Comments on: (Grass-fed) Beef: It’s What’s for Dinner

By: Primal-Patterns

Primal-Patterns — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:08:35 +0000

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By: Aladdin Cafe

Aladdin Cafe — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 07:07:00 +0000

Thanks for overloading this post with information and for shedding light to the never ending debate between grass-fed and grain-fed beef. At least, readers know now the difference. Are you personally strictly including grass-fed beef in youir diet now?

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Tue, 15 Jan 2013 02:01:14 +0000

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By: Kate

Kate — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 23:32:00 +0000

This is one plus of living in NZ – all our beef is grassfed. I have only had grain fed beef when in the states and it tastes weird to me.

By: Sara Ann Mason

Sara Ann Mason — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:22:00 +0000

Here here. I want to see some studies that prove that it’s really so much more nutritious. From what I’ve seen (here and elsewhere) the only major improvement is in animal welfare.

By: Mariska Koele

Mariska Koele — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 18:58:00 +0000

I am having beef today and I am reading the back of the package. Premium beef, from cows who life outside on app. 2 soccerfields, fed with grass…..I accidentally did something right today. Normally I eat fish but they were out a the to go supermarket.

By: Shane

Shane — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:22:00 +0000

Hey Neghar, I keep reading conflicting views on the importance of going grass-fed. Beef in general has a lot of nutrients in it – vitamin B12, B6, niacin, iron, phosphorous, zinc, selenium, and vitamin A, D, and E.

The main proposed advantage of grass-fed beef is largely in the fatty acids, in that it contains more omega 3s, CLA, stearic acid and TVA. (Although some studies show it having less mono unsaturated fat, which is a possible disadvantage.)

Studies (McAfee, for example) haven’t shown one to be superior to the other though in terms of longterm health (serum cholesterol, triglycerides and blood pressure).

The main thing I find weird though is that in grass-fed beef there’s hardly any omega-3s at all. Compared to fish (or fish oil) there are barely even trace amounts (less than 1% of fatty acids). You would need to consume 114 grams of grass-fed beef FAT to get just 1g omega 3s. Hardly anyone eats that much beef fat, and that’s not a significant amount of omega 3s. You can get more omega 3s than that with 3 walnuts for a fraction of the price / effort … Sticking to meat, you would get 4x that amount from one serving of salmon.

Take into account that most people buy lean meat that wouldn’t be affected (much) by hormones or have much fatty acid to begin with and … well … are the real health benefits even really there? If the advantages are so incredibly mild that studies can’t pick up on them, why not just buy fish oil with the money you save from buying grain-fed and rack up MEASURABLE health benefits?

Many of the health experts I look to recommend grass-fed beef though, so I’m at a loss. I’m finding it really hard to figure out if it lives up to the hype? I’d love to hear your thoughts!

By: Neghar Fonooni

Neghar Fonooni — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 19:11:00 +0000

Really, really, really great point Stacey! Thank you so much for sharing. I have considered going in on a cow with some friends and am sure I will do it eventually . Kudos to you for prioritizing and being proactive.

By: Stacey

Stacey — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:54:00 +0000

My husband and I have been eating grassfed beef for a few years now and while it is more expensive and we are on a budget, it is so very important to me to eat quality meat that was raised in a humane way. I’m willing to cut back on something else so that we can have good beef. We had been buying from Whole foods and farmers markets until this past September we bought a 1/4 cow direct from a rancher. The upfront expense was substancial, in the long run we saved, a lot. Buying in bulk this way you get a variety of cuts from filets to roasts for about $6.50 per lb (which is great when you consider some cuts, like ribeyes can cost you $20ish per lb at Wholefoods.. You can save a bit more by buying a 1/2 cow, but we don’t have the freezer storage space for that.