Many folks these days seek a “traditional diet” of whole foods, just like our ancestors ate. Ancestors were less concerned about raw food. They drank raw milk, for instance, poured right from the milk pail in many cases. Today we have to worry more about the plethora of food-borne pathogens, particularly if we are not regularly exposed to them. Frederick’s exposure there in the picture — chasing chickens, slithering through their muck to catch them — is why I don’t worry too much if he has one of their egg yolks in an egg nog-like drink. When not being chased by boys, the hens have access to weeds and bugs which makes their eggs high Omega 3 eggs. Omega 3 is good for depression and brain health in general.
On the raw egg, one brush of the hand across the mouth on days like this one is far worse than anything that might be in the related raw egg.
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Why I do worry about raw eggs
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