“I go on working for the same reason that a hen goes on laying eggs”–H.L. Mencken

For the past couple of years I’ve avoided eating eggs because they were disagreeable with my stomach. However, it’s been a few years and the body does change. I’ve been incorporating eggs into my diet little by little to see what happens.

Thank you chickens!

Maybe I’m just overly-sensitive, but since my “experiments” whenever I’ve had eggs that have come from hens treated with hormones and cruelty, say if I was eating at a random place… I seemed to suffer from massive indigestion. With that, I don’t want to support that type of sourcing and ethic either–so next time I will be more thoughtful.

First, with just the egg whites

The egg whites seemed fine at first, but then sometimes they wouldn’t sit well with me. I know that I have to be mindful of what I’m combining them with.

Egg whites fried with small sweet peppers, smoked goat cheddar on millet toast

It sat well with my taste buds, and I hoped my stomach would feel the same! Crossed my fingers, and thank goodness it did.

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