In my attempt to do anything to avoid getting a job, I have recently become a Free Range beef retailer. In my attempt to not be such a fatty, I have also become a Paleo Dieter. The combination of these two events have prompted me to conclude that, Grains make you fat!
When I advertise the beef I am selling I mention that it is Antibiotic Free, Hormone Free, and Free Range. I do not mention that they are Grass Fed because they are not. Once a day they are fed a mixture of grain. Problem is people want grass fed beef and when they write or call me, asking if these cows are grass fed, I have to tell them no. Even when I tell them no, people have responded with, Can you not feed them grain and I’ll buy some off you? To which I respond, (at first anyway) I’ll ask the farmer raising them.
The farmer, a close friend of mine, refuses to not feed them grain. Why? He is hard headed! There are a couple other reasons however. 1) Grain fed beef taste better. The reason for this is the marbling of the meat. Incase you don’t know, the white lines that “marble” your ribeye are FAT. Fat makes meat taste better. In order to get that extra fat all that is required is a little GRAIN! 2) Beef is sold by the pound so it is in the farmers best interest to fatten up the cow as much as possible in order to get the most return from there product. How is this done? GRAIN!
In a sense, cattle farmers have known the effects of a Paleo diet for decades and so they avoid it. Grains make cows fat and they’ll make you fat too! As for me, yesterday was day 30 of my Paleo diet and I weighed in 12 pounds lighter than when I started. How did I do it? I did the opposite of what a cattle farmer would do. I avoided grains.
Dude, you might want to watch "Food, Inc". Hit it up on Netflix or Blockbuster. Part of the reason to feed cattle grass is that it flushes toxins from their system--example: feeding a cow grass just for two weeks dramatically reduces risk of E. Coli...
ReplyDeleteI'm just sayin'...
Yeah Dude, saw it in Tucson when it came out and just happen to see it again this weekend. The guy in the movie actually says "if" they fed them grass for two weeks...
ReplyDeleteI think you may have misunderstood. (This post confuses me and I wrote it.) I am for grass fed beef. Grains shouldn't be fed to cows or humans.
I tried grass-fed beef after watching that documentary and quickly reverted back to the good-old, hormone-laden, steroid-fed, fat, grain-fed beef. Ha. The grass fed stuff (no matter how noble) tastes different and smells funny...at least to me.
ReplyDeleteThe shit about the chemicals used to process meat is pretty gross--particularly the segment on hamburgers processed with ammonia.
I am find ing that your experience is not uncommon. When a person is used to something a change, even for the better, is not usually welcome.
ReplyDeleteI made homemade teriyaki sauce once. Fresh and chemical free and all i could think about was how it did not taste like the Kikoman that you can buy at the store.