggs, what are they ? Anyone here never eat eggs?

Eggs may contain tryptophane which is good for humans.

 

[ssledoux]

I realize this thread is a bit old, and I haven’t read all 6 pages, but I’ve often wondered about eggs, and why even vegans would not consume them.

Obviously store-bought eggs for multiple reasons, the main one being the cruelty factor.

However, my farm-raised, free-ranging hens produce eggs daily whether someone eats them or not. Without a rooster present, there is no way the eggs are fertilized nor potentially a chick embryo.

Also eggs from free-range chickens are chock full of nutrients and vitamins, in addition to being a pretty inexpensive protein source.

Having chickens roaming our property gives me a great source of pleasure. I absolutely love watching them, and their personalities are hilarious. My ornery little mini schnauzer wants to chase them badly, and it’s super funny to watch those hens chase him right back! And there would be plenty of eggs daily whether we ate them or not, so we may as well enjoy!

 

[ssledoux]

I know a lot of people in the UK during the 1980’s stopped eating eggs due the salmonella crisis. This was a turning point in the sale of eggs and the reason foods standards banned the washing of eggs for sale in shops. It was found washing eggs as part of the process forced faeces through the shell and this contaminated the inside. Nasty.

I love eggs and have them once a week, poached for breakfast. Yum.

I never wash mine - keep them on the counter unwashed until we eat them. If they are a bit dirty, I rinse them off right before cooking.

 

[ssledoux]

Current breakfast as a matter of fact. Farm fresh eggs from my ladies, and homemade bread from myself, on my finest china. ;-p

And one of my contributors being nosy (excuse the camping potty in the background).

 

[SirAnthonyHopkins]

I’ve often wondered about eggs, and why even vegans would not consume them.

I think that unless you actually have your own hens, you can never really know the conditions that the chickens are being kept in, so for vegans there's a risk factor in buying eggs from a store full stop, when the animals might have been kept cruelly. There's also the fact that even if you're buying fancy, expensive, free-range organic eggs, they're being subsidised by an industry that relies on battery farmed, mass-produced eggs in which the birds are kept in unbelievably horrible conditions.

For lots of vegans, it's also not just about whether an animal is treated cruelty, but about what gives us the right, as being capable of conscious thought, to subjugate another animal to our own needs and keep a chicken in captivity just so we can eat its produce.

There's also an environmental question: sure, hens don't have a *huge* impact, but keeping them domestically still requires resources to grow the feed and nurture the hens that you can argue are best put to other uses.

To be clear, I eat eggs, so not trying to have an argument here, and I agree that there's a very reasonable case to be made that if someone is otherwise completely vegan but only eats the eggs produced by happy hens that they care for, that's fine. Just presenting some reasons why vegans might object.

 

[mollyc]

i’ve also wondered why vegans won’t eat honey.

i eat eggs and honey. but not together. ?

 

[ssledoux]

I think that unless you actually have your own hens, you can never really know the conditions that the chickens are being kept in, so for vegans there's a risk factor in buying eggs from a store full stop, when the animals might have been kept cruelly. There's also the fact that even if you're buying fancy, expensive, free-range organic eggs, they're being subsidised by an industry that relies on battery farmed, mass-produced eggs in which the birds are kept in unbelievably horrible conditions.

For lots of vegans, it's also not just about whether an animal is treated cruelty, but about what gives us the right, as being capable of conscious thought, to subjugate another animal to our own needs and keep a chicken in captivity just so we can eat its produce.

There's also an environmental question: sure, hens don't have a *huge* impact, but keeping them domestically still requires resources to grow the feed and nurture the hens that you can argue are best put to other uses.

To be clear, I eat eggs, so not trying to have an argument here, and I agree that there's a very reasonable case to be made that if someone is otherwise completely vegan but only eats the eggs produced by happy hens that they care for, that's fine. Just presenting some reasons why vegans might object.

I agree with your points there. My oldest daughter and I were vegan for a period of time, and I abhor factory farm practices. That said I don’t typically disagree with other more humane practices where animals are used for human consumption. People would say it’s not humane if animals are dying so we can eat them, but I would disagree in that there are a lot of ways it would be worse for animals to die than swiftly and surely by a butcher or hunter. I see it every day out here in the rural area where I live. An overabundance of any animal will often mean suffering and starvation, and it’s not like they’re gonna stop breeding out there.

It’s such a fine line. I do try to keep my animal product intake down, and I am super careful what I purchase, even though that often requires a LOT more expense. My problem is having learned and studied about natural foods also makes it difficult for me to consume substitutes (ie fake eggs, meat, cheeses, milks, etc.) The chemical makeup of those things just isn’t better (Margarine vs butter is a prime example - nutpods vs cream is another). It’s just so darn difficult!

 

[AJK13K]

I think supermarkets eggs are ok overall but home or backyard laid eggs we need to be bit careful. The blood and other stuff you found in some eggs still bother me though.

Before you eat an egg like that you should look at it in front of a bright light. Called ‘candleing‘ an egg by old people like me.

 

[Lioness~]

I am a vegan, or at least 90% and 10% vegetarian.
No I don’t eat eggs, but if I’ve really liked them and the body would react well to them I could’ve done it.
But also as far as I remember, it’s not unusual to see blood in them, and no that doesn’t get my saliva running out of pleasure and hunger. The day I turn vampire, maybe - or then I might have stronger desires ?

I never really like eggs before I was a vegetarian/vegan either. Regarding proteins I have absolutely no problem to get that through a lot of other sources today. I think the market is extremely vegan friendly today.

 

[SirAnthonyHopkins]

It's pretty unusual to see blood in an egg, here in the UK at least. I know US eggs are odd things that are for some reason washed and have to be kept in the fridge and are maybe full of blood.

 

[Lioness~]

Haha, more of a joke with the blood. It was a long time ago I even cracked an egg.
I am in Europe, Sweden here. Think the 'food control' are pretty high here.

 

[WriteNow]

As for the vegans eating eggs issue...

One issue I've heard vegans bring up with eggs is that roosters often suffer an untimely end, since they have zero value for egg production. In factory farms, chicks might be dropped into a running grinder, for example. The supply chain that provides chicks to people looking for a chicken or two must surely also kill a lot of male chicks.

I actually had an example of the rooster problem. A neighbor with chickens ended up with a rooster. She suggested she'd be happy to give it to me. If I wanted to, she wouldn't mind if it ended up in my stew pot. I had zero interest in a pet rooster, and even less interest in a rooster for my stew pot.

I think I heard an idea of identifying a male chick inside an egg. With something like this, the culling process could take place presumably long before the chick is sentient, and thus be kinder.

Past this, a lot of people with chickens will kill the hens off when they stop producing eggs, which is something else vegans would not like.

 

[Hunter5117]

I follow a very low carb "ketovore" diet which is primarily meat, eggs and fish with limited dairy and occasionally some specific vegetables. As such, eggs are an essential part of my diet. I generally have 6 eggs each day for breakfast. Occasionally I will top my burger or steak with a couple more eggs at lunch time. Yes, you occasionally may find a blood spot in a store bought egg, but you find blood in meat before you cook it, so I never pay it any attention.

 

[44267547]

I only purchase organic eggs. It’s a higher price, but I do think it’s a more of a quality product, where the egg has more of a ‘fuller’ texture, and there is a difference in taste. I average usually [5] whole eggs now per day, scrambled.

There’s so much micro nutrient involved in eggs (The yolk specifically), I figure why not pay the extra price if you’re wanting the best product possible, especially for something that I consume 7 days a week. Plus, with organic-cage free eggs, there is less saturated fat than your typical ‘white shell’ egg.

 

[ssledoux]

As for the vegans eating eggs issue...

One issue I've heard vegans bring up with eggs is that roosters often suffer an untimely end, since they have zero value for egg production. In factory farms, chicks might be dropped into a running grinder, for example. The supply chain that provides chicks to people looking for a chicken or two must surely also kill a lot of male chicks.

I actually had an example of the rooster problem. A neighbor with chickens ended up with a rooster. She suggested she'd be happy to give it to me. If I wanted to, she wouldn't mind if it ended up in my stew pot. I had zero interest in a pet rooster, and even less interest in a rooster for my stew pot.

I think I heard an idea of identifying a male chick inside an egg. With something like this, the culling process could take place presumably long before the chick is sentient, and thus be kinder.

Past this, a lot of people with chickens will kill the hens off when they stop producing eggs, which is something else vegans would not like.

That is absolutely true for the hatcheries, which is sickening. We bought this year from someone who sold us straight run birds hatched locally, which is a great option, but you certainly end up with 50% roosters, and you’re right, as with most species of animals, you just don’t need that many males to get the job done. In the case of chickens, I keep roosters (1 for every 10-12 hens). They are actually great at protecting the hens. However, ultimately some did wind up in our freezer. At least for me, since I do eat meat, I feel like we were able to do a much more humane job of it, and the roosters were running free in the yard until that time.