Is this something you look at when buying meat, etc?
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muscleandbeard wrote: »Grass fed and lean. Grass fed is better tasting and better for you, but also pricier. I always use this analogy: if you were a cannibal, would you rather eat a drug addicted homeless guy or a healthy young athlete? That's my personal take on it.
Lol, that's one way to look at it0 -
I try to buy local, organic and grass fed meats if I can.... thinking about buying a local cow with a couple friends to divvy up and freeze..0
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muscleandbeard wrote: »Grass fed and lean. Grass fed is better tasting and better for you, but also pricier. I always use this analogy: if you were a cannibal, would you rather eat a drug addicted homeless guy or a healthy young athlete? That's my personal take on it.
Yeah but would the cannibal have to pay extra for the healthy young athlete? How much extra? Can the cannibal afford it?
It all comes down to cost.0 -
I don't pay attention to any of it. I would love to buy meat from animals that lived a happy life before I eat them, but even the hint of that on a package makes it way more expensive. I can barely afford regular hamburger anymore. I remember when it was the cheap meat at $0.99/lb. I'm feeding 7 people & price is the most important factor in my grocery shopping decisions.
I eat mostly chicken thighs and have red meat rarely. I save money by buying beans and grains in bulk and not eating fast food, "convenience" foods, soda, etc. I also shop at farmstands in season and a farmers outlet out of season.0 -
Interesting article, based on Canadian experience:
http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=6150efde-4d52-4e7a-b8f8-d4f5116e9f40
Probably applicable in the US too.0 -
muscleandbeard wrote: »Grass fed and lean. Grass fed is better tasting and better for you, but also pricier. I always use this analogy: if you were a cannibal, would you rather eat a drug addicted homeless guy or a healthy young athlete? That's my personal take on it.
The homeless guy. Because he's easier to catch.
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toadhunter911 wrote: »FunkyTobias wrote: »niamibunni wrote: »Factory farmed animals have a lot of toxins and junk in their fat. Grass fed animals are generally happier (YAY BETTER TASTING MEAT) and don't have all that gunk added to their feed, which ends up in you.
It is more expensive and if it's not an option for you, get the lean cuts and trim any fat (fat is good, but not from factory farmed animals). If you have access to the organic grass fed frolicking in meadows sort of meat, nom it happily and with little worry.
LOL. Please to name these "toxins"
And explain "Happier"...
http://michaelpollan.com/articles-archive/power-steer/0 -
muscleandbeard wrote: »Grass fed and lean. Grass fed is better tasting and better for you, but also pricier. I always use this analogy: if you were a cannibal, would you rather eat a drug addicted homeless guy or a healthy young athlete? That's my personal take on it.
I would love to see a study between grass fed and not. Because I surely can't tell the difference. And I am pretty sure if we all did blind taste test, that you wouldn't be able to.
It's like when I did a blind taste test on soda with HFCS and real sugar.. couldn't taste any different which leads me to the conclusion that it's mostly in peoples head to "justify" the additional cost.0 -
muscleandbeard wrote: »Grass fed and lean. Grass fed is better tasting and better for you, but also pricier. I always use this analogy: if you were a cannibal, would you rather eat a drug addicted homeless guy or a healthy young athlete? That's my personal take on it.
Yeah but would the cannibal have to pay extra for the healthy young athlete? How much extra? Can the cannibal afford it?
It all comes down to cost.FunkyTobias wrote: »muscleandbeard wrote: »Grass fed and lean. Grass fed is better tasting and better for you, but also pricier. I always use this analogy: if you were a cannibal, would you rather eat a drug addicted homeless guy or a healthy young athlete? That's my personal take on it.
The homeless guy. Because he's easier to catch.
haha!!!!
I personally have done cheap and bought meat off a farm, for me too it depends on how much money is available.0 -
muscleandbeard wrote: »Grass fed and lean. Grass fed is better tasting and better for you, but also pricier. I always use this analogy: if you were a cannibal, would you rather eat a drug addicted homeless guy or a healthy young athlete? That's my personal take on it.
I would love to see a study between grass fed and not. Because I surely can't tell the difference. And I am pretty sure if we all did blind taste test, that you wouldn't be able to.
It's like when I did a blind taste test on soda with HFCS and real sugar.. couldn't taste any different which leads me to the conclusion that it's mostly in peoples head to "justify" the additional cost.
I wouldn't be able to tell the difference in vodka that the dude on the myth busters episode nailed in order, but it doesn't mean someone else can't...
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FunkyTobias wrote: »muscleandbeard wrote: »Grass fed and lean. Grass fed is better tasting and better for you, but also pricier. I always use this analogy: if you were a cannibal, would you rather eat a drug addicted homeless guy or a healthy young athlete? That's my personal take on it.
The homeless guy. Because he's easier to catch.
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No, but I also don't by my beef from the grocery store. We got a quarter cow last year from a local farm -- grass fed, no antibiotics, no hormones -- and it is hands down the best meat I have ever had. It beats anything from the store -- including those meats that are purported to be "grass fed". It even smelled different. We've had friends over and had steak and burgers from the cow and even they were blown away by the taste.0
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We buy less than half of the meat we eat, maybe less than 1/3. I look for raised without steroids, hormones or antibiotics if I can find it and it's not crazy expensive, and wild caught for fish/seafood . I don't care as much about organic or grass fed though I'd probably opt for that if it was competitively priced.0
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Kitnthecat wrote: »Yes absolutely. I'll never buy conventionally raised meat again. I buy directly from organic farmers, grass fed and pastured beef, pork, chicken eggs and turkey. There are no chemicals on the land or in the animals' food and no barns at all. I believe my meat is better quality, taste and value for my money. Plus I get bones, fat, and animal parts like feet, organs, heads etc for free. You can't beat it. I'd recommend this type of food experience to anyone. It has changed the way I shop, cook, and enjoy food.
They raise animals without barns? How do they protect them from predators and weather?0 -
muscleandbeard wrote: »Grass fed and lean. Grass fed is better tasting and better for you, but also pricier. I always use this analogy: if you were a cannibal, would you rather eat a drug addicted homeless guy or a healthy young athlete? That's my personal take on it.
I would love to see a study between grass fed and not. Because I surely can't tell the difference. And I am pretty sure if we all did blind taste test, that you wouldn't be able to.
It's like when I did a blind taste test on soda with HFCS and real sugar.. couldn't taste any different which leads me to the conclusion that it's mostly in peoples head to "justify" the additional cost.
I wouldn't be able to tell the difference in vodka that the dude on the myth busters episode nailed in order, but it doesn't mean someone else can't...
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I wonder what the statistical percent of people could taste the difference. Thats the point. I recognize we all have different taste buds.0 -
muscleandbeard wrote: »Grass fed and lean. Grass fed is better tasting and better for you, but also pricier. I always use this analogy: if you were a cannibal, would you rather eat a drug addicted homeless guy or a healthy young athlete? That's my personal take on it.
I would love to see a study between grass fed and not. Because I surely can't tell the difference. And I am pretty sure if we all did blind taste test, that you wouldn't be able to.
I could tell with beef. Grass beef has a distinct taste and smell that I don't care for. It smells like rotten meat.
I don't think I've ever tasted grass fed pork (if there is such a thing), and grass fed chickens would likely be unhealthy if they are held to the same rules as beef.0 -
Only thing I pay attention to is quality, cut & freshness. I also don't eat any factory raised meat, only farm raised (free grazed)0
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I stay away from meat for health reasons that has had sodium solutions added to them. It does mean that on the whole I end up paying more for my meat. When I find it on sale I tend to buy several packages to freeze.
I also buy "lean" ground meats. I just don't care for the taste of the 80/20 or 85/15. Because of the price of the leaner meats I don't buy them as often.0 -
Last_mango_in_paradise wrote: »No, but I also don't by my beef from the grocery store. We got a quarter cow last year from a local farm -- grass fed, no antibiotics, no hormones -- and it is hands down the best meat I have ever had. It beats anything from the store -- including those meats that are purported to be "grass fed". It even smelled different. We've had friends over and had steak and burgers from the cow and even they were blown away by the taste.
Ya, my coop split a cow from a local farmer last year and the ribeye was so much more tender and flavorful than ribeye from the supermarket. While taste may be subjective, I had a lot of dental work last year and can attest that this steak was far easier to chew.0
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