keep your empty egg shells!!

I did know this. When i was younger, a salesman came to our house to demonstrate this new mixer and blender. He told us how egg shells were full of calcium and showed us how to make delicious healthy milkshakes, throwing in the entire egg!!...At first I thought it would be gross but after tasting a chocolate milkshake made with eggshells and all, it was delicious. It became my excuse to my mom as to why I needed a chocolate milkshake..."but mom, I think my calcium is low today!!!"

Thanks for the tip, I have never heard of this but I just may give it a try. I Never throw away my empty egg shells anyway as they are perfect for keeping the blades in your garbage disposal sharp! ;)

Are the grinded shells good for all plants? I have no garden but I do have a lot of potted indoor plants and I'm wondering if they would benefit too.

What about the bacterial problems from raw eggs? Plants are one thing. But I don't think eating them is advisable. I've also heard that you need to use them sparingly around plants as too much calcium can actually "burn" a plant sometimes.

hello dancingredfeather ewww, i do not know about consuming the egg shell itself like that. they taste pretty nasty, don't they? lol and i sure wouldn't want any egg shells in my fresh tossed salads. gross. and i do not care if the egg shells would be run through the coffee grinder or not, i will pass on eating the egg shells like that. and i do not even know if my dog would eat them or not. she doesn't like fried eggs or raw eggs, but she will eat a scrambled egg with cheese on it thou. but the egg shells might be good outside for the plants. that would be the only use that i would have for an egg shell like that. take care and have a beautiful afternoon.

Hah! Mother..I see you talking about your famous egg shells..lol.. Yah..my Mother always made sure we didn't throw out the egg shells and put the grounded egg shells into everything..even in our cereal hahaha. She always recycled everything and all went into the garden. She also watched what she bought. She doesn't believe in plastic containers as she said they don't dientigrate and are a harm to Nature. So she bought always glass jars and re-used them to store left overs etc. she bought not just any jar either. She loved to buy the ones that had a design or red tops..her fav. color. Paper was rolled up to make logs and burnt in the fire place and we kept some also for when we would go camping to start a fire. She was way ahead of her time in many areas..she even invented putting soap and softner together in the wash because she didn,t have time to run back and forth..unfortunately she talked to someone in the business and got her idea stolen. Same thing with a song. But she never holds a grudge and says..well, God knows and they will pay the price..lollll..and moved on. You want to know something you ask her..she probably knows it hahaha and if she doesn,t she will find out about it for you. The house was always filled with my friends..for me? Nope..my mom hahah..some even asked if they could move in hahaha.

Interesting ideas. I have used them in the garden before along with coffee grounds but will give them a try in my house plants as well. Thanks much!!

Never heard of giving them to your pets but I have heard of putting them in your plants. I have actually done that before. Not that much is in my garden right now but I think or hope that its making my plants grow better b/c of the peelings and things I put in my garden.

that is so interesting i will have to give it a try, thanks!

I did know about adding them to your plants....I do that and the plants love it. I also have a pitcher of water that I add them to for watering the plants. Thanks for the tips!

That's a great idea. I always throw my eggshells for I thought it's a trash. Thank you very much for giving me this new idea for it will definitely give more nutrients to my plants and soil. have a nice day.

That is really interesting, a good way to recycle things I suppose hehe. I would go for putting it in my garden though, I love to garden so any of those little tips are great for getting a good harvest in the fall. I do not think that I would ever consume these eggshells though, especially not in a salad hehe, that would just be kind of odd to eat, even if they are ground up, I will pass hehe. Well anyways, thanks for the tip, happy mylotting, and have a great day!

I have not added them to my salad but have added them to soil. It does work.

interesting tip! i've never heard that before, but i'll have to give it a try! thanks!

I never heard of this but I may have to try it. I wonder if it will help our garden that we intend to have this summer. I will ask my husband about it. Of course, I don't have a coffee grinder but anyway.

Hello DRF. Thank you for the discussion about this topic. I did not notice the calcium in the egg shells that is edible. I am very glad to know the useful information about egg shells. Well, I once used egg shells and broke them into pieces together with some white vinegar added in a thermos bottle to get rid of the stuff stored inside. Then I added some water into it. It really helps a lot to make the thermos bottle clean once again. Thank you for sharing the information, friend.

Wow it is a great tip, I will use them either in my dog food and in my plants thank you very ,much DancingRedFeather have a great day!

Every time my mother cooked breakfast in the morning. She would not throw away the eggs shell in the garbage can. Instead you will find it in the plants. She has lots of plants and eggshell is a big help to her, to keep her plants healthy.

That's a very GREEN idea, brilliant, but we don't have pets around the house and i don't have that much plants but maybe my inlaw is interested with my egg shell for her plants on the allotment. happy posting.

I have a plant that needs a lot of help. I think that I will try it in my plants to see how it does. Thanks for tips.