Fat is Essential to our health

Have you ever heard the term “essential fatty acids”?  These are fats that we must consume in our diet to survive, we cannot manufacture these essential fats ourselves.  Let’s take a brief look at two fatty acids that you have probably heard about in the…

Conjugated Linoleic Acid – Power Fat

Most of us probably agree that fat contributes to the taste of beef.  We can also appreciate that beef raised by grazing pasture for their entire lives will taste different from beef fattened in a dirt feed lot.  But shouldn’t we avoid animal fat…

What is the relationship between flavor and fat?

Much of the following information comes from Mark Schatzker, author of the book “Steak – One Man’s Search for the World’s Tastiest Piece of Beef“.  Using information from Mark we will try to answer the question, “What is the relationship between flavor and fat”? Previously we…

The taste of beef

In a previous post (A cow named grass-fed) it was noted that animals raised with a significant part of their diet as grass will have a taste quite different from corn-fed (conventional) beef.  Why is this?  Doesn’t USDA Prime labeled beef mean “taste great”?  One would think that…

How to shop for a healthy diet

Considering a change in your diet?  This seemed a little overwhelming when I began my journey.  Luckily a friend advised me to go slow, keep it simple and just do what you can to alter where you spend your food dollars.  Not sure where…