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niyad

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65. My Trader Joe's has cage free eggs 2.65/dozen. Natural grocers 2.99 (but

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Sun Jan 22, 2023, 09:52 AM

Jan 2023

always out by the time I get there). Colorado Springs.

Thank goodness my friend's hens are laying again.

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Why Are Eggs So Expensive, and WTF Do I Cook Instead? [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2023 OP

Will calling someone an "egg head" become a compliment? rubbersole Jan 2023 #1

I also heard that people were using eggs more now for protein because meat was so expensive, vsrazdem Jan 2023 #2

On NPR today, they said more people around the world are middle class now and eat a better FSogol Jan 2023 #4

Thanks. Yep the birds are sick and it's spreading quickly underpants Jan 2023 #3

I'm a yuuuuge legume fan. Sky Jewels Jan 2023 #5

Been using red lentils a lot, super simple to make. JudyM Jan 2023 #6

I love lentils, and not just in soup (which is always delicious, BTW). Sky Jewels Jan 2023 #41

Me too! I use them for garlicky spinach soup, dal, & Armenian lentil soup w/dried apricots, mostly. JudyM Jan 2023 #47

Those sound delicious! A few more ideas: Sky Jewels Jan 2023 #54

Those all look good. I need to use fresh herbs like this more often, that'd make a difference, too. JudyM Jan 2023 #57

Yes, cannellini and also Great Northern beans. And Navy beans. Sky Jewels Jan 2023 #59

My favorites are red lentils and Lima beans. tblue37 Jan 2023 #49

What's your favorite Lima bean recipe? JudyM Jan 2023 #55

I just cook them, add a little butter, and snarf them down unadorned. tblue37 Jan 2023 #56

Oh, butter! Yeah, that'd do it. JudyM Jan 2023 #58

BTW, Lima beans are great in soups & stews. I just had chicken soup I had lots of tblue37 Jan 2023 #62

13 Fresh Lima Bean Recipes Celerity Jan 2023 #63

I need to get back into limas. I love them, but we tend to have edamame in the freezer instead. Sky Jewels Jan 2023 #60

I wish we could find edamame. It's like Karma13612 Jan 2023 #66

Oh wow, I'm surprised. Sky Jewels Jan 2023 #73

Yea, the west coast is waaaaay Karma13612 Jan 2023 #77

I love beans... but they have a lot of carbs. Happy Hoosier Jan 2023 #10

Just so long as no one lights a match. BannonsLiver Jan 2023 #12

Very true! Sky Jewels Jan 2023 #30

Gas problem goes away once the microbe population in your gut readjusts to the new environment. hunter Jan 2023 #44

I suggest looking up old recipes from the WWII era Hekate Jan 2023 #7

The media sure are obsessed with eggs, aren't they? gratuitous Jan 2023 #8

So are DUers apparently BannonsLiver Jan 2023 #13

DU always mirrors media coverage gratuitous Jan 2023 #15

Yeah & frustrating that stories about eggs don't LEAD w/the avian flu themaguffin Jan 2023 #23

I am so lucky! chillfactor Jan 2023 #9

Eggs are still CHEAP food. Happy Hoosier Jan 2023 #11

Wow! That's really cheap Karma13612 Jan 2023 #17

My Trader Joe's has cage free eggs 2.65/dozen. Natural grocers 2.99 (but niyad Jan 2023 #65

They're up to $6 a dozen where I live. Elessar Zappa Jan 2023 #19

$3.39 Here ProfessorGAC Jan 2023 #26

Yeah, it's weird. Elessar Zappa Jan 2023 #28

SOFL two dozen organic eggs for $4.29 each obamanut2012 Jan 2023 #31

Sure...a percentage prices have gone up a lot... Happy Hoosier Jan 2023 #40

Eggs are 7 dollars a dozen here. onecaliberal Jan 2023 #22

Here's a tip. If you don't absolutely need them louis-t Jan 2023 #14

Avian flu is the main reason. This wave started early last year and Hortensis Jan 2023 #43

Price gouging. RockRaven Jan 2023 #16

I suggest you educate yourself Amishman Jan 2023 #37

I suggest YOU educate yourself. Cal-Maine Foods, the largest egg producer in the country has RockRaven Jan 2023 #38

so my neighbor down the road... druidity33 Jan 2023 #39

That's so sad renate Jan 2023 #52

He's had issues with foxes and... druidity33 Jan 2023 #53

Try again. Amishman Jan 2023 #48

I remember "back in the olden days" the following were goods we could afford when broke. LakeArenal Jan 2023 #18

Are you factoring the CPI increase of the "back in the olden days" prices? brooklynite Jan 2023 #24

That $1.50 sandwich in 1970 would be over $11 in today's dollars. tritsofme Jan 2023 #35

And in 1970 I was making $1.60 an hour Retrograde Jan 2023 #46

I've always bought the higher priced organic eggs Catherine Vincent Jan 2023 #20

Flax seed with a little water... druidity33 Jan 2023 #21

We have been researching many eggless recipes. phylny Jan 2023 #33

Did a Costco run in The Woodlands TX last night. bluesbassman Jan 2023 #25

Did that at Costco on Monday shanti Jan 2023 #34

Doesn't Bother Me Much DET Jan 2023 #27

Current price - Northern Virginia Harris Teeter onenote Jan 2023 #29

To answer the question, "WTF do I cook instead?" raccoon Jan 2023 #32

a 10 pack of basic large eggs here at the ICA near us in inner Stockholm is around $2.22 atm Celerity Jan 2023 #36

Unintended budget-busting eggstravagance. My husband eats Hortensis Jan 2023 #61

Group hug coming your way! Karma13612 Jan 2023 #67

Ah, feels good, thanks. Wishing you an abundance of edamame. Hortensis Jan 2023 #70

I remember those days of Karma13612 Jan 2023 #76

Lol. We know. In L.A. we lived 3-1/2 blocks from a Trader Joe's. Hortensis Jan 2023 #79

Spot on! 🙋‍♀️👍 Same to you 👏🙋‍♀️ Karma13612 Jan 2023 #80

There are huge chicken confinement "egg factories" in Iowa. Sogo Jan 2023 #42

Eggs I can afford, but what about the price of dog food? hunter Jan 2023 #45

may i suggest the working poor group here on du dembotoz Jan 2023 #50

I would hesitate to start that kind of a wedge DFW Jan 2023 #69

no wedge that is where the stuff already is dembotoz Jan 2023 #71

Frugal and energy efficient living I could definitely get behind. DFW Jan 2023 #72

I like eggs, but not enough to pay $7 a dozen. GoodRaisin Jan 2023 #51

In Germany, for top end, free-range eggs DFW Jan 2023 #64

$2.69 per dozen for brown eggs at Ruler Foods. Emile Jan 2023 #68

You can make a poor man's chocolate cake. boston bean Jan 2023 #74

I get them at Sam's for under 4. It is still Demsrule86 Jan 2023 #75

Hadn't noticed egg prices here, but wow did gas prices jump. Beartracks Jan 2023 #78

I go throughh 4 dozen eggs a week. Its still a cheap non-legume protein SYFROYH Jan 2023 #81