Grass-Fed Meat versus Grain-Fed Meat
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I was raised as a vegetarian and didn’t really start eating meat until I was twenty years old. I went into basic training for the military at that age, and anyone who has ever gone through that knows that you eat what is presented to you unless you want to encounter a nice screaming session from your training instructor. So take one life-long vegetarian and add a terrifying instructor with a funny-looking hat and voila! A carnivore is born.
Because I never really dealt with meat when I was growing up I’m still learning quite a bit about what kind of meat is best, how to prepare it correctly, and all that jazz. I try to buy organic meat when I can, but since it’s not always available in the store I try to look for grass-fed meat as opposed to grain-fed meat.
What does it matter? Studies have shown that grass-fed meat is healthier than grain-fed meat in a variety of ways. Apparently grass-fed meat contains more of the “good” fats than grain-fed meats, and grass-fed meats don’t require the mass quantities of antibiotics as grain-fed livestock does. Good fats and not so much added antibiotics? Sounds good to me.
I do try to limit the amount of meat my family eats, both from a health standpoint and as a means to save money. I am always willing to spend a little more on grass-fed meat if it means it’s healthier for my kids. We just don’t eat meat as often.
Sanmati says...
True, I am of the same opinion. Hormones and what-nots in the diet of animals causes havoc with our bodies. This does not mean vegetarians are spared. Milk, eggs etc. are affected the same way. If cows are treated with hormones, and fed meat instead of grass, the meat that they are fed in turn fed hormones and other meats and so on and so forth, then all these eventually trickle down to our systems.
If what a mother eats affects a child who is being breast-fed, why wouldn’t what a cow eats affect us??
Dawn Allcot says...
Well said, Sammati!
I have started buying organic butter from grass-fed cows, hormone-free milk and grass-fed eggs when I can.
Dawn