Does It Really Matter If Your Eggs Come From Grain-Fed Hens?
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Here’s what eco-dietitians want everyone to take away from the Vital Farms egg controversy, and what labels to look for at the store.
It started with a TikTok posted on Jan. 15 by Zephyr Zoidis, a journalist who reports on the U.S. food system. In bold text, he proclaimed, “Vital Farms Eggs Suspected To Be Fed Corn & Soy With High PUFA Content.”
Commenters were outraged to learn they were paying more for Vital Farms pasture-raised eggs than for conventional eggs, only for them to be exposed as not nutritionally superior.
“The last carton is in our fridge. NOPE to Vital Farms,” commented user @Rinnie. “The love of money is the root of all evil,” another commenter posted, a nod to Vital Farms’ going public in 2020.
One user, @Arjun Singh, summed it up this way: “Corn and soy = more profit and less nutrients for the chickens.”
Surely, anyone who is paying extra for eggs wants to think of the chickens who provided them as happy, healthy hens. Otherwise, what’s the point, right? But these were TikTok comments — not exactly known for being legit. Besides, what’s wrong with chickens being fed corn and soy anyway? Does it really matter all that much? To find out, we spoke to eco-nutritionists.
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