Comments on: Regular Store Bought Grain Fed Beef vs. Grass Fed

By: Kendra at New Life On A Homestead

Kendra at New Life On A Homestead — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 15:11:46 +0000

Stacey,

If you have a Whole Foods or maybe Trader Joes (not sure if they carry meat) store, they would have grass fed beef. If you are in the city, you might have to take a drive to the country to find a farm that sells beef. Farmers don’t usually advertise their meat for sale. We’ve found that just finding a dairy farm, then asking the farmer if he sells meat (which they most always do), is the best way to go. If I were you, I’d google dairy farms in your surrounding area, then call them up. Make sure they pasture their cows, though. Swap contact info, then when the farmer is ready to butcher he can let you know. If you have several friends who can go in on an order with you that would help spread out a larger order of meat. It’s out there, you may just have to hunt

By: stacey

stacey — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 14:52:24 +0000

I would have no clue where to look to get anything but store bought. I haven’t been able to eat many meals with my family when they want something with ground beef. its gotten to where I get sick every time i eat it. How would i start looking for a better alternative. not sure if there is one around here.

By: Carolina

Carolina — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 06:34:32 +0000

@carmen: You said you follow scripture when it comes to eating, and that it forbids the eating of fat? I’m just really curious as to where it says that. I know Jewish people use a great deal of chicken fat in cooking, but I’ve never heard anything one way or another regarding other fats. Plus, my Jewish friends all eat butter and/or margarine, depending on what it’s being served with. Those things are also ‘fat’. I don’t mean to be rude, but I am seriously curious about where to find the scripture that deals with eating fat. I looked up Kosher Law and saw nothing there that was relevant either.

Thanks for your time. Oh, and I’m firmly in the grass-fed beef only corner, but not primarily cos of the fat issue. I worry more about hormones, chemicals and drugs fed to feedlot cattle. (Not to mention the nefarious pink slime, and the use of ‘meat glue’ to turn scraps of meat into a solid slab of meat which they then sell as a steak or roast,etc. depending on which cuts the scraps came from. If you haven’t heard about meat glue, I suggest you Google it. It is an eye-opener. (They can use it on MOST animal proteins, including fish. Plus, it doesn’t have to be labeled either. You simply never really know WHAT you’re buying at a grocery store.

By: Gayle

Gayle — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:46:27 +0000

The problem I see here is that most of the time you can never be 100% certain that they were grassfed ALL the time. Even organic beef only has to be fed grass 30% of the time, the rest of the time they can be fed grain, which is very bad for us and the cow. Another problem is the A1 casien in most American cattle, many people are allergic to it and don’t even know it.

I pay a little more than you for the assurance that the beef is 100% grassfed ALL the time and the cows have A2 casien protien which is much better for us. (Read the Devil in the Milk)

I pay $7.99 a pound to have it shipped to my door. I also get grassfed raw cheese and cultured milk beverages. This is the company that Jordan Rubin founded last year. I personally work with Jordan every week and would be glad to tell you more about the company.

Check them out at http://www.RealMeatandDairy.com.

By: Kendra at New Life On A Homestead

Kendra at New Life On A Homestead — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:54:04 +0000

LOL… I was pretty grossed out, too, Jennifer

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:56:18 +0000

It has been a long time since I bought store bought beef or sausage too, and honestly that looks gross! Sorry, but it does. Makes me appreciate local, grass-fed even more.