Eggs per person | Imamother

amother

Fri, Jul 02 2021, 12:05 pm

How many eggs do you need per school ages child for ayer shpeiz? And at what age does it increase?

amother

Molasses

Fri, Jul 02 2021, 12:09 pm

If they want more than one, give them more.

(Scrambled eggs for those don’t know yiddish)

I don’t think you should have a blanket rule per age.
My 5 year old eats between 1-2 depending on his mood.

(I eat up the rest if he leaves any over 😉)

Last edited by amother on Tue, Dec 21 2021, 8:36 am; edited 2 times in total

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Tanzanite

Fri, Jul 02 2021, 12:11 pm

Calculate 11/2 per child so if it’s 6 kids =9 eggs
Or is that too much?
It depends the size of the eggs, jumbo 11/2, large 2
Also school age I’m assuming 6-12 yrs old

amother

Steelblue

Fri, Jul 02 2021, 12:11 pm

Depends what else they're eating. I have one child who likes eggs with potatoes and salami, and one who only wants them with salami. The first one eats up to 3 eggs, the second one eats up to 4.

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Magenta

Fri, Jul 02 2021, 12:34 pm

My 7 and 10yo will usually eat 3-4 eggs each and my 2 and 5yo 1-2 each (large eggs)

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Starflower

Fri, Jul 02 2021, 12:38 pm

People give their kids 4 eggs a day? I thought more than 3 eggs isn't healthy, even for adults.

amother

Steelblue

Fri, Jul 02 2021, 12:44 pm

amother [ Starflower ] wrote:

People give their kids 4 eggs a day? I thought more than 3 eggs isn't healthy, even for adults.

I'm one of the PPs whose kids eat 3 or 4. We don't eat scrambled eggs daily, so it's not 4 eggs a day. We make scrambled eggs only as part of a dinner, once every 2 weeks or so. Eggs are an ingredient in many other foods, like baked goods and pasta, but we don't eat them very often in their plain form.

amother

Olive

Fri, Jul 02 2021, 12:55 pm

So funny I grew up with no more than 2 eggs a day per person because more than that isn't healthy. It was a strict rule in my house!

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Steelblue

Fri, Jul 02 2021, 12:57 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

How many eggs per person do you eat as adults?

Depends on what else I'm eating them with, but I can eat up to 5. Like I said above though, we don't eat eggs daily or even every week.

Reality

Fri, Jul 02 2021, 12:58 pm

amother [ Starflower ] wrote:

People give their kids 4 eggs a day? I thought more than 3 eggs isn't healthy, even for adults.

Very outdated to believe eggs aren't healthy. Those old studies used powdered eggs and our bodies react differently to unadulterated eggs.

That being said, I usually serve my kids 2 at a time. If they want more, fine. But I think a portion is 2 eggs.

amother

Raspberry

Fri, Jul 02 2021, 12:59 pm

For a kid one and if they want a second one, for a bigger person or adult 2 or 3. We do not eat scrambled eggs daily, only Sunday mornings or whenever else we have time for brunch.

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Ruby

Fri, Jul 02 2021, 1:06 pm

My 2 year old easily eats 2. My husband and I have 4 each with a side of bread. We only serve once, maybe twice a week- keep it under 7 eggs per week per person.

BrisketBoss

Fri, Jul 02 2021, 1:10 pm

amother [ DarkYellow ] wrote:

What is ayer shpeiz?

Scrambled eggs as per the first comment.

Thank you, SafeAtLast. That was very helpful.

amother

DarkYellow

Fri, Jul 02 2021, 1:12 pm

BrisketBoss wrote:

Scrambled eggs as per the first comment.

Thank you, SafeAtLast. That was very helpful.

Totally missed that part.
We do 2 per person regardless of age.

amother

Starflower

Fri, Jul 02 2021, 1:18 pm

amother [ Steelblue ] wrote:

I don't think it matters if you don't eat eggs every day. It's not healthy to eat 4 eggs in 1 day.

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Steelblue

Fri, Jul 02 2021, 1:23 pm

amother [ Starflower ] wrote:

I don't think it matters if you don't eat eggs every day. It's not healthy to eat 4 eggs in 1 day.

If you have some relevant evidence on this point, please share it. Otherwise, I'm not worried. In general, children and adults both just need to eat a diet that is balanced over time. It doesn't need to be perfectly balanced every 24 or 48 hours.

There are exceptions like diabetes that require close monitoring, but normally I would not expect to see any difference healthwise between a child who eats 4 eggs on day 1 and zero eggs on days 2, 3, and 4, and a child who eats 1 egg per day for four days in a row.

cbg

Fri, Jul 02 2021, 4:37 pm

IMHO- Eggs are the healthiest food. It has all the nutrients to sustain a life. Think about it