• Marthirial@lemmy.world
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    14 days ago

    I don’t get it why there is an egg crisis. If they are too expensive, don’t eat eggs. Are eggs like insulin for some people?

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      13 days ago

      Eggs are a staple food and an ingredient in an absolute fuck ton of things. They’re also very nutrient-dense and a major source of protein for vegetarians and people who can’t eat meat. Sure, you can just not buy eggs but that’s not realistic for everyone and it doesn’t stop the price of everything that includes eggs as an ingredient from going up.

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        13 days ago

        Not my point. Didn’t say eggs were bad. I implied that living without eggs for a while is not going to kill anyone, if anything, may help them reduce cholesterol and try other more sustainable sources of protein like soy.

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      13 days ago

      Eggs used to be one of the cheaper food items you could buy here so a lot of poorer people relied on them