Comments on: What’s In Your Beef? http://www.easyhealthoptions.com/alternative-medicine/whats-in-your-beef/ Nature and Wellnes Made Simple Thu, 17 May 2012 18:23:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Sue http://www.easyhealthoptions.com/alternative-medicine/whats-in-your-beef/#comment-74281 Sue Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:42:39 +0000 http://www.easyhealthoptions.com/?p=5568#comment-74281 Thank you for making me aware of why eating any beef should be limited in the diet. For these exact reasons you need to eat foods in moderation. There are pros and cons to everything a person can consume and being aware can help to make better food choices. Thank you for making me aware. Thank you for making me aware of why eating any beef should be limited in the diet. For these exact reasons you need to eat foods in moderation. There are pros and cons to everything a person can consume and being aware can help to make better food choices.

Thank you for making me aware.

]]> By: lisa http://www.easyhealthoptions.com/alternative-medicine/whats-in-your-beef/#comment-72933 lisa Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:27:10 +0000 http://www.easyhealthoptions.com/?p=5568#comment-72933 That is one reason why i dont eat meat and the other is the way they slaughter the animals That is one reason why i dont eat meat and the other is the way they slaughter the animals

]]> By: Cheryl http://www.easyhealthoptions.com/alternative-medicine/whats-in-your-beef/#comment-72619 Cheryl Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:01:31 +0000 http://www.easyhealthoptions.com/?p=5568#comment-72619 I agree with Linda. Perhaps when more people begin to ask for grass-fed, pasture-raised beef and the demand snowballs, we can begin to eliminate the toxic meat and poor treatment of animals. I compared the price of a conventionally-raised brisket in a local grocery store to a grass-fed brisket I found online. I found there was not much of a significant price difference. Plus, the online grass-fed resource offered free shipping. Cooking grass-fed, however, does require some small adjustments in cooking techniques and time, as grass-fed is so much leaner. I just had a Mexican beef stew made with grass-fed stew beef and it was better the 2nd day. I will make it again. I agree with Linda. Perhaps when more people begin to ask for grass-fed, pasture-raised beef and the demand snowballs, we can begin to eliminate the toxic meat and poor treatment of animals. I compared the price of a conventionally-raised brisket in a local grocery store to a grass-fed brisket I found online. I found there was not much of a significant price difference. Plus, the online grass-fed resource offered free shipping. Cooking grass-fed, however, does require some small adjustments in cooking techniques and time, as grass-fed is so much leaner. I just had a Mexican beef stew made with grass-fed stew beef and it was better the 2nd day. I will make it again.

]]> By: Linda http://www.easyhealthoptions.com/alternative-medicine/whats-in-your-beef/#comment-72143 Linda Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:20:15 +0000 http://www.easyhealthoptions.com/?p=5568#comment-72143 Please note that organic doesn't mean it wasn't feedlot finished on corn and soy. Organic corn and soy are better than their GMO alternatives, but still not great for the health of the cattle or the people who consume organic beef. Better than organic is pastured/grass-fed. Best way to make sure your beef isn't fattened up on grain, which aside from being unnatural for the animal, also impacts the omega-3 to omega-6 ratio in a negative way. Find a local farmer who does not supplement with grains and doesn't send cattle to a feedlot for grain finishing. Advantages of working with a local farmer are many, including being able to visit the farm to see how the animals are being raised, asking questions and getting answers directly from the producer, supporting local agriculture, and being sure no grain is used. Pasturing farmers feed dry forage in winter. Grass-fed doesn't necessarily mean grass-finished. Farmers who use rotational grazing and multi-species pasture management produce healthy, delicious products that are also kind to the environment, sequester carbon, and build healthy soil. Check out eatwild.com to find a local farmer. 100% grass-fed is worth the effort finding, even if it means a drive out to the country. Buy a deep-freeze and order in quantity. This brings the cost of 100% grass-fed beef down substantially and makes it more affordable. A well-stocked freezer is also more energy-efficient. Please note that organic doesn’t mean it wasn’t feedlot finished on corn and soy. Organic corn and soy are better than their GMO alternatives, but still not great for the health of the cattle or the people who consume organic beef.

Better than organic is pastured/grass-fed. Best way to make sure your beef isn’t fattened up on grain, which aside from being unnatural for the animal, also impacts the omega-3 to omega-6 ratio in a negative way.

Find a local farmer who does not supplement with grains and doesn’t send cattle to a feedlot for grain finishing. Advantages of working with a local farmer are many, including being able to visit the farm to see how the animals are being raised, asking questions and getting answers directly from the producer, supporting local agriculture, and being sure no grain is used. Pasturing farmers feed dry forage in winter. Grass-fed doesn’t necessarily mean grass-finished. Farmers who use rotational grazing and multi-species pasture management produce healthy, delicious products that are also kind to the environment, sequester carbon, and build healthy soil. Check out eatwild.com to find a local farmer. 100% grass-fed is worth the effort finding, even if it means a drive out to the country. Buy a deep-freeze and order in quantity. This brings the cost of 100% grass-fed beef down substantially and makes it more affordable. A well-stocked freezer is also more energy-efficient.

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