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Vegetarian, Vegan and Animal Rights

LeftyMom

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12. You need this. Any health food store should have it. One box lasts nigh unto forever.

Reply to Flaxbee (Original post)

Sun Oct 7, 2012, 09:37 PM

Oct 2012

http://www.amazon.com/Ener-G-Egg-Replacer-16/dp/B0014DZGUQ

Humane eggs are not a thing. You can't skew an animal's reproductive cycles like that and call it humane. Even the best cared for laying hens are made malnourished and ill by the strain of making more than 20x more eggs than their cousins do in nature.

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Are there ANY egg brands that are humane? If not, what's a good alternative for baking a cake? [View all] Flaxbee Oct 2012 OP

Local eggs? htuttle Oct 2012 #1

Yes, I'd thought of that ... we don't have a lot of options here (that are easy for me to Flaxbee Oct 2012 #2

Use Unsweetened Applesauce lalalu Oct 2012 #3

thank you! Flaxbee Oct 2012 #4

applesauce will give you a more heavy result ginnyinWI Oct 2012 #6

Google "vegan cake" nt Speck Tater Oct 2012 #5

yeah, found a few online recipes that look good. Flaxbee Oct 2012 #9

depends on the cake flavor Coexist Oct 2012 #7

not sure if our local grocery has Ener-G; will check tomorrow or Tuesday... Flaxbee Oct 2012 #10

Try this site nutshell2002 Oct 2012 #8

It says Costco's eggs are certified humane ... who knew? I'm not a member of Costco, but it's good Flaxbee Oct 2012 #11

You need this. Any health food store should have it. One box lasts nigh unto forever. LeftyMom Oct 2012 #12

If my local mercantile / produce stand doesn't have eggs tomorrow (from hens just kicking around Flaxbee Oct 2012 #13

Guess it depends on how you classify humane... WillParkinson Oct 2012 #14

and this is one reason why I love Will. flvegan Oct 2012 #15