Worried about what you are "really" eating? Have peace of mind with pasture grazed meats.
Through the years on this website, we often focus on the positive difference found in grass-fed beef compared to conventional grain feed beef. A new study on the health benefits of grass-fed beef was recently reported on by Allen Williams with the team over at UnderstandingAG.
Dr. Williams has an excellent blog post describing the latest grass-fed beef research prompted by The Bionutrient Institute and completed by Dr. Stephan Van Vliet at Utah State University. We encourage you to read the post: Study: Grass-Fed Beef Healthier, More Nutritious.
Have you ever bitten into a fruit or vegetable and just thought to yourself, WOW, now that tastes great! Well, when that happens to me, sometimes I will pull out a refractometer and test the juice (brix level). (We use a refractometer to test the brix level of grasses in our pasture.) The refractometer will verify that the juice of the fruit or vegetable that just amazed me, has a high brix reading, something my taste buds already told me.
It is one thing to research and understand why grass-fed beef is healthier and more nutritious by looking at lab data. That may get someone to at least try grass-fed beef. But if the eating experience is not pleasant, what’s the purpose?
The key is to find a farmer that can raise and properly “grass-finish” beef. A grass-finished beef will have both flavor and nutrition. Sometimes that “beefy” flavor will catch you off guard and it may take a little time for your tastebuds to adapt. Take a look at some of our past posts on “Flavor” and review past post photos on what to look for in a grass-finished beef (what we call Pasture Grazed Beef).
God designed nutrition to follow flavor. If you bite into a whole, unprocessed, food that has amazing flavor, it will be healthy. You will know it was healthy by how you feel after eating. Find a farmer you can trust and taste the difference between local food and what you find in the grocery store. Your tastebuds will thank you.
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