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Free range: Is it worth it?

Categories: Alternative & Green Health

I try to eat organic whenever possible, but I always cringe when I head to the store and see the price of the free range meat and dairy versus the regular stuff. It's just so expensive. But I have trouble swallowing the non-organic stuff after all the horror stories I've heard about hormones and such. The result? I load up on tofu and ignore any cravings for a juicy chicken breast.

But I should suck it up, especially considering what this article from eDiets has to say. Apparently, free range eggs have the following advantages over regular eggs:
  • They have less cholesterol and saturated fat
  • They have more vitamin A, not to mention twice as much Omega-3s, 3 times more Vitamin E and 7 times more Beta Carotene.
All that and it still has the advantage of being hormone-free and raised out in a pasture like nature intended. I think the choice is clear, don't you?

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