Buying food used to be a fairly easy process. I went to the
store and just bought whatever what was on sale, whatever I had
a coupon for, or whatever brand my mother bought while I was
growing up. It’s not so simple anymore. As awareness grows about
the dangers of processed foods, chemical additives, pesticides,
antibiotics, growth hormones and labels in general, it’s
increasingly difficult to know how to buy healthy food. Caged
chickens have a higher rate of salmonella Since I can’t digest
too much information at once – or make many too many changes at
the same time – I decided to start with educating myself about
eggs. I love eggs, and generally start the day with two,
something I’m thrilled is actually endorsed by the nutrition
powers-that-be. Eggs, it turns out, are packed with all kinds of
good-for-you nutrients and also are convenient, low cost and low
calorie. I love to eat my eggs soft boiled, sunny side up or
poached, which never used to be a problem until salmonella
became an issue. The foodborne ba