I have been extolling the virtues of grass fed beef and getting products such as milk, cream, cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, etc form grass-fed beef (Natural by Nature is expanding its organic line of these products regularly.)

Apart form the fact that studies are now indicating that corn-fed beef is not that healthy for people and may be one factor in the cause of obesity in this country as well as other health problem. ("Corn-fed beef only came into existence post WWII because it was cheaper. Meat producers went on a mass campaign to convince the consumer that it was a superior product to save on costs. But it was not.)

Now there is evidence that Grass-fed beef is a superior source of CLA compared with corn-fed beef.

The following is a Mercola article (http://v.mercola.com/blogs/public_blog/Fat-From-Grass-Fed-Cows-Helps-You-Lose-Weight-18477.aspx) but I find most of his scientific research and analysis pretty accurate and reliable, even though he hawks a lot of his products pretty heavily. He does make the occasional boo-boo (as he did with Krill oil and OD'ing on Vitamin D a year or so back -- but he retracted his error within a few weeks.)

Anyway, I get my grass fed everything at Whole Foods...

It's also higher in Omega 3's from what I've read. Bison has similar positives.

If it wasn't so expensive...

I've found a farm that raises grass fed beef near me (an hour+ away, but close enough) and that sells directly. I just need to buy me a freezer for the garage to make buying from them more cost effective. They even have a monthly delivery run to Nashville that I could meet up with for a small fee.

:tucool:

Tastes better too.

I usually opt for small snakes, subway rats, and roadkill myself.

The "other" white meat. :)

I usually opt for small snakes, subway rats, and roadkill myself.

The "other" white meat. :)

:lol: You're such a card, Mast....

Do you feel like checking my thread here (http://v.mercola.com/blogs/public_blog/Fat-From-Grass-Fed-Cows-Helps-You-Lose-Weight-18477.aspx) I would love your input... :nod:

I would kill for a Whole Foods near me :(

'However, there is one major caveat here, and that’s the source of the CLA. If you buy CLA supplements you are likely to get the side effects discussed in the article -- increases in blood levels of C-reactive protein (http://www.mercola.com/2005/jan/26/crp_testing.htm), lipoprotein and leptin (signs of heart disease) and even an increase in insulin resistance (a sign of type 2 diabetes).'

'The meta-analysis found that people who took 3.2 grams of CLA a day had a drop in fat mass of about 0.2 pounds a week (that’s about one pound a month) compared to those given a placebo. '

Did anyone else catch how the study was performed by using a supplement, then in the same article, advice AGAINST using the exact same supplement was given, despite implying the results of the study were desirable?

Maybe I'm nuts?

grass fed beef is tasty, but I have a very, very hard time finding it here in Vancouver...

I love grass-fed beef for all the reasons Justitia listed. Moreover, because it's much easier on the cow's digestive system they don't develop ulcers like they do with corn, which require antibiotics when they get infected. Many people seek out grass-fed beef solely for this reason, as they want to minimize the amount of antibiotics in their food. Granted, if you buy your meat at an all natural market, such as Whole Foods, you're guaranteed that everything is antibiotic free.

I've also known many people who buy grass-fed beef because they consider a corn diet to be inhumane, for the reasons listed above.

Most any Whole Foods should carry grass fed beef, although many just carry it ground due to lack of demand for other cuts such as steaks. Their grass-fed beef is imported from New Zealand, and is therefore a bit more expensive than what you may find locally. If you have the luxury of being able to buy directly from a local rancher, and assuming you're comfortable with their ranching practices (preferably no use of antibiotics or hormones, sanitary and humane housing, preferably free-range, etc.), then I highly suggest doing so. If this isn't an option for you, and there's no Whole Foods near you, then you might check online and see if there's a larger grass-fed beef vendor that will ship direct (frozen, of course).

It's also higher in Omega 3's from what I've read. Bison has similar positives.

If it wasn't so expensive...

I've found a farm that raises grass fed beef near me (an hour+ away, but close enough) and that sells directly. I just need to buy me a freezer for the garage to make buying from them more cost effective. They even have a monthly delivery run to Nashville that I could meet up with for a small fee.

If I didn't live in apartment, that's the way I would go -- freezer and by in bulk. There are several farms around the DC area and in Maryland that raise grass-fed every thing: pigs, sheep, cows etc. Organic free-range chicken and eggs....

Glaive -- that is really interesting info. How did they raise cow antibiotic-free before grass-fed came back?

I would kill for a Whole Foods near me :( I told PGC ) my SO) if he wanted us to be a couple and live together, he had to move up here... There was no way I was going down to where he leived -- with no WHole Foods and barely able to get organic anything. And PGC has a Beeautiful house on a beautiful large lake with palm trees and a dock and it is so romantinc..... But what good is romance if you got to eat cr*p.... :nope:

never heard of it until now. thnx.