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Like all rising living expenses, it is crushing me. Not that you really care, you want EZ points to style on the republicans.
These gotchyas, slams, and owns do not make my rent lower or raise my wages.
No I posted this because I hear a lot of complaints but I’m a vegetarian and allergic to eggs. Don’t make assumptions that are not there.
It’s reminding me that most people don’t see the forest for the trees.
I’m becoming an inveg – involuntary vegan
LOL. I came up with inveg back in 2018 after I had to go vegan due to major heart surgery. I use it all the time but you’re the first person I have ever seen use the term other than me even though “involuntary veganism” has got to be a thing for plenty of people who’ve had a near death health issue.
I didn’t realize, but same. Meat, besides chicken, is becoming more and more of a treat. Even then, I get stuff with bones and save them for stock. Not vegan, I know, but definitely much more plant focused than I remember being.
I mean, I pay more for eggs. That’s it.
Yeah, it isn’t like eggs are a massive part of my food costs.
The overall increase in food prices have more impact than one specific ingredient.
Not at all. The only eggs I get are from a local chicken enclosure where my family helps out by feeding them once a week.
My cholesterol is super high, so it’s been an excuse to drop them from my diet for a couple months.
Was this article about you?
Oh hell no! I’m a vegetarian because I hate animals. I heard about that guy, literal butter fingers.
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OTOH I love animals and I eat them so…
I had to give up animal products and soy. At this point, I’d pay the $10/dozen if I could eat one without being sick. 😉
The Rotisserie chicken I just bought was cheaper than a dozen eggs. This raises a bunch of questions in my mind, and, to answer my first question - yes, cooking the chicken does prevent the spread of bird flu…
I’ve moved on to tofu scramble. Not as good but cheap as still pretty tasty.
Wonder how is tofu shakshuka?
Got a recipe?
Hasn’t affected my life one bit. It people weren’t mentioning egg prices on Lemmy, I would have had no idea that there was a shortage.
Never understood everyone’s obsession with eggs. There are so many other sources of protein out there. You don’t need to perpetually have eggs in your fridge.
Because normally eggs are very cheap, very easy, and very healthy. When you’re broke and living off pasta, beans, and rice, eggs are something you make that you feel good about feeding yourself and your family. Anybody can make good scrambled eggs, and those two eggs in the morning can get you through until you get back home after work.
I can’t explain everyone’s obsession, but mine is easy to explain: I want to feed my baby two eggs most days of the week. They’re clean, she enjoys them plain, they’re easy for her to chew, they’re very quick, and there’s no question on whether they cooked long enough. I hate the taste of eggs but I ate them non-stop through my pregnancy and now as I breast feed. You can’t beat them for efficiency. Some days those two eggs are all I eat until dinner time.
They’re also crazy versatile! Scrambled, eggs-in-a-basket, hard boiled, French toast, over easy, runny on toast with a tomato slice, egg salad.
People don’t need them, they like them.
Eating a few less, but I’m lucky to have my father-in-law who raises chickens nearby. His girls are laying prodigiously right now, and I’ve not had to buy eggs in months as long as I pay attention.
The shelves at my local stores are nearly empty however. I used to buy the expensive grain-free ones anyway. Because good eggs vs not are like comparing fresh vegetables to canned ones - you know they are related, but distantly.
Ive always spent a bit extra for a certain brand of eggs, which I prefer, so I haven’t noticed a great deal of difference if I’m honest.
Can’t be skimping on good egg.
I’ve had to buy a few eggs since my chickens stopped laying for the winter but hopefully in a month or two I won’t have to buy.
Not at all, I don’t eat eggs regularly
Checkmate I’m vegan so I don’t have to worry about that. My spouse used to work in a winery that had a chicken coop and bring home many boxes of eggs for free before I went vegan, and you could keep them on the counter. Room temperature fresh eggs beat grocery store eggs by a million years for cooking with, go to a farm and buy a few boxes, they keep a very long time, and learn how to make Frank Prisinzano’s crispy egg recipe.
