Eggology Supports Earth Day: We Invite You to Get Involved & Win Egg Whites!

Earth day is just a month away! For the 39th year, we will come together to celebrate the Earth on April 22nd.

It truly is remarkable to think about how far we have come in protecting our health and safeguarding the environment! The government's Environmental Protective Agency (EPA) has pulled together facts on our Environmental Progress. Below are some of the impressive highlights from that list:

• 1970 - 20 million people around the globe celebrate the first Earth Day; President Richard Nixon creates the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
• 1972 - Clean Water Act: limits raw sewage and other pollutants flowing into rivers, lakes and streams
• 1974 - Safe Drinking Water Act: allows EPA to regulate the quality of public drinking water
• 1977 - Clean Air Act Amendments: strengthen air quality standards and protect human health
• 1978 - The government bans chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) as propellants in aerosol cans because CFCs destroy the ozone layer
• 1987 - The United States signs the Montreal Protocol, pledging to phase-out production of CFCs
• 1988 - Congress bans ocean dumping of sewage sludge and industrial waste
• 1990 - President George Bush signs the Pollution Prevention Act: emphasizing the importance of preventing—not just correcting—environmental damage
• 1991 - Federal agencies begin using recycled content products
• 1993 - President Bill Clinton directs the federal government to use its $200 billion annual purchasing power to buy recycled and environmentally preferable products
• 1996 - Food Quality Protection Act: tightens standards for pesticides used to grow food, with special protections to ensure that foods are safe for children to eat
• 1997 - EPA issues tough new air quality standards for smog and soot, an action that would improve air quality for 125 million Americans
• 2000 - EPA establishes regulations requiring more than 90 percent cleaner heavy duty highway diesel engines and fuel
• 2003 - Healthy Forests Restoration Act: helping to prevent forest fires and safeguard and preserve the nation’s forests
• 2006 - WaterSense is launched to raise awareness about the importance of water efficiency, ensure the performance of water-efficient products and provide good consumer information

Support of Earth Day is the driving force behind these Acts that preserve, clean-up and protect our mother Earth. You can do something as simple as practicing recycling in your home, and teaching about it to your children. No act is too small.

Which is why Eggology feels it is important recognize some everyday (and maybe not-so-everyday) eco-friendly deeds done by you! Eggology invites you to showcase how you respect the environment in your home, office, where ever! Look for this button on Eggology's home page and submit your email description, pictures and/or videos:

We will showcase your acts on Eggology's website and in our Organic Egg Whites blog! The most eggstraordinary earth-friendly deed will receive a case of Eggology egg whites!

In addition, Eggology will be donating a percentage of its online sales leading up to and on Earth Day to the Earth Day Network.

Eggology Egg Whites: Blast from the Past and Forward into the Future

This holiday time of year prompts many to think of the past, of the present, and of the future. Googling the word "Eggology" today, I ran across an article that was titled Incredibly edible - trends - Eggology Liquid Egg Whites and was featured in Vegetarian Times, June 2003. The article goes on to describe how the author met the Chief Eggsecutive of Eggology who introduced her to Eggology and it's egg white product.

What I found interesting was that the title contained the word "trend". According to an online dictionary, a trend is defined as the general direction in which something tends to move or, more loosely, current style; vogue. Obviously I cannot speak for the author of the article however I can see how she may have assumed that egg whites would just be another trend ... a passing fancy, like the many different diets that find their way in and out of our society.

It's been five years since the article was written and we can tell you that Eggology egg whites are here to stay. The demand for egg whites, from athletes and body builders to professional chefs in five-star restaurants to moms and dads have kept Eggology alive and thriving. And for that, we thank all of you. And will continue to provide the best possible egg white product now and into the future.

Let's Get Egg-ducated about Eggology Egg Whites!

Eggology egg whites have a simple, pure look. A beautiful snow white, fluffy piece of food that tastes delicious and is ever-so naturally sweet. Not to mention a lean source of protein, with no cholesterol or fat. When I think about egg whites, I think they are a great choice for any meal (I could eat an egg white omelet or scramble any time of day), and also prefer to bake with them instead of whole eggs, rendering my sweet creations just a little more savory and healthy.

Interested in egg-ducating myself about egg whites, I stumbled upon the wikipedia entry egg whites. In doing so, I discovered some impressive things about egg whites. More than just as a great food, did you know that these are some uses listed for egg whites:

• In schools it is often used to teach pupils how to test for protein using Biuret reagent.
• It is used to remove sediments from champagne and beer and to clarify broths.
• It was used in the emulsion of traditional photographic paper.
• It was used in medieval medicine to treat wounds and broken bones.
• It can be used as a base for waterproof glues.
• It can be combined with gasoline to make a gelled incendiary compound similar to napalm.

Impressed? Me too! You can order Eggology egg whites from the convenience of your home or find them at a store near you!

Egg White Puns: Eggscruciating or Eggsilarating?

Being a Scrabble fan, I love words, and playing with them too! And being an Eggology egg white fan has upped my fascination with puns. It seems like anything beginning with "e-", easily becomes a target. For eggxample (see I just did it there), I often say that Eggology egg whites are eggcellent and eggciting! Every time I come up with a new word beginning with "egg-", I feel eggsilerated, and that's no yolk! Okay, okay, I'll stop!

The point of this article is that I recently discovered that I am not the only one who does this (audible sigh, of relief)! I recently came across a discussion thread about Eggology egg whites on T-Nation.com - a site for "Unapologetic Muscle-Building Elitists" - and the puns never stopped! So many quick-witted people, must be because of their big muscles - their brain muslces - from eating Eggology egg whites - the leanest source of pure protein! Ready for a big pun eggsperience?

Then read on:

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Eggserpt from T-Nation discussion thread title "Eggology Anyone?"

User Cron391: Anyone ever tried this stuff?
http://www.eggology.com/.../Home/index.cfm

User Krusier: Sounds EGGciting!

User romperschompers: This product is all it's cracked up to be!

User Badunk: Stop it with the lame yolks, guys.

User Vegg: I'm eggstatic that you posted this.

User Dirty Gerdy: Ronnie Coleman used it...its in one of the youtube videos. AH THATS HIS SECRET! I'll take 10!

User MeinHerzBrennt: If you click on products you can see a pic of him http://www.eggology.com/...ducts/index.cfm

User Kruiser: Can we get back to the EGGSquisite puns please. Don't cluck up this thread being serious!

User yorik: Will you please quit egging people on?

User romperschompers: These puns are eggscruciatingly funny!

User Cog: Cracking the one-liners makes the days go over-easy you yolksters.

User redgladiator: eggcellent
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That's it! Are you eggcited this blog piece is over (easy)! Okay, I'm really stopping now!

Eat Smart, Be Healthy: Thoughts from Eggology

"Your health is your wealth" my mother has said time and time again. Reading about home foreclosures and possibly an impending recession got me thinking about how true that statement really is. You have to be healthy to survive because it's hard to hold down a full time job if you are sick. Which reminds me of the old adage "you are what you eat". More and more evidence is surfacing to support that statement. And one way to ward off everyday colds, the flu, and even more serious illnesses is to eat healthy. Skip the fast foods. Concentrate on veggies, green tea, lean protein. Eggology egg whites are a great source of lean protein - they have nothing added, no cholesterol, no fat - in addition, they keep for months in your fridge in the sterilized container. In these times of economic downturn, make a wise investment - in your health. Choose good foods. And don't forget to put Eggology egg whites at the top of your list!

Eggology Egg Whites Cultural Piece: The Yin and Yang of Yolks and Whites

In the first ever Cultural Piece by Eggology, we will be comparing the egg as a whole and as separates to the ancient Chinese philosophy of yin and yang. According to Wikipedia, yin and yang "are generalized descriptions of the antitheses or mutual correlations in human perceptions of phenomena in the natural world, combining to create a unity of opposites". In essence, two opposites that compliment each other. Similar to the egg white and the egg yolk.

Upon further research (okay, scanning down the Wikipedia page), we come to find that there are four laws of Yin-yang (all definitions provided by Wikipedia, examples provided by Eggology):

1. Yin-yang are Opposing: Yin and yang describe the polar effects of phenomena. In viewing any one phenomenon (or the comparison of two phenomena), yin and yang describe the opposing qualities inherent in it. For instance, egg white and yolk would be the yin and yang, respectively, of the egg.


2. Yin-yang are Mutually Rooted: Yin and yang are two complementary qualities. That is to say, the yin and the yang aspect of any one phenomenon will, when put together, form the entire phenomenon. Yin-yang is a philosophy of duality. This is the reason the Chinese word has no "and" between yin and yang - the term always expresses the two making up the one. In the example above, egg white plus yolk makes up the whole egg.


3. Yin-yang Mutually Transform: The maximum effect of one quality will be followed by the transition toward the opposing quality. In other words, once the maximum Yang aspect has manifest, such as the egg whites becoming one without a yolk, this will be followed by the transition toward the Yin aspect, by placing the yolks with each other for company.


4. Yin-yang Mutually Wax and Wane: As one aspect declines, the other increases to an equal degree. For instance, as the egg whites join the Eggology family, the yolks venture onward to join salad dressing and ice cream families.
   
   We realize this is a lot to digest, so we leave you with this image to meditate on: