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Recipe: Eggs in Purgatory
Secret Ingredient: Whole Foods Market Eggs
- Whole Foods Eggs give new meaning to the saying, “A good egg”.
- Offering eggs from only cage–free hens since 2004. And since 2005, all of the products made in Whole Foods’ kitchens, bakeries and commissaries use only cage-free eggs as well.
- Brown or white? Egg nutrition comes from diet. The color of an egg is determined by the breed of chicken.
- Raised on family-run farms with access to the outdoors on a healthful diet of organically grown grains, including corn, soybeans and alfalfa with no animal by-products.
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Please don’t feed your chickens soy. It’s not good for them or their eggs. I will not buy your eggs again until I know they’re soy-free.
Sincerely,
Rob
January 14th, 2009 at 1:58 am
“Cage-free” is not the same as “free-range,” which is part of why I purchase my eggs from the farmer’s market, not Whole Foods. As Whole Foods states on its website, “all of the hens that provide our private Label eggs are kept in a hen house.”
While it states that the hens are provided with as much natural light as possible, “Artificial light is used to supplement natural light, when needed, to fulfill the 16 hours per day.”
This may be better than cages, but it’s hardly “the outdoors” that free range hens enjoy, where they eat natural grass (not soy) and insects (which make for healthier, nutrient rich eggs) and enjoy the fresh air and sun that is just as central to their happiness and well being as ours.
With regard to the comment above, despite, the popularity of soy in the last decade, unfermented soy products are unhealthy. Just read, Nourishing Traditions.
March 11th, 2009 at 11:38 pm
I find it frustrating that both in Washington state (Seattle area) and here in Connecticut (West Hartford), I have been able, until the last few months, to get free-range eggs at my local stores. Now it is cage free only. It seems like Whole Foods is aspiring to be Half Foods. Next thing you know, you’ll be co-opt by IGA.
June 23rd, 2009 at 4:25 pm
Hi
You are saying cage-free eggs. whether they are cage-free or not they are still dairy products aren’t they? Why if someone is requesting a recipe that is vegan would you all sometimes put cage-free eggs?
Thanks
July 29th, 2009 at 8:19 am
Our vegan products do not contain any animal products, including cage-free eggs. Our products are clearly labeled to help our customers make informed decisions based on their dietary preferences and needs. Thanks for your concern!
July 29th, 2009 at 10:04 am
What do “access to the outdoors” and “family farms” mean, specifically? What are the qualifications? I am new to this game and have read that access can mean the chickens are confined in unhealthy numbers to a small warehouse room with no light, no windows, standing in their own filth, and a two by two exit in a corner means they’re ‘cage free’ and ‘free range’ chickens.
Thanks.
October 7th, 2009 at 12:57 pm