Organic pastured eggs are one of God’s powerhouse foods. They are loaded with vitamins, minerals, protein, healthy fat, amino acids, and other necessary life-giving nutrition. I recently wrote about Pete and Gerry’s Eggs — which I still recommend. They are a good quality egg for a reasonable price (between $3.99-$5.50 a dozen). But the best eggs are organic pastured eggs. And they are now available at local supermarkets.

Handsome Brook Farm delivers organic pastured eggs, and I have made the switch — even though Handsome Brook is the more expensive option at around $6.99 a dozen.

The main reason I made the switch was because the yolks are firmer and are more consistently bright orange — which is what to expect with organic pastured eggs. 

And organic pastured eggs are fresher and taste so much better. The highest quality food at the best price is my motto. However, quality always trumps price.  Clearly the quality of Handsome Brook Farm eggs is superior to most other eggs on the market. Here are 12 reasons I have come to this conclusion. And in the process you will get more than 12 reasons that organic pastured eggs are superior in general.

1. Handsome Brook Farm Eggs are pasture raised. Studies show that pasture raised eggs contain 1/3 less cholesterol than conventional eggs. In addition, their nutritional value is much higher, leading to these following benefits.
2. When compared to conventional eggs, pasture raised eggs contain: [1]
   1. 67% more  vitamin A than conventional eggs. Vitamin A is necessary for so many functions in the body, including strong eyes.
   2. 700% more beta carotene — another vital nutrient, especially for vision.
   3. 200% the amount of omega 3 fatty acids. Omega 3s are vital to heart and brain health; they help balance cholesterol in the body, make strong bones, help the body fight cancer and arthritis, boost the bodies overall immune function, and help with healthy digestion. [2]
   4. 300% more vitamin E. This powerful antioxidant is so important to overall health. According to Dr. Axe vitamin E:
      1. Balances colesterol
      2. Fights free radicals
      3. Repairs damaged skin
      4. Thickens hair
      5. Balances hormones
      6. Helps PMS
      7. Improves vision
      8. Helps against Alzheimer’s
      9. Improves physical endurance and muscle strength
3. Handsome Brook Farm eggs are organic. Organic food is a two-edged sword that fights for your overall health.
   1. First, organic foods are more nutritious because organic growers must rely on healthy soil to grow healthy food. This means that any supplemental feed given to the  chickens is going to increase the overall nutritional value of their eggs and meat, rather than diminish it.
   2. Second, organic foods are more nutritious because they should not contain any harmful residual pesticides or herbicides. Pesticides and herbicides were not intended for food, yet studies have shown that they are found everywhere in this world which so freely sprays the toxic chemicals on our food and clothes. These chemicals are so prevalent that they are showing up in the umbilical cords of newborns. [4]
4. Handsome Brook Farm organic pastured eggs are raised GMO free. Read more about the dangers of GMO from Dr. Mercola.
5. Handsome Brook Farm organic pasture raised eggs taste delicious. God has designed food as the primary means for nutrition. And by His design, healthy food just tastes better than the inferior knock offs. I recently bought some organic eggs from The Fresh Market that were not pasture raised. The difference in taste and quality was remarkable. No yellow yolks. Weak membranes. Shells that crush at a simple tap. Handsome Brook on the other hand have beautiful yolks and strong shells and membranes.
6. Handsome Brook Farm organic pastured eggs have bright yellow yolks. According to one chicken farmer, “Pale yolks were always a sign of sick hens, worm infestation, or poor feed. Only healthy, well-nourished hens store carotenoids (preliminary forms of vitamin A) in their yolks. Bright golden-yellow yolks show that the hens are well supplied with essential carotenoids such as lutein or canthaxanthin.” [5]
7. Handsome Brook Farm eggs contain no antibiotics. Health watchers have been warning about the over use of antibiotics for some time. Now the warnings are going mainstream as superbugs and resistant bacteria such as MRSA are on the rise — as well as increased sickness, which leads to higher medical costs. [6]
8. Handsome Brook Farm chickens are given acres of pasture to roam just as God designed them to forage for bugs and grains. Here are the practices that Handsome Brook Farm uses to raise their chickens according to their website: [7]
   1. Chickens originated in lush, green jungles and love grass and vegetation. We get plenty of rain, so our pastures are truly pastures! Our lush pastures are managed to insure excellent vegetation cover.
   2. Doors are open after lay period in the morning and closed at night to ensure the hens’ safety.
   3. Grazing areas are immediately outside the barn, so the hens don’t have to travel far to get to grass.
   4. Hens are provided trees and/or shelter outdoors for shade and cover.
   5. Water is provided outdoors as well as indoors.
   6. We provide living conditions for our hens that encourage natural chicken behavior like foraging for insects and grass, dust bathing, scratching, and free movement.  These include lush pasture, ample perches, nesting boxes, readily available water and feed, and indoor substrate for dust bathing.
   7. Hens are provided safe, protected, barns to rest in at night, and lay their eggs in during the day.
   8. Each day (except for severe inclement weather) we open the multiple large barn doors so that the hens can easily go outdoors.
   9. Hens are provided a constant supply of fresh water and food.  Our organic feed is GMO Free.
   10. Forced molting (where food is taken away to increase production) is strictly prohibited.
   11. No antibiotics are used on hens.
   12. No hormones are fed to our hens.
   13. Hens are visited multiple times a day, and handled gently and carefully. In fact, you will often hear our farmers singing to them!
9. Handsome Brook Farm is committed to small American family farms. “We contract with small family farms who raise hens and follow laying requirements according to our very specific Pasture Raised Standards. We commit to purchasing eggs from them, and this has enabled to us to help insure the stability and growth of small farms. Your purchase of Handsome Brook Farm Pasture Raised Eggs literally supports small farm families! ” [8]
10. Handsome Brook Farm pasture raised eggs can be found at both large and small grocery stores. If you can’t find a store near you that carries Handsome Brook, contact the farm and they will do their best to get your local store to carry them. Find a store near you. [9]
11. Handsome Brook Farm pasture raised eggs are paleo approved. This is only important if you are keeping to a paleo diet. At Reformed Health we do not advocate a long term paleo diet as it does not include all the necessary food that God has created to be consumed. But if you are eating paleo foods — be sure to use only pasture raised eggs to increase your nutrition.
12. Handsome Brook Farm pasture raised eggs are American Humane Certified. You can find out more about these standards here. 

If you have believed the false reports about eggs — that they are unhealthy or raise cholesterol — you may need to reconsider your position. God gave eggs to be eaten and enjoyed. And when the chickens are raised as He designed, then the product is life-giving food. On the other hand, if the chickens are not raised to standard, they may very well cause health problems.

So the solution is simple. Eat the foods God has created that are raised as He has designed. It is a win win for your health and your taste buds — so try some organic pastured eggs today.

Read more about the raising of chicken here: The Chicken You Should Never Ever Eat and How it Is labeled to Deceive You. 

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[1] http://www.motherearthnews.com/real-food/free-range-eggs-zmaz07onzgoe

[2] http://articles.mercola.com/omega-3.aspx

[3] https://draxe.com/vitamin-e-benefits/

[4] http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/06/26/environmental-toxins-found-newborns-cord-blood_n_3503691.html

[5] http://freerangereggs.blogspot.com/2009/10/why-are-egg-yolks-yellowt.html

[6] https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-are-the-consequences-of-antibiotic-overuse/

[7] http://handsomebrookfarm.com/standards/

[8] http://handsomebrookfarm.com/5-2/supporting-family-farms/

[9] http://handsomebrookfarm.com/locations/

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