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I get that the point is inflation, but why eggs? If they went to $12/dozen, it would cost me like $4 extra dollars per week.

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[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

About 12 every 2 days on my keto diet. I buy 18packs for like $5

[–] toomanypancakes@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I haven't eaten eggs in a decade, they're surprisingly easy to avoid.

[–] foggenbooty@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It's been 6 years for me, but at my peak I used to eat 2 every morning for breakfast.

At one point I looked at all the eggs and chicken breast I was eating by being "healthy" and realized it was not in any way rational or sustainable. How could one person (myself) be responsible for the death of one chicken and two chicks PER DAY! I imagined what it would look like to stuff all those birds into my living room and how there's no way I could farm something on that scale myself (or want to).

So I switched to a vegan diet and never went back. My personal morals tell me I shouldn't eat animal products, but for the average person who doesn't agree I can understand why consumption is through the roof. This separation we have of living creatures into commodities, all behind a legally protected black curtain.

When all that's talked about is how much per dozen, your mind never really stops to think about the rest.

[–] doingthestuff@lemy.lol 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

My problem is we have three teenagers of our own plus an extra one who lives with us 60% of the time. Two of them are vegetarian but eat eggs for protein. The rest of us just like eggs. We go through about 3-4 dozen a week.

[–] Today@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My son ate a ton of eggs when he was veg. Now he's vegan and eats fake eggs which are much more expensive.

[–] doingthestuff@lemy.lol 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah I eat quite a few plant-based meals but I'm glad they're vegetarians who are okay with dairy and eggs and not fully vegan. I don't know if I could afford two vegans in the house on top of the other four of us. Food costs are crazy right now. I think having hand raised backyard chickens who love to be held and love to give their eggs, that made the difference. Not all poultry farming or milk production is traumatic. If I could get a little more land I'd think about a few milk cows so I could make my own cheese.

[–] foggenbooty@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Fancy processed meat replacements are insanely expensive. Vegan diets? Man that's the cheapest shit there is. Most of the world lives off a similar diet due to poverty.