The demand for eggs has been growing for a long time. We asked Iltalehti readers if they eat more eggs than before, and why they want to eat so many eggs.
There are availability challenges for chicken eggs throughout Finland, Iltalehti reported on Friday.
The reason behind the shortage is, among other things, the increased consumption of eggs. The demand for eggs has been growing for a long time both in Finland and in Europe.
We asked Iltalehti readers if they eat more eggs than before. Many people currently prefer to eat eggs because they are a cheap source of protein, said Kesko’s purchasing and sales manager Laura Koponen Iltalehti earlier.
“I have replaced meat”
Piro says that he eats as many eggs as before, i.e. 15 per week. Most respondents to Iltalehti’s survey say they eat 1-2 eggs a day, but some eat five or more eggs every day.
Some use eating eggs as a means of saving. Many people say that they replace the expensive meat with eggs. One reader says that if you ever have to survive on a small budget, then eggs are definitely on the menu.
According to him, eggs are a quick, filling and inexpensive option, for example, as a breakfast and evening snack.
– The price of meat has risen so much that I have replaced the meat almost entirely with eggs. Can’t afford to buy chicken or beef every day anymore. I usually make scrambled eggs out of eggs and eat them as they are. Hunger stays well under control, he says Woman30.
– As an unemployed single mother of two children, I buy food for my children and fry eggs for myself, because they are inexpensive, says Neighborhood mutt.
– A relatively cheap product containing protein. I can’t afford to buy some small jar of curd, he says Reading.
Fits everything
Iltalehti readers can use eggs boiled or fried in a pan. “The egg is quick and easy to use cooked or raw, even on the fly,” he praises Someone Else Can Bake.
– I started eating more eggs when I started the gym hobby. I cook eggs in the fridge and eat 2-4 eggs a day. Sometimes eggs are used in cooking, for example as a substitute for cream, writes the name brand Mary.
– An egg is an easy, nutritious and tasty food source. Previously, I baked one XL size, now I have to bake two M sizes, since XL has not been available, says A caterpillar.
– About three nests of eggs are lost per month. I cook eggs for bread, for example, and I’m hard at baking, he says Breads.
Some of the readers say that they eat a lot of eggs because they get them from their own chickens. Adobe Stock / AOP
Truhti says it’s hard to come up with a dish she wouldn’t put eggs in.
– I eat more, of course I have my own hobby chickens. Every day I consume 4-10 eggs alone. Eggs are such a versatile food: scrambled eggs, boiled, fried, in boxed meals, in a pot, in a salad, drunk raw and in baked goods, he says.
Some readers say that they still eat the same amount of eggs as before. For example Kiki says that he does not eat more eggs than normal. For some, eggs are not good at all.
– I have always eaten eggs – five every day for breakfast. Our household uses about 80 eggs a week, he writes Keeko.
The stores’ empty egg shelves are nerve-wracking, he complains Jiimac65.
– For more than 40 years, I have eaten two eggs every morning, if possible, he says.
– I don’t eat eggs much. I don’t like them, he says Lay eggs.
– I eat as little eggs as before – not at all, he says G.
Guide says that he eats 60 raw eggs a month because he needs protein as he approaches the age of 60.
Domestic chickens on the other hand, he eats a lot of eggs, because his own chickens lay them at a brisk pace.
– Because our own chickens are laying eggs at a record pace, but they must not be given outside the household. There are enough eggs even for the dogs when you can’t eat them all yourself, he says.
The doctor pronounces
Most people can eat one egg a day, the doctor said Pippa Laukka In Iltalehti’s previous story.
For some people, dietary cholesterol affects blood cholesterol levels more than others. They have the APOE4 gene, which is a risk factor for both cardiovascular disease and memory disease.
You should think about your own use of eggs, especially if there are cardiovascular diseases in the family or if LDL cholesterol is already elevated.
– One way can be to measure cholesterol, leave eggs out of the diet and see where the cholesterol drops. Or the other way around, eat as many eggs as you like and check the values again after a few weeks. Then you will find out how the egg affects your cholesterol levels, Laukka advised.
If you suffer from high cholesterol and still want to eat eggs, you can only eat the egg white if you want. You can eat the egg white without worry, because the cholesterol contained in the egg is in its yolk.