Eggs Down to $2.99 a Dozen!

Over 5.00 at Aldi's near Chicago. I hope no one buys at these prices.
They can decide to keep the high prices for the demand
 

Not at our local supermarket. Eggs went up from $6.19 a dozen last week to $6.99. My son got them for me from Amazon Fresh (surprisingly) for $3.21 last week. I'm not an Aldi's fan but there's one very close to Amazon Fresh, so next time I need eggs, between the two of them, maybe I can get the kind of price you mentioned.
 
RadishRose said:
I'm hoarding a package of powdered eggs I got from Amazon.
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Over a decade ago I went full vegan, breaking my egg habit. (I subsequently transitioned to a healthier whole-food-plant-based diet). Other than in cookie baking, where I continue to experiment on replacing eggs with a plant option, I rarely consume eggs.

However, DH eats eggs for breakfast a few days a week so I continue to buy them. Aldi egg prices are through the roof - Costco and Trader Joe's are the better bet, but they're not always in stock.
 
A Trader Joe’s near me has a dozen eggs at $5.00 a dozen, which is about $2 less than the major supermarkets in the area. Limit 1.

Unfortuanely, healthy alternatives to eggs are often more expensive than just frying up some eggs. Other than peanut butter on toast and a glass of milk which made up my breakfast this morning.
 
I paid about $6.50 for a dozen last week, but they're Eggland's Best Cage Free, not the store brand.

But after that sticker shock I'll likely start buying store-brand eggs for a bit.
 
Brookswood said:
Unfortunately, healthy alternatives to eggs are often more expensive than just frying up some eggs. Other than peanut butter on toast and a glass of milk which made up my breakfast this morning.
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Does anyone else find it odd that we continue to strongly connect eggs with the idea of healthy breakfasts? Given their cholesterol and fat counts they're obviously far from healthy, but the associations remains intact. (Good work, Madison Avenue and the American Egg Board.)

How many here take daily statins and eat eggs for breakfast most mornings?
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These prices do seem high for eggs, but then eggs always seemed cheap to me. I'm not sure how to define high anymore. I guess I will know when I boycott something, which I have done, permanently for some things. I don't eat many eggs. I keep them in the fridge so long that I keep expecting to crack a rotten one sometime, but I haven't seen a rotten egg since I was a kid.
 
StarSong said:
Does anyone else find it odd that we continue to strongly connect eggs with the idea of healthy breakfasts? Given their cholesterol and fat counts they're obviously far from healthy, but the associations remains intact. (Good work, Madison Avenue and the American Egg Board.)

How many here take daily statins and eat eggs for breakfast most mornings?
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Nothing is wrong with this picture.

https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/are-eggs-risky-for-heart-health
Since then, however, research has shown that most of the cholesterol in our body is made by our liver — it doesn't come from cholesterol we eat. The liver is stimulated to make cholesterol primarily by saturated fat and trans fat in our diet, not dietary cholesterol. But a large egg contains little saturated fat — about 1.5 grams (g). And research has confirmed that eggs also contain many healthy nutrients: lutein and zeaxanthin, which are good for the eyes; choline, which is good for the brain and nerves; and various vitamins (A, B, and D). In fact, just one large egg contains 270 international units (IU) of vitamin A and 41 IU of vitamin D. One large egg also contains about 6 g of protein and 72 calories.https://
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https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/eggs-might-help-your-heart-not-harm-it
Specifically, those who ate an average of one egg per day had a 28% lower risk of death from stroke and an 18% lower risk of death from heart disease. The researchers suggested that one explanation might be the fact that eggs contain heart-healthy nutrients, such as folate and omega-3 fatty acids.
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StarSong, I suggest you investigate the new views on eggs. Eggs are no longer a matter of concern when it comes to cholesterol levels when eaten in "normal" amounts. Normal is about 10 eggs a week for people with heart disease according to the cardiologist I had dinner with a few weeks ago. Also, saturated fat in dairy products is considered neutral in regards to cardio vascular disease, not good, not bad, no effect one way or the other. So enjoy some real cheese in your omelette.

Apparently ingested cholesterol is not nearly as bad for heart health as the cholesterol our body makes from red meat saturated fat, highly processed meats, and trans-fats. Fun fact: our brains are the most cholesterol rich organ in the human body, about 20%.
 
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StarSong said:
Does anyone else find it odd that we continue to strongly connect eggs with the idea of healthy breakfasts? Given their cholesterol and fat counts they're obviously far from healthy, but the associations remains intact. (Good work, Madison Avenue and the American Egg Board.)

How many here take daily statins and eat eggs for breakfast most mornings?
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Statins are proven and cheap. There is no reason not to take them.
 
I always pay a lot for eggs because I get the free range ones in the hopes that the chickens get treated a little more humainly. Right now the ones I get are running about 8 bucks a dozen.
 
StarSong said:
Does anyone else find it odd that we continue to strongly connect eggs with the idea of healthy breakfasts? Given their cholesterol and fat counts they're obviously far from healthy, but the associations remains intact. (Good work, Madison Avenue and the American Egg Board.)

How many here take daily statins and eat eggs for breakfast most mornings?
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SO eats an omlett almost every morning and takes maintenance meds since heart surgery.
 
@Brookswood: Rare indeed are those who, when eating eggs for breakfast, actually eat only a single egg. More often 2-3. And the accompaniments to traditional egg breakfasts nearly always include what's listed below. Further down in the very article you quoted it says,

"The evidence that cholesterol in one egg a day is safe for most people comes from huge studies — many conducted here at Harvard Medical School — that have followed hundreds of thousands of people over decades. They regularly report what they eat and all of the medical conditions that they develop. It is those studies that do not find higher rates of heart attacks, strokes, or other cardiovascular diseases in people who eat up to one egg per day.

Of course, it matters greatly what you eat with your eggs. The saturated fat in butter, cheese, bacon, sausage, muffins, or scones, for example, raises your blood cholesterol much more than the cholesterol in your egg. And the highly refined "bad carbs" in white toast, pastries, home fries, and hash browns may also increase your risk of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases."
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Statins are proven and cheap. There is no reason not to take them.
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Didn't say they weren't cheap and apparently safe. Proven? That's debatable. From all I've read, actual statistics show they're marginally effective at reducing CV events.

Virtually everyone I've personally known who had stents or heart surgery, or suffered a heart attack or stroke over the past 15 years was already taking statins. Not exactly a magic pill.

I'm not going to argue about the healthfulness of eating eggs, or the lack thereof.
 
Today large eggs were $4.67 a dozen at Aldi. The pork loin filet was $4.49. for 1.5 lbs.
 
If these prices for eggs are only because of avian influenza, then the possibility of milk prices rising is real. The flu has been found in some dairy cattle.
 
I bought eggs this morning. Eggland's Best 18 count carton $6.49. Store brand costs more, $8.99 for a 12 count carton.
 

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