nativetexan

I'm sure it's what is being fed and given to the cattle. i stopped buying beef at King Soopers because it is all tough. but my hubby still had to have some so i got a bit from Omaha Steaks. expensive but good. although i think when we run out this time, no more. myhubby hardly eats anything these days and it's upsetting to throw away expensive steak!

ckcowl

i had to stop eating red meat in about '95...my health is sure alot better now that i do not eat red meat, or if i do in very limited quantities. i bet i eat less than a pound a year. we eat chicken fish and seafood, once in awhile some pork....much healthier :thumbup:

Hosta

I haven't touched beef in years I just could not stand the thought of that bloody meat they keep serving whenever we went somewhere at a dinner event it turned me off completely

feline fanatic

Commercially raised meat is not often fed antibiotics they are ALWAYS fed antibiotics. The only way to get away from it is to buy direct from a farmer. Grass fed is best. Even meat labled organically raised is questionable in my mind. So many animal feeds have antibiotics added automatically. Grain is an unnatural food for beef but grain fattens them up. It also stresses their systems along with the confined space of feedlots so they are fed antibiotics regularly so they don't lose any weight in the last few days before slaughter. You will never have problems with the meat sustainably grass raised by a farmer. The cows are smaller and leaner and the meat is so much better for you. Very high in Omega 3.

akrogirl

I have thought that for a long time. I know my weight started to go up after I moved over here, despite keeping to a very similar diet and excercizing like crazy. The cattle back home don't get all the growth hormones that are allowed here.

Another friend switched to organic foods after being diagnosed with breast cancer. She now gets pretty nasty reactions whenever she is put in a situation where only "regular" food items are available.

I find I can't eat regular, store bought pork anymore. It has a really nasty after-taste and I have stopped buying it after watching the videos on how the pigs are raised.

ptquilts

I only eat beef from our local farmer, and that is rarely. After reading "Fast Food Nation" I will not buy supermarket meat any more. I don't really miss it.

now bacon, that's another story...

Rebecca VLQ

All of this, and I'd like to add it is difficult (if not impossible) to label meat as "organic" because they'd have to process every square inch of where they graze to figure out what's on the grass.

Pzazz

My DH works at the U here. As part of their AG program, they raise, and then sell both pork and lamb. The U staff gets first dibs, so we bought a side of pork, and a whole lamb. So much nicer meat than commercial!!!

The only thing I miss of beef, is a good stew now and again. I have found that buffalo is similar enough in flavour to beef to make a good stew, and it doesn't upset my stomach. Our local butcher shop gets an excellent supply. Plus, I can also make a good Irish stew with the lamb. :)

We mostly eat lots of chicken and fish, with a bit of pork or lamb thrown in for a change. Our portion sizes are also much smaller than a few years ago. ;) Lots more veggies now.

Patti

Mimito2

My house is infested with allergies. DH is allergic to shellfish and "something" else that he will not be tested to find out what it is. We carry an epi-pen everywhere we go,
Oldest DS is allergic to anything poultry: chicken, turkey, duck but he can eat up to 3 free range eggs without any reaction.
Youngest DS is allergic to food dyes, caramel coloring, Wheat, and can only drink milk from a local dairy that does not allow antibiotics/hormones in their herd. Otherwise he has asthma attacks.
I get migraines in minutes from MSG, Neutra sweet, aspartame, sucralose. Polo cologne sends me to the bathroom to hug the bowl instantly with blinding pain to follow.
I try to make sure to serve a variety of fresh or fresh frozen meats so that we only have red meat 2x a week.

irishrose

QBeth, there are two things going on with the excess fat around the midsection. One is high fructose corn syrup - there is a direct correlation and the other is the phalates in the plastic, especially if they are microwaved. A teenager with a small waistline is a rarity these days. So many muffin tops. When I researched why, this was what turned up repeatedly.

You think you are phalate free because you use phalate free bottles? Look inside the next can of vegetables you open - guess what the white lining is? (By the way, this is the generic you - nothing personal).