When we make a recipe, we break eggs and throw away the shells .
It is believed that the life of the shell stops there...
And yet, it's a shame, because the shells are composed of 95% calcium carbonate!
It is therefore not surprising that they strengthen our bones and protect the enamel of our teeth.
What if we reuse the shells, rather than throwing them away?
We may never have told you, but in an egg, everything can be eaten. A bit like fruit and vegetables.
Shells are an amazing source of calcium, half an eggshell is enough to cover the recommended daily calcium intake.
If you keep chickens, you have to eat hundreds of eggs a year.
With these tips, you're done throwing shells away! You will be able to use them in your home, garden and even in your food.
Here are 15 good reasons to never throw away your eggshells again :
To sow, in the spring, without using small plastic pots, it is not always easy to find an eco-responsible solution.
Some reuse yogurt pots, food packaging such as strawberry trays... but it's still plastic.
Of course, there are peat, wooden, coconut fiber pots, but eggshells are the most natural.
Fill the shell halfway with soil, then place the seeds in it and wait for them to sprout. To keep the shells in place, put them back in their boxes. Check out the trick here.
When the plants are big enough, you can put the shell in the ground, it will decompose, providing the necessary calcium for the plant.
Save your eggshells carefully, then when there are enough, roughly crush them.
Then put them at the foot of your plants or shrubs.
By decomposing slowly, they will aerate the soil by improving the flow of water and releasing calcium little by little.
The finer you crush them, the faster they will break down.
You can place the eggshells directly under the tomato plants when you transplant them.
And when you see a tomato plant from the previous season reappear, you can help it grow well by giving it some natural fertilizer in the form of eggshells.
Adding calcium to tomato plants prevents blossom end rot (which is not a disease, but a disorder created by a calcium imbalance).
For the same reason, eggshells are good for squash, peppers, cabbage and also broccoli too.
To discover: 5 Natural and Free Fertilizers For Super Healthy Plants.
If you want your hens to produce healthy, hard-boiled eggs, just allow them to peck at eggshells!
They need a lot of calcium. So if you find that your hens are eating their own eggs, it may be because of a vitamin deficiency.
Dry the shells at room temperature and, when you have collected enough, crush them lightly, then place them on a baking sheet.
Bake them in the oven at 140°C for about ten minutes.
Once cooled, give a small amount of this powder to your hens.
Some don't like this method, it's up to you to make up your own mind.
To discover: Don't Throw Away Oyster Shells! Feed them to Your Chickens.
While ducks eat slugs willingly, they don't eat them all.
And above all, you can't leave them in the garden, because they do a lot of damage.
So, for natural slug control, roughly crush the eggshells and scatter them around the base of the plants.
It deters snails and slugs from eating your pretty green vegetables. Check out the trick here.
A compost helps to reduce waste and then reuse it for the vegetable garden.
And again, it's the calcium content that comes into play.
To improve the quality of your compost, add eggshells in addition to the usual peelings.
Having a compost pile reduces your household waste and helps fertilize the garden too.
To discover: A Compost Bin for Natural and Free Fertilizer.
If chickens love eggshells, so do wild birds.
So you can give it to them.
As with your hens, bake the shells in the oven, then crush them and sprinkle them on their food or on the ground for them to find and peck at.
To discover: How to Easily Create an Automatic Bird Food Dispenser.
The shell/coffee combination is wonderful for 2 reasons that no one knows.
First, an eggshell in the coffee removes its acidity.
Very handy if your coffee has steeped too long!
The powder from just one egg, or just the finely broken shell, sweetens 4 cups of coffee.
Then, the eggshells prevent the coffee grounds from boiling, especially when you make coffee while camping on a stove.
With this tip, no more wasted coffee!
Obviously, all of this adds some calcium to your coffee that you can drink dairy-free.
In a vegetable broth or in a huge pot-au-feu, you can put a few pieces of eggshells.
It doesn't change the taste of your dish at all, but it does add important minerals like:
- magnesium
- fluoride
- selenium
-zinc
- iron
- phosphorus
Perfect for a little boost of vitamins without the need to take tablets that are sometimes heavily trafficked.
Eggshells are also the basis of an unknown but extremely effective grandmother's remedy!
For this, put dried eggshells in a jar filled with apple cider vinegar with the mother.
Then let nature do its thing for 3-4 days.
In the end, you get a tincture that relieves acid reflux, treats minor skin irritations and itching.
When you look at what a commercial toothpaste contains, you no longer want to put it in your mouth...
To avoid these toothpastes, there are quite a few alternatives such as baking soda, ash or clay recipes.
What if I told you that eggshells can also be used in homemade toothpaste?
For this, mix 1 cup of oven-dried eggshells, 1 tablespoon of baking soda, 2 tablespoons of liquid coconut oil and 1 gram of clove powder.
This paste is perfect for having pearly white teeth without cavities. Try it and let me know!
To nourish and firm your skin, crush your dried eggshells in a mortar with a pestle.
This makes it possible to obtain a fine powder.
Then beat an egg white until stiff and add the eggshell powder.
Apply this cream on your face and let it dry. Rinse with cold water.
Here is an effective treatment for the skin and completely free!
If your white laundry isn't as white as it used to be, there's no need to throw in bleach.
To sober up your laundry, put eggshells in an old stocking with slices of lemon and presto, in the machine.
You will be impressed with the results. And all that, for next to nothing!
To discover: 4 Essential Tricks You Should Know To Whiten Laundry Easily.
Having trouble recovering a burnt pan?
Put a pinch of eggshells with soap and warm water to clean it.
Breaking, the very abrasive shells will remove the encrusted dirt.
You can also use crushed eggshells in vases or bottles that are difficult to clean because of a narrow neck. Check out the trick here.
The best way to eat eggshells is to grind them into a fine powder and add them to juices, smoothies, soups or stews.
If your diet already contains enough calcium, it is not worth abusing this trick.
FYI, half an eggshell a day more than covers your basic calcium needs.
In addition to replenishing calcium, shells improve bone density, remineralize teeth and relieve joint pain and inflammation.
All this on condition that the shells come from hens raised in freedom and in good conditions.
You will understand, everything is good in the egg!
For a healthy and natural diet, consume eggs and shells from organic or free-range chickens.
Eggs from factory farms are much less nutritious and may contain pathogens.
If you don't have chickens in your home, buy your eggs from a local farmer or at the farmer's market. You will be sure to have fresh and healthy eggs.
Obviously, these tricks work with duck, turkey, and even quail eggs.
It is very easy to make shell powder as a calcium-rich food supplement:
- Set aside your broken eggshells until you have enough of them.
- Rinse them thoroughly.
- When you have had enough, bring a pot of water to a boil and throw the shells in.
- Let them cook for a few minutes to sterilize them.
- Pour the water and remove the shells, then spread them on a baking sheet for the oven.
- Let them air dry overnight.
- Cook the shells at low temperature (150°C) for about 10 minutes, until they are firm.
- Once cooled, grind the eggshells in a coffee grinder, spice grinder, food processor or mortar with pestle.
- Store them in an airtight glass jar in a cupboard.
If the eggshell powder still seems too grainy to you, blend it more or use it in baked goods and energy bars where it will mix together unnoticed.
You can also put some of this powder in apple cider vinegar and drink a tablespoon of this mixture every day.
It's perfect for building into a morning routine that boosts the immune system.
