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redcobra762 ◴[] No.43115368[source]
I genuinely don't understand why the focus is on egg prices. Who out there is paying more than a total of $3-$5/month more in eggs? And no, even to the absolutely poorest among us, that's not a meaningful amount.

Yes, egg prices, as a percentage are going up a lot, but as an absolute value? I can get a dozen eggs from Walmart right now for $5.46. That isn't, by any measurement, a lot of money more than I would have paid a year ago.

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1. indoordin0saur ◴[] No.43115912[source]
When I was a growing teenager I would easily eat 6-12 eggs in a day.
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2. philipwhiuk ◴[] No.43115979[source]
That's a crazy diet.
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3. throwup238 ◴[] No.43116630[source]
Feeding a teenager going through a growth spurt a healthy diet is no joke, and even harder when they’re athletes. Anything that gets them to eat whole foods instead of junk food to fill that gap is far from crazy. Twelve eggs is on the order of 700-800 calories anyway, it would barely get a third of the way there.
4. JumpCrisscross ◴[] No.43117977[source]
Eggs are a cheap meaty protein. Meat is healthier, but more expensive. (Unfortunately, a side effect of that diet is--if sustained beyond growth spurts--it trashes your cardiovascular system.)
5. bigstrat2003 ◴[] No.43118553[source]
Are you Gaston?
6. indoordin0saur ◴[] No.43119085[source]
Worked great for me. I was on swim team and did weight lifting and got shredded.