The Importance of Eating Grass Fed Meat

Many people have joined the growing trend to eat organic produce – avoiding pesticides, fertilizers and other chemicals in their fruits and vegetables, but what about meats and poultry? The importance of eating grass fed meat cannot be overstated.

Grass-fed meats are the only way to go – meats and poultry that have been humanely and sustainably raised, in such a way that enhances the nutritional value and flavor of their meat. If you feel that grass-fed meats are prohibitively expensive, or too hard to find, you might consider a company such as US Wellness Meats that delivers them to your door!!

Agribusiness is big business in the United States. The emphasis is on getting more meat at a lower cost, lowering vet bills, and boosting sales. To do this animals are raised in cramped and often inhumane environments. Antibiotics and hormones are commonplace to prevent illness and promote rapid growth, and are then passed along in their meat to the consumer. Further, meats raised this way have a higher saturated fat content, making them a contributing factor to heart disease, high cholesterol and other chronic health problems.

Grass-fed meats, on the other hand, have a far superior nutrient profile – with higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids and CLA (healthy fats). They are higher in vitamins such as vitamins A and E, they do not contain the hormones and antibiotics of grain-fed, feedlot cattle. And best of all, their flavor way surpasses that of their non-grass fed counterparts.

So, while red meat these days is considered a “bad for you” food, but it doesn’t have to be. The bad reputation of red meat, due to its high saturated fat content, is the result of changes in farming practices to produce higher yields for less money, changes in the feed given to cattle (grain instead of grass), and the “extras” they get along the way such as the hormones and antibiotics. Grass-fed meat actually has a healthy fat profile, and that is why red meat has been eaten for centuries without the negative health associations of these past few decades. That meat is still available to you today, but you won’t necessarily find it in your local supermarket!

U.S. Wellness Meats is a family-owned company that supplies not only grass-fed beef, but also lamb, pork, bison, rabbit, chicken and turkey – all raised naturally, roaming and grazing free on the land, hormone and antibiotic free from birth. They also supply wild-caught seafood, raw organic nuts, honeys, condiments, nutraceuticals, dairy products from grassland animals, and raw organic ice cream that is out of this world!! And best of all – they deliver all these products to your door for a maximum fee of just $7.50.

If you want a reasonably priced source of grass-fed meats, poultry, dairy and even wild-caught seafood, check out U.S. Wellness Meats. They also supply pet food such as ground chicken backs and beef with organ meat ground in, and if you even knew what was found in commercial pet food, you might well choose a raw diet for your pets (but that’s a whole other story for another day!).

Click here to visit the U.S. Wellness Meat’s website and take the next step towards better health.

Disclaimer: I am an affiliate of US Wellness Meats.