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Putting the die in diet (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
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[–] 47 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Three eggs a day? In this economy!?

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Wait how expensive are eggs in the USA? In Germany I pay 3.50 Euros (3.65$) for a dozen organic eggs. Make that 2.20 for non-organic not free-range

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    The average dozen is about 3 USD

    2 daily eggs, give or take, is about 30 usd a month

    So they have to be a total destitute to not reach that in a month given the complexities on preparing the eggs (iev boiling). Ironic, given that they seem to have a good internet connection and a device for it

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    That's the average in (early) 2024. With bird flu the current commodity price is 7/dozen and expected to rise. The joke above was meant to reference the sudden and alarming spike in egg prices. Without public health intervention things could get pretty bad.

    https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/eggs-us

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    I think your math is off. At 3$/dozen 2 eggs a day is 1doz/6 days 30/6 =5 5x3 = 15$/month

    The reason it hurts when egg prices go up is because eggs were (and are still) some of the most cost-effective protein (especially as a whole protein) you can buy and eggs are in everything.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I got curious and asked chatgpt to calculate things for me. It suggests that if doozens of eggs cost you more than 5$ you can save money if you raise your own chicken.

    In the first year, considering initial costs for setup and equipment, you may not save much—perhaps only $10 to $50. However, after the first year, the ongoing costs (mainly feed) could result in savings of $50 to $100 annually for each hen you keep.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    Chickens get sick extremely easy and require a LOT of time for extra care and maintenance of their boxes.

    For an amateur, the first years will be as much if not harder.

    But my guess is if someone can't make the 30 USD a month it takes to eat 2 daily eggs, they surely are not struggling for free time

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Growing up we had 4 egg laying hens. We were swimming in eggs. Literally had to plan meals and baking and whatnot around how many eggs we had. We fed them to our dogs. Granted, it was just my mom and I, but damn we had eggs.

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