Unscrambling Egg Terms

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If you’ve been buying eggs in preparation for Easter like me, you may be wondering what all the different terms used on egg cartons mean. This information should help unscramble any confusion!

Cage-Free Eggs are laid by hens who may roam in a barn or poultry house and have unlimited access to food and water.

Free-Range Eggs come from hens raised in an environment similar to cage-free eggs, but the hens have access to outdoor runs, too.

Omega-3 Enhanced Eggs are produced by hens fed a diet containing fish oil or flax seed.  These eggs contain more omega-3s compared to regular eggs (from 100 to 600 mg per egg versus 30 mg).  In addition to omega-3s, some egg companies may add other nutrients to hen feed to produce eggs that are higher in vitamin D, vitamin B12, vitamin E and lutein (a type of antioxidant that is thought to help prevent macular degeneration, a leading cause of age-related blindness).

Organic Eggs are laid by hens fed organic grain, which doesn’t contain conventional pesticides, fertilizers, growth hormones and antibiotics.  You’ll love the low price on our O Organics Brown Eggs.

Brown Eggs are equally as nutritious as white shell eggs. Eggshell color depends only on the breed of the hen. 

Egg Substitute is made from egg whites with beta carotene (a form of vitamin A) added for a yellow color.  Egg substitute has about half the calories of shell eggs and since it’s made from egg whites and doesn’t contain yolk, it has no fat and no cholesterol.

Click here to learn the good news about egg nutrition.  Whichever type of eggs you buy, how are you serving them for the holiday?

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Today I heard about a Safeway employee who stepped in to help a pregnant shopper who was being beaten by her boyfriend. The employee was suspended without pay for breaking company policy. Excuse me, but when is it company policy to NOT help someone in a dangerous situation. Why would I want to continue to shop at Safeway? Truly, if that is your policy (to not help a customer in distress), then you have lost my business.

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I just want to say that I was going to upload coupons to my card today, May 22,2012.  Unfortunately there were no coupons available to upload for the future add which starts tomorrow May 23, 2012.  This is very inconvenient since I have to get up early go to work I will not have time before I leave.  So I probably wont go shopping until I have time to do this again.  Sorry not too happy!! Why can't Safeway post the new coupons for their ad I received in the mail today?

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Country Shopper, we’d like to let you know that after carefully reviewing all available information with Mr. Young and his union rep, Safeway has agreed to return Mr. Young to work with back pay. Our investigation ensured that we understood the entire incident as fully as possible while allowing us to learn if there was an opportunity to resolve the conflict differently. Mr. Young's decision to intervene on behalf of one of our customers was commendable. But whatever the circumstances, a physical confrontation between an employee and a customer is something we must take very seriously. Thank you to everyone who took the time to share their thoughts about this incident. We appreciate your patience as we completed this process.

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A-Consumer, Thank you for sharing your feedback regarding our website. We’d like to apologize for the inconvenience this may cause. However, because our 4-day sales end Tuesday, updating the online ad every Wednesday morning helps avoid confusion with our customers. We’ll make sure we pass your comments along to our Marketing Team for review.