Would You Eat a Chicken's Period? January 24, 2008
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If I were to pose this question to fifty random people on the street, my guess is that the vast majority would say, "Of course not!" in disgust. And yet, these same people probably eat chickens' periods on a daily basis.
Not to get all menstrual on you, but a girl's period happens when an unfertilized egg and other tissue are discharged from her body, right? Well, when a hen lays an egg, it has either been fertilized, in which case a chicken will eventually come out of the shell, or it's unfertilized, and people apparently thought it would be a good idea to eat these eggs.
I used to eat eggs, too, but one day, I went to crack open an egg and found blood in it. That was enough to keep me from eating eggs only when they were mixed into other things (like cake, cookies, etc.), then a couple of months later I was making cookies and cracked open an egg only to find blood in that egg, too. It was pretty sickening, and then I made the realization that I found blood in the eggs because eggs are chickens' periods. Needless to say, I stopped eating eggs entirely after that.
I can't think of anything more gross than eating a period. Who wants scrambled chickens' periods? I'll take tofu scramble instead, thanks.
If you want to quit your egg habit, but aren't quite sure what to eat instead, here are some suggestions:
- Making cookies, cake, or some other baked good? You can use bananas or applesauce as a binder, or check out Ener-G Egg Replacer (Find it at a store near you here.).
- Or maybe you're looking to get all fancy on me and make something with eggs as a main ingredient? Try some vegan quiche, French toast, or chocolate mousse.
Seriously, look at how sad the egg industry is anyway:
And look at how delicious the egg-free, tofu-scramblin' industry is:
Comment below with what you like to eat instead of chickens' periods.
♥ Marta
PS - I was going to include a disgusting "chicken period" image that my friend Joel made in this blog, but I decided to spare you all from throwing up your last two meals. You're welcome.
Comments
Fantastic Tofu Scrambler is BACK! I just bought 2 boxes of it. This is kinda lame since in its absence we all improvised and learned to make our own tofu scrambler! But with Fantastic Tofu Scrambler back on shelves, I can spend more time perfecting my soysage gravy!
Posted by: sarah at January 24, 2008 2:42 PMwooow... thats seriously nasty! I haven't been eating eggs for nearly a year, and I'm glad! I like Amy's tofu scrambler. It comes in a cute little pocket sammy, too!
♥ - Mud
Posted by: Muddy at January 24, 2008 4:46 PMI only eat eggs cooked in things basically because I still live with my parents and they cook for me and buy my food and stuff. So even being a lacto-ovo vegetarian pisses them off. I'm starting to stop eating it because I'm against the cruelty involved with the industry but it's not happening overnight.
Thanks Marta for writing the blog and showing the picture of tofu scramble..it looks delish!
and definitely thank you for not posting the gross pic :)
Posted by: Melissa at January 24, 2008 5:16 PMSo gross. Someone told me that a while ago, and it was what finally got me to cut out eggs altogether.
Tofu scramble = love.
Posted by: elizabeth at January 24, 2008 6:34 PMThanks for this article.....
I'm an idiot so I never realized that about eggs.
Although I don't eat store bought eggs(I have well cared-for chickens on my home), I think I might avoid them from now on.
Posted by: Campbell at January 24, 2008 7:39 PMThank you very much for posting this. Could you post it on myspace?
Posted by: coppervegan at January 24, 2008 7:57 PMhaha!
great article! it ought to show those crappy egg-eaters what crap they're eating!
I have never liked eggs, I always thought they were an embryo or something, but this is even worse.
I am a vegetarian and I want to go vegan. I will try the tofu scramblers. I love rice milk! :D
man I wish my mom would buy me tofu eggs! I'm so getting them when I'm an adault at least ^_^
Posted by: Ariel at January 25, 2008 3:17 PMewwwwwwwwwwwww i had no idea!!! that is quite nasty i dont think if ill be able to eat eggs now. that is just nasty i am definetly going to tell my friends about this you should definetly post this article in myspace or something
Posted by: at January 26, 2008 9:13 PMEgss are a byproduct of the bird reproductive cycle, I wish we could get people to realize this!
This is weird of me but just out of curiosity, I'd still like to see the image you guys came up with...
dats DISGUSTING....
Posted by: Gina at January 27, 2008 5:19 PMI don't think eating a chicken's period is disgusting. I ate a lot of disgusting things; and tofu is one of them. I don't have anythings against the vegetarian, it just, it doesn't bother me at all eat chicken's period. And lastly, good luck on all pf you guys on making the world to respect the animals. They are living things too, am I right?
Posted by: Zariq at January 31, 2008 3:48 AMewwww! omg thatz freakin disGUSTING! OMG! i might juss throw up, *gaggin* gawd, omg i luved eggs b4 this, but...come to think of it, i have noticed a little bit of red a couple of times, but i didnt think much of it. omg, ima try to avoid eggs as much as possible. =( i am not a vegetrain (srry i know, wrong thing to type, but hey at least i am being truthful) i rlly wanna become a vegetrain though, but...its juss soo hard! =( help....
Posted by: tarun at February 1, 2008 8:38 PMthe first picture could seriously have been taken in my uncle's chicken barns. i havent knowingly eaten an egg in just about two years; i despise the thought of an egg being used for anything else than to produce baby chicks. yet, my family is deeply opposed to my opinion. my uncle has six different farms with over three hundred thousand chickens in these small cages. sometimes there are three chickens in a cage that is no bigger than two feet in area. you cannot walk around a barn without seeing at least ten dead chickens. it makes me so sad.
Posted by: ira at March 7, 2008 12:42 PMIM SO GLAD IVE ALWAYS HATED EGGS!!!!! now i hate them even more!
Posted by: Jennifer Baird at March 10, 2008 11:00 PM
I've never eatten an egg.
The texture weather over cooked, under cooked, or cooked just right never felt right in my mouth.
My mother would try to get me to eat eggs when I was little.
And I would spit them out at her.
Or I would throw them back up because my body didn't like the chemicals that were in them.
Hell I've never even been to a FARM on a school trip.
I would refuse to get on the bus and scream and cry and say I didn't want to see the sad animals.
My boy friend is a meat eatter.
I know this sounds odd since I'm so agianst eatting meat and animal by products.
But my boy friend respects me.
And he eat's alot of Vegan food with me.
He also beings me to Vegan places to eat and buys me Vegan food products for his when I'm at his house.
Anyway this brings me to the first time we went to breakfast with my mother before we started dating.
And in the car on the way to the dinner I asked him if he was going to get a plate of Chicken Periods.
He looked at me funny.
So I explained to him.
Now everytime he trys to eat eggs I scream think of that shell your cracking as the tampon to that chickens period.
Then I smile at him and tell him I love him.
And he puts the carton of eggs down.
It's a pretty good plan.
Works everytime.
Guys don't like to think about dirty tampoons.
Thanks for opening my eyes about what I am putting into my body. I dont think I can eye another egg.
Posted by: Dee at April 7, 2008 4:07 PMugh...thanks for bringing that up...
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Posted by: Jessika at January 24, 2008 12:54 PM