Do You Know What Your Beef Was Fed?
Grass-fed beef is donning the dining tables of more families than ever before. The nutritional value of grass-fed beef is very attractive. Low in saturated fat, people are starting to enjoy beef again, where once they were warned off it by their doctors.
Cattle feeds are usually man-made grains. This allows the farmer to sell more beef more often. Dead horses and pigs still are ground into cattle feed. Canine and feline carcasses used to be ground into cattle feed. The more natural the feed, the healthier the beef is.
Grain fed beef has considerably more saturated fat than grass fed beef. Fat, fat, and more fat is what you get with grain-fed beef. The marbling tastes good, but is saturated fat. With grass-fed cattle, only about 10% of the fat is saturated. Grass fed beef contains more Omega 3 fats, which have great anti-inflammatory properties.
Omega 3 fats may help treat or prevent arthritis, hypertension and coronary artery disease.
Grass fed beef has a lot of beta carotene, much more than in the grain-fed cattle. CLA (Conjugated Linoleic Acid) has been seen in studies to help reduce the risk of obesity, cancer, diabetes, and other immune disorders. Those with ADHD show increased attention span with Omega 3s and CLA.
A great perk of grass fed beef is that it is very lean.Grass fed beef can help you lose weight faster.Many great American meals revolve around beef dishes, such as roast, burgers and tacos.
Once you discover grass-fed beef, you can find great recipes to prepare it in The Healthy Urban Kitchen Cookbook. As you cook this leaner, healthier beef, make sure you don't ruin the health benefits with other bad stuff.
