newwhole30er Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 The first few times I made homemade mayo, I bought either pasteurized eggs or pastured eggs, but they are both too expensive for me to buy on a regular basis. I pretty much buy conventional everything. Does anyone use conventional eggs raw in mayonnaise? How risky is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkor Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 I use conventional eggs regularly, and haven't gotten salmonella yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmary Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 if salmonella is your concern you can pasteurize the eggs yourself. http://bakingbites.com/2011/03/how-to-pasteurize-eggs-at-home/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4windsrider Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 The truly bad thing about "conventional" eggs (or "conventional" any animal products) are the way the animals are born/raised/marketed/shipped/butchered. One of the lovely things about the Whole30 program is it's encouragement to support local farmers and non-"factory-farmed" animal products. Check around for fairly priced eggs from humanely raised hens--the small amount you might save buying "conventional" isn't worth the inherent cruelty and poor quality ….IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newwhole30er Posted November 12, 2015 Author Share Posted November 12, 2015 I don't save a small amount by buying conventional, I save $5-6 a dozen. As it is, with buying conventional everything, I can barely afford this way of eating. I keep kosher. Kosher meat and poultry costs about what grass-fed organic (non-kosher) meat and poultry does. You don't want to know what kosher, grass-fed, organic meat and poultry costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkor Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 As it is, with buying conventional everything, I can barely afford this way of eating. Barely afford kosher or barely afford Whole30? Other than possibly going grass-fed/pastured for your protein, what other big changes in your grocery bill have you seen under Whole30? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators SugarcubeOD Posted November 12, 2015 Moderators Share Posted November 12, 2015 The truly bad thing about "conventional" eggs (or "conventional" any animal products) are the way the animals are born/raised/marketed/shipped/butchered. One of the lovely things about the Whole30 program is it's encouragement to support local farmers and non-"factory-farmed" animal products. Check around for fairly priced eggs from humanely raised hens--the small amount you might save buying "conventional" isn't worth the inherent cruelty and poor quality ….IMHO. The Whole30 actually encourages people to do the best they can afford. Obviously local, non factory, grass fed, humanely raised is the gold standard but a vast majority of people cannot afford that. For instance, I buy my meat at Costco... is it the best? Nope... but it's what I can afford and as a trade-off, I buy free range local eggs... if I couldn't afford that, I'd buy eggs at Costco too... People are encouraged to keep their budget in check... no one is expected to go bankrupt on a Whole30 or risk not paying rent because they're paying $14.99/pound for ground beef when they can't afford it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewer5 Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 We get fresh, local, free-range eggs from a lady on a farm for $2.50/dozen. That is actually cheaper than the eggs I can get at the grocery store! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkor Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 We get fresh, local, free-range eggs from a lady on a farm for $2.50/dozen. That is actually cheaper than the eggs I can get at the grocery store! You suck. Go away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewer5 Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 You suck. Go away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewer5 Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 I use conventional eggs regularly, and haven't gotten salmonella yet. I forgot to like this last night. The kids and I really enjoyed your knocking on wood smiley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkor Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 I think it's crazy fascinating how someone probably has a full-time job drawing smileys all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newwhole30er Posted November 13, 2015 Author Share Posted November 13, 2015 Barely afford kosher or barely afford Whole30? Other than possibly going grass-fed/pastured for your protein, what other big changes in your grocery bill have you seen under Whole30? Barely afford Whole30. We used to eat meat/chicken/poultry 1-2 times a week, and dairy/legumes/grains the rest of the time. Much cheaper... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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