Comments on: Why Grass Fed Beef is Better for Your Health http://naturalbias.com/why-grass-fed-beef-is-better-for-your-health/ A better life through natural health, fitness, and personal development. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:10:07 +0000 hourly 1 By: Vin Miller http://naturalbias.com/why-grass-fed-beef-is-better-for-your-health/#comment-12185 Vin Miller Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:31:52 +0000 http://naturalbias.com/?p=4183#comment-12185 Hi OMG, thanks for your comment. You're right that pasture raised cattle aren't immune to <em>E. coli</em>. In addition, just because a farm advertises that their cattle are grass fed doesn't always mean that they aren't also fed grains or that other short cuts aren't taken. However, it's also important to consider the level of risk. Cattle from a feedlot are much more likely to be unhealthy, and they grain they're fed has resulted in strains of <em>E. coli</em> that are resistant to the acidity of human stomach acid which typically kills it. Another concern with feedlot operations is that the manure is poorly managed and can easily infect water supplies that are used for crop irrigation or even households. The bottom line is that the consumer must be aware of the risks, make an effort to learn more about where their food is coming from, and make informed decisions based on the resulting knowledge. Hi OMG, thanks for your comment.

You’re right that pasture raised cattle aren’t immune to E. coli. In addition, just because a farm advertises that their cattle are grass fed doesn’t always mean that they aren’t also fed grains or that other short cuts aren’t taken. However, it’s also important to consider the level of risk. Cattle from a feedlot are much more likely to be unhealthy, and they grain they’re fed has resulted in strains of E. coli that are resistant to the acidity of human stomach acid which typically kills it. Another concern with feedlot operations is that the manure is poorly managed and can easily infect water supplies that are used for crop irrigation or even households.

The bottom line is that the consumer must be aware of the risks, make an effort to learn more about where their food is coming from, and make informed decisions based on the resulting knowledge.

]]> By: OMG http://naturalbias.com/why-grass-fed-beef-is-better-for-your-health/#comment-12136 OMG Sun, 17 Jan 2010 21:15:04 +0000 http://naturalbias.com/?p=4183#comment-12136 Whether eating grass finished, pastured & grain supplemented, family farm direct, or convention feedlot beef, the same safe handling practices apply when it comes to e.coli. Several coli outbreaks have been linked to grass fed beef. The <a href="http://www.cdph.ca.gov/pubsforms/Documents/fdb%20eru%20Spnch%20EC%20Dole032007wph.PDF" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">spinach outbreak of 2006</a> was linked to a grassfed beef ranch. Wild life are carriers for this bacteria. This is important to remember. Whether eating grass finished, pastured & grain supplemented, family farm direct, or convention feedlot beef, the same safe handling practices apply when it comes to e.coli. Several coli outbreaks have been linked to grass fed beef. The spinach outbreak of 2006 was linked to a grassfed beef ranch. Wild life are carriers for this bacteria. This is important to remember.

]]> By: Vin Miller http://naturalbias.com/why-grass-fed-beef-is-better-for-your-health/#comment-2384 Vin Miller Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:20:12 +0000 http://naturalbias.com/?p=4183#comment-2384 Thank you! I agree that more people need to learn about meat quality and even food quality in general. I haven't read the article in Time magazine, but I think it's great that pasture raised meat is getting some mainstream attention. I've heard the term "cow pooling" before and think it's a creative and fun way to refer to it. :) Thank you! I agree that more people need to learn about meat quality and even food quality in general. I haven’t read the article in Time magazine, but I think it’s great that pasture raised meat is getting some mainstream attention. I’ve heard the term “cow pooling” before and think it’s a creative and fun way to refer to it. :)

]]> By: Grass-Finished Beef http://naturalbias.com/why-grass-fed-beef-is-better-for-your-health/#comment-2351 Grass-Finished Beef Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:52:18 +0000 http://naturalbias.com/?p=4183#comment-2351 Vin, Great article and I'm glad to see the number of comments. More people need to be educated about how their meat is produced because of the effect it has on the nutritional value. Also, great mention about buying in bulk and splitting with others (Time magazine recently did a story on this and called in cow-pooling). A great strategy that our farm is trying to use to help more people get quality grass-fed beef. Vin,

Great article and I’m glad to see the number of comments. More people need to be educated about how their meat is produced because of the effect it has on the nutritional value.

Also, great mention about buying in bulk and splitting with others (Time magazine recently did a story on this and called in cow-pooling). A great strategy that our farm is trying to use to help more people get quality grass-fed beef.

]]> By: Vin Miller http://naturalbias.com/why-grass-fed-beef-is-better-for-your-health/#comment-1126 Vin Miller Sun, 31 May 2009 13:19:46 +0000 http://naturalbias.com/?p=4183#comment-1126 What a great story Mike, thanks for sharing it! I signed the petition against NAIS that you linked to and encourage anyone else who's reading to do the same. <a href="http://naturalbias.com/urgent-your-food-supply-is-in-danger/" rel="nofollow">NAIS</a> is a program that will eliminate much of the choice we have in choosing high quality natural food and will make stories like Mike's much less possible. What a great story Mike, thanks for sharing it! I signed the petition against NAIS that you linked to and encourage anyone else who’s reading to do the same. NAIS is a program that will eliminate much of the choice we have in choosing high quality natural food and will make stories like Mike’s much less possible.

]]> By: Mike Murphy http://naturalbias.com/why-grass-fed-beef-is-better-for-your-health/#comment-1122 Mike Murphy Sun, 31 May 2009 12:31:56 +0000 http://naturalbias.com/?p=4183#comment-1122 My grandfather listened to the ‘experts’ who told him to sell his grass fed cattle to the feedlots for a fraction of what they were worth so they could fatten them on grain and make them unhealthy for people to eat. They convinced him that grass and hay was ok for cows used for breeding stock, but cattle raised for food must be fed corn. After giving up his healthy, nutrient dense beef without knowing it, he would take the little money they told him his cattle were worth and buy ‘food’ at the grocery store that did not nourish his body. Like many farmers, he did not feed his family with what he produced. He died of cancer. It took 34 years for me to begin grass based farming in an effort to provide healthy food for my family and to help address my health issues from a lifetime of industrial food. Watching my 2 year old ask for thirds and fourths of a grass fed steak that we raised and knowing it is not only nutrient dense, but safe for her to eat feels incredible. "How bout more take, Daddy? How bout more?" I know that the nutrition she and her mom were provided with has given her a great start in life, and I would not have been able to do that without being able to raise food for them in this way. She already tells me that real eggs come from a farm, not the "gocery tore." I want to be able to continue to provide her with grass fed food throughout her life. Just when we seem to be making inroads, we realize we need to keep educating people, especially Congress. We can't allow them make it harder for us to raise food for our families and our neighbors in this way. Our children's health and future depends on it. Thanks for helping spread the word. http://petition2congress.com/2/1903/veterans-against-nais/ My grandfather listened to the ‘experts’ who told him to sell his grass fed cattle to the feedlots for a fraction of what they were worth so they could fatten them on grain and make them unhealthy for people to eat. They convinced him that grass and hay was ok for cows used for breeding stock, but cattle raised for food must be fed corn. After giving up his healthy, nutrient dense beef without knowing it, he would take the little money they told him his cattle were worth and buy ‘food’ at the grocery store that did not nourish his body. Like many farmers, he did not feed his family with what he produced. He died of cancer.

It took 34 years for me to begin grass based farming in an effort to provide healthy food for my family and to help address my health issues from a lifetime of industrial food. Watching my 2 year old ask for thirds and fourths of a grass fed steak that we raised and knowing it is not only nutrient dense, but safe for her to eat feels incredible. “How bout more take, Daddy? How bout more?”

I know that the nutrition she and her mom were provided with has given her a great start in life, and I would not have been able to do that without being able to raise food for them in this way. She already tells me that real eggs come from a farm, not the “gocery tore.” I want to be able to continue to provide her with grass fed food throughout her life.

Just when we seem to be making inroads, we realize we need to keep educating people, especially Congress. We can’t allow them make it harder for us to raise food for our families and our neighbors in this way. Our children’s health and future depends on it. Thanks for helping spread the word.

http://petition2congress.com/2/1903/veterans-against-nais/

]]> By: Vin Miller http://naturalbias.com/why-grass-fed-beef-is-better-for-your-health/#comment-1073 Vin Miller Fri, 29 May 2009 13:26:02 +0000 http://naturalbias.com/?p=4183#comment-1073 Great point Alyss! It's important for people to regard the extra cost of high quality food as an investment in their health and quality of life. It's a shame how backwards many people have their priorities. They spend a lot of money on things that are unnecessary but are frugal when it comes to the food that supports their ability to live well. Great point Alyss! It’s important for people to regard the extra cost of high quality food as an investment in their health and quality of life. It’s a shame how backwards many people have their priorities. They spend a lot of money on things that are unnecessary but are frugal when it comes to the food that supports their ability to live well.

]]> By: Alyss http://naturalbias.com/why-grass-fed-beef-is-better-for-your-health/#comment-1043 Alyss Thu, 28 May 2009 23:57:01 +0000 http://naturalbias.com/?p=4183#comment-1043 What an excellent point! Remember though, it's not just the farmers that are too greedy to treat their cattle right. It's all of us who want 99 cent hamburgers, 3 dollar a pound steaks and other cheap food. Like Yak Ranch noted, grain feed beef has real costs that are not taken into account when priced for the consumer, but grassfed meat has real costs too. Since the government isn't picking up the slack the consumer has to pay more. You mentioned buying in bulk and that's a great way to get the price down. It's all worth it though for the health of our bodies and our planet. Thanks for the great post! What an excellent point! Remember though, it’s not just the farmers that are too greedy to treat their cattle right. It’s all of us who want 99 cent hamburgers, 3 dollar a pound steaks and other cheap food. Like Yak Ranch noted, grain feed beef has real costs that are not taken into account when priced for the consumer, but grassfed meat has real costs too. Since the government isn’t picking up the slack the consumer has to pay more. You mentioned buying in bulk and that’s a great way to get the price down. It’s all worth it though for the health of our bodies and our planet.
Thanks for the great post!

]]> By: Vin Miller http://naturalbias.com/why-grass-fed-beef-is-better-for-your-health/#comment-1035 Vin Miller Thu, 28 May 2009 18:11:20 +0000 http://naturalbias.com/?p=4183#comment-1035 Thanks for the comments guys! Yak Ranch - That's a great point and it also exemplifies how big business is ruining our food supply! Kelly - Natural whole foods have been a major part of drastically improving my health. It would be hard for me to <em>not</em> spread the word about them! Thanks for the stumble! :) Thanks for the comments guys!

Yak Ranch – That’s a great point and it also exemplifies how big business is ruining our food supply!

Kelly – Natural whole foods have been a major part of drastically improving my health. It would be hard for me to not spread the word about them! Thanks for the stumble! :)

]]> By: Kelly the Kitchen Kop http://naturalbias.com/why-grass-fed-beef-is-better-for-your-health/#comment-1012 Kelly the Kitchen Kop Wed, 27 May 2009 18:21:55 +0000 http://naturalbias.com/?p=4183#comment-1012 p.s. I stumbled your post! p.s. I stumbled your post!

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