DAYLESFORD ORGANIC COTSWOLD BLUE LEGBAR EGGS

£2.99 for 6, daylesford.com

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Containing small amounts of almost every vitamin and mineral your body needs, eggs are arguably one the healthiest foods you can eat. These come from the Daylesford farm in Gloucestershire, where Legbar hens (a rare variety first bred in the early 1900s, whose yolks are particularly high in omega-3) enjoy an organic diet, courtesy of the grassy pastures they’re free to roam. The farm is Soil Association certified, meaning each hen has been brought up with the highest standard of animal welfare, while they’re mostly fed on crops grown on the farm itself. ‘Chickens being reared cheaply often involves a lot of soya being shipped from across the world to use as food, which can contribute to deforestation,’ says West. ‘Understanding these larger food systems is important when it comes to assessing your environmental footprint.’