Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Grass Fed Meats Omaha Are Good Value

By Anna Stevens


For all those people who love beef but have limited their consumption for health reasons, there is good news. Grass fed meats Omaha style have a lot of the positives of good protein and dense nutrition with a much lower list of negatives. Pastured meat also tastes great and is humanely raised. A win win for all!

Consider the way most of the beef in this country is raised. Half-grown cattle are confined in crowded pens called feedlots, where they have no access to their natural pasturage. They are fed concentrated feeds - hay and grain - that make them gain weight rapidly. The feed does not contain the nutrients found in fresh, mixed grassland plants, so it's hardly surprising that the meat from these animals is low in food value.

Grass fed beef contains much less fat than conventional beef, being one-third to one-half lower in fat content. This means that it is heart-healthier and much lower in calories. Fat has more calories per gram than protein or fiber. Anyone who wants to lower their saturated fat consumption (and their triglycerides and cholesterol), take note.

Pastured poultry is also healthier. Anyone who knows chickens will tell you that these domestic birds love to scratch and peck outdoors. Eating grass gives them all they need for growth while enriching their meat with essential fatty acids. Their eggs are more nutritious, too. All who support humane farming should celebrate this practice.

Essential fatty acids are those needed for health but which humans cannot make in their own bodies. They must get these essential nutrients from the foods they eat. Surprisingly, pastured meats are high in the EPA and DHA that many thought were mainly found in wild-caught fish. LNA is another valuable one; animals get it from eating fresh green plants. CLA, which research shows helps us digest saturated fats, is another nutrient that is almost missing in feedlot beef and pen-raised poultry.

Nutrients in grass-fed meats help nourish our bodies, keep blood pressure and cholesterol at healthy levels, fight cancer, and retard the aging process. They are good for our brains and have shown in studies to help lower anxiety, relieve depression, help those suffering from schizophrenia and Alzheimer's, and reduce hyperactivity. Not bad for a delicious item you want to eat anyway.

Meats are only a part of the grass-fed story. People now are searching out eggs, milk, and cheese from free-ranging animals. They are getting Vitamin E and C as well as all those beneficial fatty acids, dense protein, and minerals. Those who want to have a healthy diet and also want to support humane farming have many good ways to do both. It's nice to use your dollars in a way that benefits small producers as well as the animals themselves.

Omaha, Nebraska, has long been known as a meat-packing center. It's name is associated with the finest meat. Look for websites that contain information about the health benefits of pastured meat and the ways to get it.




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