tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208841609602096474.post-2628841758728762772007-04-29T19:49:00.000-05:002007-07-14T17:26:51.936-05:00<a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_sDQBAETRuzI/RjkzoDuygeI/AAAAAAAAABM/c4ffmvNpy6g/s1600-h/spring+Chicken+on+Pasture.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060132419616801250" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_sDQBAETRuzI/RjkzoDuygeI/AAAAAAAAABM/c4ffmvNpy6g/s200/spring+Chicken+on+Pasture.JPG" border="0" /></a>Tests indicate that eggs from chickens raised on free range and pasture are much more nutritious than USDA nutrition standards — up to twice as rich in vitamin E, two to six times richer in beta carotene (a form of vitamin A) and four times richer in omega-3 fatty acids. And, the free-range eggs averaged only half as much cholesterol as the USDA data indicates for confinement-system eggs. (Sources: Skaggs Nutrition Library at Utah State University, Food Products Laboratory, Penn State, & Mother Earth News: <a href="http://www.motherearthnews.com/eggs">www.motherearthnews.com/eggs</a>)Red-Tail Ridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16753170629591567011noreply@blogger.com