Eggland's Best has been granted approval to label it's eggs as a healthy substitute for meat.
Eggland's Best Eggs Are First To Meet Guidelines of The Exchange List for Meal Planning
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA, January 1999 - Eggland's Best, Inc. (EB),
developers of superior quality, patented hen eggs sold in 45 states,
can now label its eggs as an acceptable food substitute for a "medium
fat meat", according to guidelines established by the Exchange List for
Meal Planning.
The Exchange List is the most widely used guide for meal planning
for diabetics and others who must control their calories and
carbohydrates. The list was established by the American Dietetic
Association and the American Diabetes Association as a way to help diet
counselors and consumers have more variety in the kinds of foods they
can include in meals.
Eggland's Best is the first company with a nationally branded whole
shell egg granted permission to carry exchange list verification on its
packaging. Consumers can exchange one large Eggland`s Best egg for one
medium-fat meat or meat substitute.
Eggland's Best eggs were developed to meet the needs of the many
Americans who love eggs and would like to include them as part of a low
fat, cholesterol conscious diet as long as they are eaten in place of
more fatty foods. Therefore one large Eggland`s Best egg can be
exchanged for one medium-fat meat or meat substitute.
EB cartons and nutrition education material will carry the label
"Exchange: 1 Medium Fat Meat" Dietary exchanges based on Exchange List
for Meal Planning @ 1995 American Diabetes Association, the American
Dietetic Association.
Eggland's Best hens are fed a strictly controlled, high quality all
vegetarian diet that contains no animal fat, no animal byproducts, and
no recycled or processed food. The feed contains only healthy grains,
canola oil and Biotene™, a unique all natural supplement which includes
rice bran, alfalfa meal, kelp and vitamin E. In addition, the feed
excludes the addition of hormones or antibiotics.
More than 200 million Eggland's Best natural eggs have been enjoyed
by consumers yearly since our nutritionally superior product was
introduced in 1992. Two Eggland's Best eggs provide 50 percent of the
daily value of vitamin E, 2-1/2 times more iodine, and over three times
more Omega 3`s. Eggland's Best eggs have 190 mg cholesterol vs 215 mg
cholesterol in ordinary eggs and 25 percent less saturated fat.