Shady Oak Organic Eggs

$5/doz $12/flat.....Come by anytime but best to call first! Why is free range so important? A study done by the American Pasture Poultry Producers Association: Pasture raised chicken eggs have 285% more Omega3, 10% less calories, 34% less cholesterol, 14% less total carbohydrates, 73% more vitamin A, 11% less calories from fat, 13% less saturated fat. From a health perspective, this is huge! We have all been taught that corn fed beef and chickens are actually a benefit. But NO! The problem is that these animals have been eating grass since their creation not corn. Their bodies are designed to eat grass, insects, and grain. The study shows that human consumption of corn fed animal products is the specific reason that cholesterol has been on the rise in this country. (more...)

(This listing was last updated on Feb 3, 2012)