sandyhas3chucks Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Is anyone else fed up to the teeth with having to look at all the small print to avoid hidden battery eggs? Roast beef & roast veg... (bought as a quick fix over busy period. Hidden eggs... you wouldn't think you needed to look there!! time they put egg warnings alonside nut warnings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanessa Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 I totally agree there. Had a look at btw website the other day and coulnd't believe there is even eggs in ice-cream!! Its so hard at times doing your shopping as I don't buy anything from nestle so always have to look carefully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted December 31, 2008 Author Share Posted December 31, 2008 Waitrose is good and co op ,but still got to look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jill the potter Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 I know, tell me about it!!!!! It takes me ages to shop these days, what with - is it local?is it organic? is it free range? if it's not local how many miles has it done? That's before all the price comparisons!!! oh for simpler times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Is anyone else fed up to the teeth with having to look at all the small print to avoid hidden battery eggs? Roast beef & roast veg... (bought as a quick fix over busy period. Hidden eggs... you wouldn't think you needed to look there!! time they put egg warnings alonside nut warnings where exactly were the eggs in that? Did it have yorkshire pudding in it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerbluebadger Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 I find it harder to eat in resturants and around peoples homes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HENthusiastic Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 TOBLERONE! TOBLERONE! I have just found out that there are eggs in toblerone. I'm gutted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted January 1, 2009 Author Share Posted January 1, 2009 no yorkshire pud Poet. I think hubby said it was egg white on the vegetable glaze! TOBLERONE!!!! WHY i WONDER. THAT'S THEM DONE FOR TOO! saw meringues in coop clearly labled free range. Waitrose with all it's hype. not clearly marked or stated Battery! I spoke to a manager & it was put in the suggestion book. I asked at the bakery & was told "probably not free range eggs" asked the manager why not, he said he thought they would bem asked the bakery nanageress to phone head whare ever & she rang me back to say they were. I said that it should therefore be clearly displayed! I expect the reason it isn't is because they arer not. I have seen the dreadful list of ingredients and additives that the bakerys use as I buy emptied buckets from my local; bakery for bird food etc! I only prchase non egg priducts though am starting now to wonder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Marks & Spencer are very good, im sure they use free range in everything. I buy all my mayonaisse and salad cream etc from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted January 1, 2009 Author Share Posted January 1, 2009 hellmans use "good eggs" I bought a ba mix to make mayo (amongst other things but haven't quite got around to it. The lemon concentrate is bought. HOWEVER I DID get around to making my own advocaat 2 weeks before Christmas using the recepie in th Omlet book! yum, just a tad too sweet? though. Other bamix uses are grinding baked egg shells to mix in porridge. grating cheese for (girls of course) crushing peanuts for wild birds! I have used it for a couple of people things though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jomaxsmith Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 One of my close friends has a son who is severely allergic to egg - she has to read every single label and while a lot of products do list allergens on the label, some don't. When he was a baby Heinz changed the recipe of one of their baby foods and my friend unknowingly fed it to him, sparking anaphylaxis which luckily he was able to be treated for. There are also hidden items which are derived from egg so you need to know what you are looking at on the label! Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted January 1, 2009 Author Share Posted January 1, 2009 me thinks another campaign needed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HENthusiastic Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 me thinks another campaign needed oooooooooooooooooooooooh yessssssssssssssssssssssss! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..lay a little egg for me Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Is anyone else fed up to the teeth with having to look at all the small print to avoid hidden battery eggs? I agree. What with trying to avoid battery eggs and also all kinds of other additives, it is why I am finding I am preparing more and more foods from scratch. There is very little in the way of ready-prepared foodstuffs that I buy now. People seem to think I am some kind of domestic goddess, but really I am just trying to avoid all the rubbish that manufacturers put in foods these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saronne Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 What about Quorn? Saronne Paris Nicole Dorothy Germaine Jordan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HENthusiastic Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 People seem to think I am some kind of domestic goddess, but really I am just trying to avoid all the rubbish that manufacturers put in foods these days. I'd just graciously accept the title domestic goddess if I were you! Sarrone; 'what about quorn'? Have you checked the ingredients on the packet? Are you saying it does have egg in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saronne Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 cut and pasted from the Quorn website FAQs: 'Are Quorn products suitable for a Vegan Diet?' ' No. Since all Quorn products contain a small amount of egg white, and most also contain milk ingredients, they are not suitable for vegans.' Saronne Paris Nicole Dorothy Germaine Jordan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted January 7, 2009 Author Share Posted January 7, 2009 mushrooms covered in breadcrumbs eggs fish covered in breadcrumbs... not aarrggghhhhhh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splodge88 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I totally agree there. Had a look at btw website the other day and coulnd't believe there is even eggs in ice-cream!! Its so hard at times doing your shopping as I don't buy anything from nestle so always have to look carefully. Do nestle items have eggs from battery hens? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helenmb Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 What about Quorn? I've just looked at the company who makes the mycoprotein for Quorn and found this Is Mycoprotein vegan?No, a small amount of free range egg is added to help with binding. http://www.mycoprotein.org/faq/index.html. Phew that's a relief as being a veggie I do use it occasionally as thankfully I doesn't affect me, I know one or two of you can't eat is as it doesn't agree with you. I agree whole heartedly about the hidden battery egg content in so many foods packaging should be much clearer and no doubt the BHWT would have a huge sticker added to all products made with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saronne Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Good to hear Quorn is using free range egg whites -though it would have been helpful if they stated this on their own website rather than leaving to the company who makes the mycoprotein for the Quorn (have I overlooked something? ) Saronne Paris Nicole Dorothy Germaine Jordan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brambles Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 ew Quorn, the work of the devil!! (Am veggie, husband is coeliac and both of us are quorn intolerant!). Shopping can be a challenge in our household as we are vegetarian and strictly free range for eggs (particularly now we've got our girls). Husband is allergic to wheat, oats, barley and rye and has also unfortunately developed an egg allergy since becoming coeliac. My two boys more than make up for that and love having their regular free range staples. As an added challenge, my youngest is diabetic (type 1) so we make every effort to eat healthily - eggs are particularly good as they are carbohydrate free and need no extra insulin. Labels? Pah! Bring em on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted January 14, 2009 Author Share Posted January 14, 2009 OMG what a nightmare for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margalot Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 My Son has the severe egg allergy (anaphlaxis). Grandma thinks I'm completely mad keeping chickens! But I also have to check every single product for egg so know that its in the weirdest things such as chewits contain egg white ....some mashed potato put egg white in it to stiffen it, some stock cubes.....Birds eye recently started using egg in some of their breaded products, the list goes on. I know you are avoiding egg for a different reason , but you would not beleive some of the products its in. they even label it as albumen and under differnet names which can make it so confusing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
