Can Vegans Eat Eggs From Backyard Chickens? VEGGANS?!

[Bite Size Vegan]

Is it okay to eat eggs from backyard or rescued chickens? If chickens are well cared for, what’s the harm in eating their eggs? A new dietary group called “Veggans” believes that eating eggs can be ethical and healthy. In this video, I answer this hot-topic and finally lay to rest the ethical egg debate.

 

[Naturebound1]

I'll never understand why people think eggs have so much more protein than say beans. A half cup serving of beans have about the same amount of protein as one egg (and far less fat and no cholesterol, and some beans have more calcium and iron). Tofu is a complete protein, as is quinoa. If it is the DHA that eggs offer, one egg barely offers a tiny amount of DHA, not even close to the recommended daily allowance. One would have to eat quite a few of them to meet omega 3 needs.

One point that is often ignored as far as backyard chickens is that they need constant protection and supervision, especially in urban areas. Natural and domesticated predictors abound, and chickens are nearly defenseless, especially since they have been bred for a number of years for human consumption, not for survival. Also, there have been numerous cases of hen houses burning down (with hens in them) due to house fires or overheated lamps etc. This happened in my city a few years ago. There are laws about when and where hens can be kept. They need to have the same protections as domesticated pets, but often they do not because they are considered a food commodity. And of course, as mentioned, backyard chickens had to have come from somewhere, and that probably means a farm or factory that exploits other chickens.

 

[Wolfie]

I don't understand why they need a new, confusing name for themselves. It's too close to the word "vegan". We already hear "some vegetarians eat chicken and fish" and now it will be "some vegans eat eggs". Just call yourself an ovo-vegetarian if you eat eggs.

 

[Andy_T]

I don't mind if they call themselves v-egg-etarians....

 

[Calliegirl]

This reminds me of the beegans.

 

[robert99]

vegans that eat meat and eggs...

 

[Bite Size Vegan]

I'll never understand why people think eggs have so much more protein than say beans. A half cup serving of beans have about the same amount of protein as one egg (and far less fat and no cholesterol, and some beans have more calcium and iron). Tofu is a complete protein, as is quinoa. If it is the DHA that eggs offer, one egg barely offers a tiny amount of DHA, not even close to the recommended daily allowance. One would have to eat quite a few of them to meet omega 3 needs.

One point that is often ignored as far as backyard chickens is that they need constant protection and supervision, especially in urban areas. Natural and domesticated predictors abound, and chickens are nearly defenseless, especially since they have been bred for a number of years for human consumption, not for survival. Also, there have been numerous cases of hen houses burning down (with hens in them) due to house fires or overheated lamps etc. This happened in my city a few years ago. There are laws about when and where hens can be kept. They need to have the same protections as domesticated pets, but often they do not because they are considered a food commodity. And of course, as mentioned, backyard chickens had to have come from somewhere, and that probably means a farm or factory that exploits other chickens.

Great point. And yes, it astounds me how pervasive the protein lie & obsession is.

I don't understand why they need a new, confusing name for themselves. It's too close to the word "vegan". We already hear "some vegetarians eat chicken and fish" and now it will be "some vegans eat eggs". Just call yourself an ovo-vegetarian if you eat eggs.

Yeah...I take issue with the "vegans who eat eggs." No, you're a vegetarian who doesn't eat dairy.

I don't mind if they call themselves v-egg-etarians....

Hehe

This reminds of the beegans.

yep

vegans that eat meat and eggs...

that's next.

 

[SuicideBlonde]

This.

 

[shyvas]

I don't understand why they need a new, confusing name for themselves. It's too close to the word "vegan". We already hear "some vegetarians eat chicken and fish" and now it will be "some vegans eat eggs". Just call yourself an ovo-vegetarian if you eat eggs.

I naturally assumed that a vegetarian consumes dairy and/or eggs. I've never heard someone saying that they were an
ovo vegetarian.

However, I have met or heard of people that eat fish and state that they are vegetarians. They must never have stumbled across the term of pescatarians.
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