>>>
>>> THE
>>> THE LABELS ON EGGS ARE CONFUSI+@NG AND THE HEALTH CLAI
+@
+@ ARE
+@ ARE CONFLICTING.
ARE CONFLICTING. IF YOU THINK YOU KNOW THE TRUTH
ABOUT EGGS, I VERIFY TEAM WILL
SURPRISE YOU.
SURPRISE YOU. >> Reporter: [ MUSIC ] I GOT A
CHICKEN.
CHICKEN.
CHICKEN. [ MUSIC ] MY NAME IS DAVID.
I AM A VETERAN REPORTER AND NOW
I WORK FOR YOU.
I AM TAKING REAL PEOPLE +@OUT O
THE ROAD TO GET THEIR QUESTIONS
ANSWERED.
ANSWERED.
ANSWERED. YOU ARE COMING ALONG FOR THE
RIDE.
RIDE.
RIDE. THIS IS +@VERIFY ROAD TRIP.
>> I MAKE WHAT I CALL THE
WORKING MOTHER'S SCRAMBLED EGG.
+@
WORKING MOTHER'S SCRAMBLED EGG. >> Reporter: THIS WOMAN WILL
PAY MORE FOR EGGS BECAUSE SHE
DOES NOT LIKE THE IDEA OF A
CHICKEN RAISED IN A H.
>> I THINK A CONVENTIONAL
CHECKS AND IS IN A LITTLE SMALL
CAGE WITH LITTLE HANDS.
>> Reporter: SHE WANTS TO
VERIFY ALL OF THESE LABELS
MEAN.
MEAN.
MEAN. >>
MEAN. >> THERE IS CONVENTIONAL, FREE
RANGE, CAGE FREE, PASTOR R+@AE
WHAT KIND OF EGGS SHOULD I BE
EATING?
EATING?
EATING? IT IS AS SIMPLE AS THAT.
+@ [ MUSIC ]
[ MUSIC ]
[ MUSIC ] >> Reporter: I AM SO HUNG+@RY
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. WE +@ARE STARTING OUR JOURNEY A
A PLACE WHERE A LOT OF EGGS ARE
CONSUMED, NORMA'S CAFI.
>> THIS IS WHAT I AM TALKING
ABOUT.
ABOUT.
ABOUT. [
ABOUT. [ MUSIC ]
[ MUSIC ]
[ MUSIC ] >> OH, MY GOODNESS, THIS IS
GOOD.
GOOD.
GOOD. >>
GOOD. >> Reporter: WE USED TO THINK
EGGS WERE BAD FOR THE HEART.
THAT HAS CHANGED.
AMERICAN HEA+@RT ASSOCIATION
RECOMMEN+@DS ONE EGG A DAY.
WEIGHT WATCHERS DOES NOT SET A
LIMIT +@ON HOW MANY EGGS YOU CA
EAT.
EAT.
EAT. WE
EAT. WE ARE GOOD TO EAT EGGS.
WHAT KIND?
WHAT KIND? [ MUSIC ]
[ MUSIC ]
[ MUSIC ] >> Reporter: JENNIFER AND I ARE
IN HONEY GROVE TEXAS TO LEARN
ABOUT PASTURE RAISED EGGS FROM
A COMPANY CALLED VITAL FARMS.
+@
+@ THESE
+@ THESE GIRLS CAN MOVE AROUND THE
BARN WHERE THEY LIKE TO HANG
OUT WHEN IT IS HOT.
THEY HAVE ALL OF THE SPACE TO
ONE
ONE
ONE >>
ONE >> YOU GUYS READY TO JUMP IN
THERE?
THERE?
THERE? >>
THERE? >> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. THEY ARE ONE
>> THESE EGGS WERE JUST LATE.
+@
>> THESE EGGS WERE JUST LATE. +@>> Reporter: WE ARE ON THE
SORTING LINE.
SORTING LINE. TREATING HANS BETTER MAKES +@FO
A BETTER EGG.
>> HAVE YOU GUYS DONE ANY
STUDIES TO SHOW THAT YOUR EGGS
HAVE MORE NUTRIENTS THAN A
CONVENTIONAL A?
CONVENTIONAL A? >> WE HAVE TESTED +@OUR EGGS.
THERE HAS BEEN A COUPLE OF
STUDIES.
STUDIES.
STUDIES. >> Reporter: THAT STUDY USED 75
+@
>> Reporter: THAT STUDY USED 75 PASTORED HANDS-ON DOUBLED THE
AM+@OUNT OF VITAMIN D AND OMEGA
THREES AS COMPARED TO CAGED
BIRDS.
BIRDS.
BIRDS. LET'S MOVE TO THE LABELS ON THE
+@
LET'S MOVE TO THE LABELS ON THE +@CARTONS.
+@CARTONS. WHAT DO THEY ALL MEAN?
+@ CAGE FREE MEANS WORD+@S DO NOT
HAVE ACCESS TO THE OUTSIDE BUT
THEY DO HAVE THE FREEDOM TO
ROAM INSIDE.
ROAM INSIDE. FREE RANGE MEANS ALL DAY
OUTSIDE ACCESS.
OUTSIDE ACCESS. SO+@ME FARMERS OFFER TWO SQUARE
FEET OF PASTOR PER BIRD THAT
GRASS IS NOT REQUIRED BY THE
USDA.
USDA.
USDA. THEN THERE IS PASTURE RAISED.
+@
THEN THERE IS PASTURE RAISED. AND GET ALL DAY ACCESS TO 100
80 SQUARE FEET OF PASTURE LAND
PER BIRD. +@
>> AT THE GROCERY STORE, YOUR
EGGS ARE EXPENSIVE.
I CAN GE+@T A DOZEN EGGS
SUPERCHEAP.
SUPERCHEAP. >> IF YOU WANT QUALITY PRODUCTS
AND YOU WANT THE ANIMALS TO
PRODUCE THE PRODUCTS TO BE
CARED FOR WITH A HIGHER
STAN+@DARD, THE SYSTEM IS LIKE
IS.
IS.
IS. IT
IS. IT IS
IS. IT IS EATING SEEDS OFF THE
GRASS.
GRASS.
GRASS. IT
GRASS. IT IS BREATHING FRESH AIR.
WE ARE ON A SUNNY DAY AND IT IS
GETTING VITAMIN D FROM THE SUN.
PATRICK IS BRINGING YOU ONE
EVER.
EVER.
EVER. >>
EVER. >> HE IS SO RELAXED.
YOU PICKED A GOOD ONE CHECK.
>> ARE YOU GOOD?
>> THEY DESERVE A BETTER LIFE.
>> THOSE WHERE HAPPY HANDS.
THEY DID NOT SEEM STRESSED OUT
AND THEY WERE CURIOUS ABOUT US.
IT WAS A REALLY COOL MELLOW
SETTING THAT IS WHAT I WAS
HOPING IT WOULD BE.
>> THIS IS A CAGE HOUSE.
THE MENORAH FALLS TO THE CAGES,
IT IS COLLECTED BELOW SO THE
BIRDS STAY NICE AND CLEAN.
>> IT WAS HARD FOR ME TO SEE
THE CHICKENS IN CAGES.
>> Reporter: OUR REQUEST TO
TOUR A LARGE CONVENTIONAL EGG
FACILITY WERE DENIED.
WE ARE AT TEXAS A AND M'S
CENTER FOR POULTRY SCIENCE.
THIS IS A SMALL RESE+@ARCH BARN
BUT THE LIVING CONDITIONS ARE
SIMILAR.
SIMILAR.
SIMILAR. >> I THOUGHT WITHOUT A +@DOUBT,
PASTEURIZED CHICKEN HAD MO+@RE
VARIETY IN THEIR DIET.
I THOUGHT THIS WOULD CREATE A
NUTRITIOUS EGG.
NUTRITIOUS EGG. IS THAT AN ACCURATE ASSUMPTION?
>> I WOULD SAY NO.
YOU KNOW, THE ONLY BIOLOGICALLY
HAS SO MUCH ABILITY TO
MANIPULATE THAT EGG.
>> LOOK AT ALL OF THE EGGS IN
THE EGG CASE, ARE THEY ALL
ESSENTIALLY NUTRITIONALLY THE +@
SAME?
SAME?
SAME? >>
SAME? >> ESSENTIALLY, YES.
AT THE MACRO LEVEL, THEY ARE
ALL GOING TO BE EQUAL.
>> Reporter: EGG LAYER
COMPLEXES ARE WORTH 85% OF YOUR
EGGS.
EGGS.
EGGS. THEY ARE MUCH LARGER THAN H3.
THERE ARE SIX OR SEVEN HENS IN
A CAGE.
A CAGE.
A CAGE. EACH BIRD HAS 75+@ SQUARE INCHE
>> WHAT IS A NATURAL
ENVIRONMENT FOR A CHIC+@KEN?
>> THESE WORDS HAS BE+@EN SELEC
IT OVER TIME.
YOU KNOW, THEY DO WELL IN THIS+
ENVIRONMENT.
ENVIRONMENT. THEY ARE COOL, THE TEMPERATURE
IS GOOD.
IS GOOD.
IS GOOD. THEY HAVE PLENTY OF FEET IN
FRONT OF THEM.
THEY HAVE PLENTY OF WATER.
THEY ARE NOT STRESSED BY
PREDATORS.
PREDATORS. IF WE ARE TRYING+@ TO PRODUCE
HIGH QUALITY FOOD AT+@ THE
CHEAPEST PRICE, YOU CANNOT DO
ANY BETTER THAN THIS SYSTEM.
+@ >> IS IT??
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. THE ANIMALS HAD BEEN PROVIDED
WITH EVERYTHING THEY NEED.
>> I SO FELT SET.
THAT WAS MORE MY PROBLEM THAN
AN ISSUE WITH THE CHICKENS.
♪
♪
♪ >>
♪ >> WHEN
♪ >> WHEN IT COMES TO NUTRITION
INSIDE AN EGG, DO YOU FEEL LIKE
AN EGG IS AN EGG?
>> YES, ABSOLUTELY.
THAT CHANGED.
THAT CHANGED. I DID NOT THINK THAT BEFORE
+@
I DID NOT THINK THAT BEFORE STARTING THIS.
STARTING THIS. >> Reporter: OUR EGGS GOOD FOR
YOU?'S THE MAC YES.
MAC WHAT KIND OF EGGS SHOULD
YOU BE EATING?
>> ANY KIND.
I WILL BE EATING THE PASTOR
EGGS.
EGGS.
EGGS. FOR
EGGS. FOR ME PERSONALLY, I LIKE THE
IDEA OF NOT +@CHICKEN.
>> IT IS WORTH FOUR OR FIVE, OR
SIX BUCKS FOR YOU.
>> THAT IS OKAY IF IT IS NOT
FO+@R EVERYBODY.
FO+@R EVERYBODY. THERE +@IS NOT A BAD CHOICE.
>> Reporter: DO NOT TAKE MY
WORD