Fascinating Food Facts

Today at the store a gentleman was wondering why grass fed meats are better for us than non-grass fed meats. First, grass and range plants were what every meat type animal ate, and has for thousands of years. Naturally they would eat grains in a green state except for a very small part of the year when the grains dried up. The ratio between the Omega 3 and Omega 6 fats is between 1:1 and 1:4 (Omega 3:Omega 6) and is what our body knows how to use. In ordinary store meat, which is fed grains and other “things” in feedlots, the ratio is often 1:6 to 1:18 or more. Our body just doesn’t know how to use the latter diet.

The good ratio is found in grass fed animals including beef, buffalo, lamb, elk, venison, pork, poultry and their products such as eggs, milk, kefir, yogurt and cheese.