Omnivores NOT Vegetarians!

We instictively know this (the early bird gets the worm).  Middle school biology students must classify animals and know that birds are omnivores.  Yet as adults, we have allowed ourselves to be trained out of this knowledge.   Look at the marketing claims on egg carton's at the store.  Should you pay more for eggs that are from  "vegetarian fed" hens? 

Home Economics Then and Now

In 1951, American's paid $4.74 per pound  for a whole chicken in today's dollars.   You would not have found boneless, skinless breasts.   Today, the average is $1.03/lb .    A dozen eggs cost $5.29 in today's dollars.   Today, the average dozen is $2.16.    

That's a lot of deflation! Some heralded this as an economic miracle, others call it a production marvel.   But we are not a healthier nation or a healthier economy as a result.   The actions taken to reduce chicken costs by 460% and eggs by 245% have lowered the value of the food itself, extinguished generations of farmers and ladened the few remaining with debt.    We can not blame this on "the industry".   We are all responsible.    Americans spent 22% of their income on food in 1950.  Today we spend 9%.  We have all found many other uses for our money that would not have been possible in 1950.   However, 2020 may be different.  We must rethink these system.