EGGS

It is not uncommon that people buy eggs at the store, keep them refrigerated and consume them before a couple of weeks have passed. Yesterday, I learned something that really surprised me. I learned that farm fresh eggs, that is, a recently laid egg, an egg one has 'plucked' from directly under the chicken who laid it can be safely stored without refrigeration for up to nine months. This seemed preposterous to me. 

I visited a customer in Kankakee, Illinois, way out in the country who maintains both a quilt shop, a pumpkin farm and chickens. During my visit we discussed, fabrics, politics and her eggs (more precisely her chickens' eggs)  She explained to me that chicken eggs will spoil if air gets through the porous shell. A freshly laid egg already has a natural protection that prevents this. Most farmers will wash eggs once they are collected and this removes this natural protection. An egg that has been covered in mineral oil will once again protect the porous shell from allowing air inside and will keep UNrefrigerated fresh and ready to eat for up to nine months. I learned that the eggs my customer collects each day will not be uniform in size or even color, as each chicken is from a so-called heritage line of real chickens not bred and cross bred as 'factory' chickens are. I was sent home with a few fabric orders and with a dozen eggs. My wife made me a delicious omelette today with three of these eggs, and although I will admit I could not taste the difference, I am told that these are truly more protein enriched than the eggs one would purchase at the local Kroger's.

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Your Food Diary For:

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Kirkland - Pre-Cooked Bacon	300	0	23	23	1,313	0
Protein Plus Protein Bar - MET-Rx	310	29	10	32	95	1
Creamy Wheat - Enriched Farina	700	146	0	23	496	6
	1,310	175	33	78	1,904	7
L U N C H
Subway - Sun Chips- Harvest Cheddar	210	27	9	4	320	3
Subway - Turkey Sub Sandwich	560	92	7	36	1,620	14
	770	119	16	40	1,940	17
D I N N E R
Classic Grilled Cheese Sandwich	900	77	45	42	1,166	3
DARK COCOA MELTING WAFERS	400	44	24	5	82	38
	1,300	121	69	47	1,248	41
S N A C K S
Chewy Chocolated Chip Granola	400	63	14	3	129	37
	400	63	14	3	129	37
Totals	3,780	478	132	168	5,221	102
Your Daily Goal	2,961	370	98	149	2,300	111
Remaining	-819	-108	-34	-19	-2,921	9
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 1,031 extra calories from exercise today

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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Elliptical Trainer	99	1,031
Daily Total / Goal	99 / 30	1,031 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	349 / 210	3,307 / 4,130

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