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Why Buy Grass Fed Beef

Health Benefits of Grass Fed Beef

Eating grass fed beef lowers the risk of heart disease by 50%, and it has the following advantages over grain-finished beef:

• 10 times higher in beta carotene
• 5 times higher in CLA (conjugated linoleic acid), which has antioxidant properties
• Half the saturated fat content
• 4-6 times lower in overall fat
• 2-4 times higher in omega-3 fatty acids and a healthier ratio of omega-3s to omega-6s
• 4 times higher Vitamin E
• Higher in Vitamin C
• Higher in B vitamins thiamin and riboflavin
• Higher in calcium, magnesium and potassium
• Virtually no risk of E coli
• No antibiotics, hormones or steroids used
• No by-product feedstuffs used

Environmental Benefits of Grass Fed Beef

• Feedlot cattle stand in manure lagoons with nitrogen and phosphorus levels that contain heavy metals and hormone residues that create toxic waste.
• Certified naturally grown, grass fed cattle are raised on pastures that are naturally fertilized (no chemicals) and fed all natural hay as supplements in the winter.
• By not shipping cattle to feed lots, we lower transportation costs and fossil fuel use.
• Grass in pastures absorbs more methane in a day than a cow can produce in a year.

Moral Reasons to Buy Grass Fed Beef

• Cows are by nature designed to eat grass, but industrial feedlots, which supply most supermarket meat, force them to eat grain to fatten and "marble" the meat.
• Corn fed beef is part of the industrial food chain powered by fossil fuels (petroleum)
  and defended by the U.S. military.
• Factory farms may use (non-ruminant) animal protein for feed.
• Because feedlot cattle are fed an un-natural diet of grain, they are sick to one degree or another and require antibiotics just to stay alive.
• Our grass fed cattle are treated humanely their entire lives, even in the slaughterhouse.

How is Grass Fed Beef Different than Grain-Finished Beef?

• Grass fed beef looks different than grain-finished beef. The yellow in the fat is the natural beta-carotene that pastured cattle gain from grass. The meat is darker because it is leaner.
• Grass fed beef will taste a little different than grain-finished beef. It is aged longer (usually 21 days, instead of 10 days), has less fat, and is more flavorful. Eating grass fed beef is like drinking fine, aged wine—a cultivated taste.
• Grass fed beef should be cooked differently in order to retain the juices that tenderize the beef. View our tips for cooking grass fed beef.
• Grass fed beef costs more, because feedlot beef prices do not take into account the costs to
  taxpayers that keep corn fed beef cheap, including subsidies and environmental damage.

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