Meat

marisanne

I am posting this to get quick responses since I'm going grocery shopping today. I'm doing keto. Is the grass fed meat necessary. It is getting a little expensive. So I am just wondering if it is required to get grass fed organic everything

sammyliftsandeats

It is expensive for me too so I normally don't buy it. I don't think it is absolutely necessary but a nice thing to have.

Panda_Poptarts

Not necessary

hakamruth

Better because of the fatty acid profile but not necessary. I don't because of the expense. But I do buy the Kerrygold butter. It just tastes better. At least to me.

macchiatto

I agree with "better but not necessary." It doesn't fit our grocery budget, so I don't buy it. I'm sure it would be easier to fit in if we didn't eat much meat, but that's a little hard on keto.
I did finally buy Kerrygold butter at least.

FIT_Goat

I don't even agree with the "better" part. I almost never eat grass finished beef because I don't like it.

Sunny_Bunny_

There was a thread where @FIT_Goat provided a great explanation that convinced me that it's nothing to worry about. There was a whole discussion about it. I'll see if I can find it.

riaward1990

My budget wouldn't be able to stretch to it either. Although I do try to compromise by cooking leaner meat with organic coconut oil or grassfed butter.

It's not perfect but a lot better than how I used to eat before keto.

FIT_Goat

There is nothing harmful about the fat from grain finished animals. Buy the cheap fatty meats and enjoy them. Spending more for lean meats and then spending more on top of that for the additional fats (coconut oil and grassfed butter) to add back to the meat because it isn't fatty enough is just wasting money.

Sunny_Bunny_

I think this is where we were talking about it
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10326089/food-shopping-with-fit-goat#latest

Dragonwolf

Sunny_Bunny_ wrote: »

I think this is where we were talking about it
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10326089/food-shopping-with-fit-goat#latest

I also link to another thread from that one, I'll link it here, too:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10324422/grass-fed-vs-conventional-meat

Christine_72

I can't afford grass fed organic everything, and it's not easy to find either. It is definitely not a prerequisite for this lifestyle.

riaward1990

FIT_Goat wrote: »

There is nothing harmful about the fat from grain finished animals. Buy the cheap fatty meats and enjoy them. Spending more for lean meats and then spending more on top of that for the additional fats (coconut oil and grassfed butter) to add back to the meat because it isn't fatty enough is just wasting money.

Thanks, will keep this in mind and save myself some time and money.

Kitnthecat

There are those of us who prefer our grass fed and pastured meat for many reasons other than health benefits that may be negligible. I prefer to buy my meat right from my farmers and I get excellent value for my money, free bones, organs and animal parts. I'm about to choose my subscription for the 5th consecutive year. It will cost me about $150 per month and I will have all the beef, pork, chicken and eggs my family of 3 plus guests can eat in one year. And I think the taste is superior.... Plus I love my farmers!

macchiatto

Kitnthecat wrote: »

There are those of us who prefer our grass fed and pastured meat for many reasons other than health benefits that may be negligible. I prefer to buy my meat right from my farmers and I get excellent value for my money, free bones, organs and animal parts. I'm about to choose my subscription for the 5th consecutive year. It will cost me about $150 per month and I will have all the beef, pork, chicken and eggs my family of 3 plus guests can eat in one year. And I think the taste is superior.... Plus I love my farmers!

That sounds like a great deal!

dietbepsi

macchiatto wrote: »

Kitnthecat wrote: »

There are those of us who prefer our grass fed and pastured meat for many reasons other than health benefits that may be negligible. I prefer to buy my meat right from my farmers and I get excellent value for my money, free bones, organs and animal parts. I'm about to choose my subscription for the 5th consecutive year. It will cost me about $150 per month and I will have all the beef, pork, chicken and eggs my family of 3 plus guests can eat in one year. And I think the taste is superior.... Plus I love my farmers!

That sounds like a great deal!

That is a ridiculously good deal!! I'm quite jealous! I don't even see how it's possible. I recently was going to get a food delivery service for my family of six they deliver six months of organic or grass fed, (something like that... The good stuff) anyhow they deliver six months at a time and my cost was going to be about 140 a week....just meats. I panicked and canceled last minute because was such a big commitment. And meat is only a portion of what my family needs and it was more than half of my food budget per week. Anyhow if I can find a local farm delivery like that or I could even pick it up I don't care and it was only about 100 per week I would totally do it. I usually get my grass fed beef at Aldi or Costco I don't find it to be too expensive there. Naturally it's more expensive than the other stuff so I don't do it all the time.

dietbepsi

FYI when I said I don't see how it's possible I wasn't saying I don't believe you :-) I'm just amazed that that they can offer that! Lucky bum you are!

nvmomketo

I try to go grass fed because I prefer the taste and I think it might be healthier. I think cows are probably supposed to eat grass. I don't think it is needed though.

I had someone arguing grass fed organic meats with me the other day. They were saying how they only eat wild game that they hunted. We live at the edge of the foothills, by the prairies near the Rocky Mountains. Unless they are only hunting the mountains their game meat is probably grass and grain fed from farmers' fields, and it sure isn't organic unless the elk is just staying on an organic farm... Not any of those around here.

I think I kind of wrecked it for her. LOL

That being said, boar has got to be one of the tastiest meats out there. Bison too. Mmmmmm.

WhatLouAte

All my meat comes from ALDI (in Germany)

LowCarbInScotland

I don't have a freezer, so I have to buy meat multiple times a week. I go to the conventional grocery store during the week. But I drive to the farm by me on the weekends. They have beef, lamb and chicken raised on their estate along with wild fowl shot on their estate. The look and taste is distinctively different and offers a much richer flavour. It's a very nice weekend treat, but I couldn't afford to eat like that every day, even if I had time to go there more often.

FIT_Goat

Just feeding myself runs me about $180-$230 a month, on average. It can be higher if I splurge on large amounts of ribeye. That's the amount I spend on meat, since I don't add anything to it. Of course, my calorie needs (~2800/day) are a lot higher than most people here. Most here could probably cut those numbers almost in half.

In my opinion, spending money on the right food is investing that money in my future. I'm reducing my future medical costs and expenses.

Kitnthecat

FIT_Goat wrote: »

In my opinion, spending money on the right food is investing that money in my future. I'm reducing my future medical costs and expenses.

You hit the nail on the head. I have changed my shopping habits dramatically over the years and will pay more for quality items, because it is worth it to me to protect and improve upon my health.

dietbepsi wrote: »

FYI when I said I don't see how it's possible I wasn't saying I don't believe you :-) I'm just amazed that that they can offer that! Lucky bum you are!

I am extremely lucky. I used to spend more, especially when I would order 1/2 cow, so my cost per month was around $200, but now that beef prices have increased, I could no longer afford to buy 1/2 cow. Also, I am simply not eating as much meat due to the increased fat that fills me up, I now order only 1/4 cow.

Our farmers send us an order form each year at this time of year, and we order whatever we want.....beef, pork, lamb, chicken, eggs, with opportunity to order geese and come out to the farm to help pluck and make pillows. For instance, I will order 12 chickens at $24 each, and will pay $24/month......and each item that I order will be added to my monthly amount. I pay by post dated cheques, and meet my farmers at a pickup location once per month. Beef one month, pork the next, chickens only in the fall when they are ready and eggs every month. I do love it, and feel so good about the choices I make and the quality of the product. I can get fat for free too.