Cornucopia’s Take: Codirector Mark Kastel was interviewed for this brief video on choosing eggs in the marketplace. He has traveled the country visiting various sized organic egg laying operations. Be sure to check out Cornucopia’s organic egg scorecard to find the best options in your local market.
THE WELLBE GUIDE TO PICKING THE HEALTHIEST EGGS FOR YOUR BODY
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Not all eggs are created equal. Similar to how a fetus is affected by the health and diet of its mother, the health and diet of a hen very much affects the quality of her eggs. If you’re an egg eater, you’ll agree that all the terms on egg cartons are confusing— how do you tell if you’re buying high- or low-quality eggs? We investigated to figure out which terms really affect our health— and which are totally nonsense. We also talked to Mark Kastel, the co-founder of The Cornucopia Institute, a farm policy research group, for the inside info on why hen health affects our health. Here’s our WellBe education on eggs. Ready? Go.
More information:
The Cornucopia Institute Organic Egg Scorecard
Penn State College of Agricultural Studies
Humane Farm Animal Care
