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Post by Kimmers on Nov 20, 2003 10:31:16 GMT -5
Has anyone used those eggs that are supposed to be enriched with Omega 3? I have seen them in the grocery store and thought about buying them to use in cooking and baking but they are a little higher priced. (My son won't eat eggs alone but I thought I could use them in cooking.) Just wondered if anyone had an opinion on them.
Thanks
Kimmers
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Post by AustinsMom on Nov 20, 2003 10:46:40 GMT -5
I buy them, in my quest for ever more healthy food.  I think that after shopping at the health food store, my sense of what things cost have been skewed (is that how you spell that?) so I don't think they are too pricey. But as far as do they help--I don't know, I just buy them cause of what I read on the label. But the yolks do seem to have a slightly different taste if you boil them. Not bad, just different. I'm trying to buy meat, milk, eggs, etc. that the animals have not beed fed hormones or antibiotics, so that's why I buy them. |
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Post by Kimmers on Nov 20, 2003 11:35:11 GMT -5
Thanks AustinsMom! You said the taste difference wasn't really noticable...that was one of my biggest concerns. Maybe I will try them out, I am always for something that is healthier!
Kimmers
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Post by sierra on Nov 21, 2003 19:13:30 GMT -5
Just wondering what the effect of cooking EFAs is. Does cooking the egg change anything? Does does it change the molecule chains? What about cooking with different kinds of foods? Foods high in different minerals?
I'm not sure I completely get the fine points on this subject.
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Post by catatonic on Nov 22, 2003 0:54:43 GMT -5
According to what I've read, if you get your Omega-3 from flax seed oil, it's fine to bake with, but you cannot use it to fry or all the beneficial compounds are destroyed by heat. (They'll hydrogenate, long chains will fracture, free radicals will form.) If you get your omega-3 from actual fish (not fish oil) they tell you to steam it gently until just done, to avoid ruining the essential fatty acids in it. I'd assume the same is true for eggs. You'd probably want to use them for baking, since that would expose them to the least intense heat. Or maybe an omelet? Cooking does change lots of things about foods. I just read an article that says cooking carrots makes the betacarotene more readily available. It also releases the lycopene in tomatoes. Both of these things can help to protect you against heart disease and cancer. Other foods can be depleted of their mineral content by cooking (as with vegetables which lose potassium when cooked). I've come to the conclusion that you can't win. Everything you do to make one thing better makes another thing worse. You'd need a brain like a supercomputer just to keep track of all the possible ramifications. I'm considering becoming a proponent of the McDonald's diet --- eat crap, die young, don't worry about it.  |
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Post by adhdtimes4 on Nov 22, 2003 17:31:37 GMT -5
And if you eat the McFish Sandwich, you can eat crap, die young, and not worry about it because you're eating healthy.  Seriously, aren't free range eggs naturally higher in Omega 3's? |
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Post by Kimmers on Nov 24, 2003 9:44:59 GMT -5
Okay another stupid question (I am just full of them)...what are free range eggs??  Kimmers |
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Post by lovemyson on Nov 24, 2003 10:57:12 GMT -5
it means the chickens are allowed to roam free and lay their eggs at will, not kept in a 2x2 enclosed area, unable to move around eggs drop out of them and into a bin kept under them to collect the eggs....like little machines......Free range chicks just roam around.......
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Post by Kimmers on Nov 24, 2003 11:34:34 GMT -5
Oh okay, thanks for clearing that up! Why would these eggs be higher in Omega 3 naturally and also how do you know the difference...does it say it on the package? The eggs I have seen just say that they are eggs enriched with Omega 3. Does that mean these are from these free range chickens?
Kimmers
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Post by sierra on Nov 24, 2003 12:08:13 GMT -5
well thanks for that little tip on salmon. Turns out I've been cooking it right all these years. Unless lemon and rosemary sprigs interacts with the fatty acid chains and turns the omega 3's into creatures from outer space.
I hate fast food. Not going to get my ticket punched early that way. So I guess I'll just have to hang around and keep trying to figure this stuff out.
Good question about what makes those eggs higher in omega 3. Look forward to an answer if we can get one!
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Post by lovemyson on Nov 24, 2003 12:26:13 GMT -5
I can't answer that question about Omega-3 being higher in Range free eggs! Hopefully someone will know the answer......
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Post by sierra on Nov 24, 2003 14:13:42 GMT -5
And if you eat the McFish Sandwich, you can eat crap, die young, and not worry about it because you're eating healthy. Reminds me. Have ya'll seeen the KFC commercials lately? Implying since fried chicken is low in carbs it promotes weight loss. Even went so far as to say if you get their skinless fried chicken then it's low fat too. Never thought I'd live to see the day when KFC chicken was touted as a health food. Where's the FDA? Too busy making sure nobody can legally buy medications more cheaply from Canada I guess. Easy does it! I could get real political here if I don't watch my step. |
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Post by Kimmers on Nov 24, 2003 14:46:47 GMT -5
Explain this, if KFC is supposedly so good for weight loss, then why is the Colonel so fat?  Just a thought... Kimmers  |
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