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.

  • Alenalda@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    12ish if were talking simply fried eggs, if you consider all the baked goods and stuff it probably closer to 24

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    3 hours ago

    Eggs themselves, not many if at all. The issue is when it comes to baking, while not often, can consume through a whole dozen or more in a single week, specially in the winter. Wanting to find alternatives, I hear applesauce is good.

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    7 hours ago

    I make a bunch of deviled eggs maybe once or twice a year. I don’t care for most other types of “easy” egg preparations and there are plenty of cheap beans, chicken, and cheap bits of pork for my protein needs.

    Tbh I don’t understand why people don’t just buy something else. There are several good alternatives available.

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      4 hours ago

      Other things aren’t “breakfast”. While I understand that it’s only tradition that makes foods be for a specific meal, it’s hard to get around. Chicken is not a breakfast food.

      So where do you get protein in foods that identify as breakfast? Cereals and grains are mostly carb or fiber, not good sources of protein. Sausages and bacons are not lean and are not healthy foods. then there are eggs, and there are many ways to prepare eggs

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        3 hours ago

        Sure, butterfly a chicken breast and fry it over high heat. Or eat cheese. Or make succotash, or lentil soup.

        All of our cultural defaults for breakfast are terrible for us anyways, we need to eat other things regardless.

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    6 hours ago

    Probably about 6 to 8. Poached eggs on toast drizzled with sriracha and baked beans with a dollop of chipotle paste is my go to lunch.

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    9 hours ago

    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.

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      9 hours ago

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

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    11 hours ago

    Around 12.

    Eggs are incredible nutrition value and I’d still pay 12$ for 12 eggs. In fact I do splurge on local market eggs that come from free range chickens and here they are around 5$ for 12 which is double the factory price but still and an incredible steal.

    That’s why the great American egg whine of 2024 is so confusing. Min wage in the US is still like 24++ eggs an hour which is an insane thing to complain about. Y’all need financial literacy not cheaper eggs.

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        6 hours ago

        Avg 12 egg price in US seems to be around 4$ and federal min wage is 7.25$ and that’s extremely generous cause federal min wage is not even remotely representative of actual min wage. So 24 eggs / hour is the bare minimum an American earns.

        It doesn’t matter cause no amount of math or finance logic will make you guys whine less.

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    10 hours ago

    5-6, and eggs aren’t expensive yet. I guess wherever we get eggs from don’t have avian flu yet …. Although it’s here in the wild

    I have a bowl of cereal (yogurt and fruit) during the week, but usually make something with eggs on the weekend.

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    11 hours ago

    i eat one to two eggs per day, so anywhere from seven to fourteen a week. it’s about $1 per egg.

    … hong kong $.

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    11 hours ago

    If we count fast food breakfast sandwiches and meals at places maybe 6 or 7 a week. If not, zero, as I usually make regular ol sandwiches at home.

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      9 hours ago

      I forgot to count those - i do grab a breakfast burrito or sandwich for lunch about once a week.