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Switch to Grass Fed Meat: 5 Reasons Why You Should
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4. Grass fed is not gross or disgusting
Most of the meat you see in your supermarket comes from mass produced, factory farmed feedlots. This is because this is the cheapest and fastest way to grow meat. Mass producing meat, however, means confined, stressed out animals that frequently become sick so they must be given tons of antibiotics, are fattened up through hormone injections that are connected to cancer growth in humans. On top of that, the “food”, if you can call it that, that these animals are given would sicken anyone; animal byproducts, bubble gum, restaurant waste, chicken litter, municipal garbage, and GMO grains. You are putting into your body everything that the animal you are eating put into their body. So would you rather put grasses into your body, or the animal feed mentioned above?
5. Grass fed is simply more nutritious
As mentioned in the paragraphs above, grass fed meats have a larger amount of nutrients than their factory farmed cousins. Grass fed animals have more of all the important nutrients mentioned above which are all important for keeping your cholesterol in check, lowers your risk of high blood pressure, diabetes, and obesity. The meat from grass fed animals is lower in fat, cholesterol, and calories. And to top it all off, grass fed meats are virtually free from E.coli outbreaks, which is a huge plus in the grass fed animal department.
The best way to ensure that the meat you buy comes from a truly grass fed animal is to talk with the farmer or rancher who raised the animal. For some of us this isn’t possible, true, so instead you might try looking to the American Grass Fed Association. This organization is working to establish a legal definition of exactly what “grass fed” means and making sure that those who use “grass fed” labels meet strict requirements.
Remember, if it doesn’t say “grass fed” on the label, it is factory farmed meat.
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