Opinion on factory farmed animal products?
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The Paleo diet interests me a lot (although personally I'm vegan - I just cut wheat from my diet and am working on eating more raw, whole foods). But I was wondering what your stance is on factory raised animal products?
Since factory farming practices mean that the meat someone may be eating in the U.S. is anything but what you would find in nature (and can be very detrimental to someone's health), and from what little I know about the Paleo diet it's about getting back to eating the way nature intended.
I'm not trying to start an argument or anything I just was curious if that often came into play with the Paleo diet, since I do think it's important to pay attention to the quality of both the meats and vegetables you eat.
P.S.
Not to sound like an advertisement, but I know two sites you could suggest to your members here too, if you guys do focus on that, where they can find naturally raised meats from farmers in their area:
www.animalwelfareapproved.org
www.certifiedhumane.org
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Hey Nicole,Thanks for those links, will check them out. Here is another I share. US WellnessI do believe that grass fed (and grass finished) beef is much better... for the animal and for us... no doubt in my mind. I've posted it on it. I do not focus on it as some people/sites do because ...a) my main goal is to get people to try 'low carb paleo', so few want to give up bread, cakes, cookies, cereals etc... to say that you must eat grass fed ... only limits more people from even trying it.I've found that most who try paleo and stick to it ... gravitate to more and more pastured meats as they learn more about their food.b) As noted above, I firmly approve of grass fed meats... but the vast majority of my foods are factory farmed, so people can not use this as an excuse not to go paleo. ... IMHO. :)Thanks!
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For those who eat animal products. Try to eat beef from grass-fed cattles that do not use antibotics and hormones. They are more expensive, but well worth is.
Cattle was meant to eat grass instead of corn. What the cattle eats is reflected in their meat which will have more beneficial omega-3 and less inflammatory omega-6 fatty acids.Get organic eggs produced by free-range chicken. Or get "omega-3 enriched" eggs. These eggs are not injected. The only way they can get omega-3 eggs is to feed chicken with quality high-omega-3 diet instead of the conventional inexpensive chicken feed.Eat wild salmon over farmed salmon whenever you can (even if it means frozen).Yes, it makes a difference in the human consuming the product. And it is a much better quality of life for the animals as well. -
Hi, Nicole,
You may want to check out these sites: Weston A. Price Foundation, Local Harvest, and Eat Wild
I use them often. They are great resources to help you find local growers, farmers and farmers markets. Also check out your local food co-op and pick up their newsletter (usually near the front of the store or at the service counter.) They often have local ads from farmers. I love to be able to get my eggs, milk, etc. direct from the farmer where I can see how the animals are raised first-hand. And, ask your co-op butcher where they get their meat from. I was able to go to the various ranch websites and see video of the animals' environment that way. Not everyone can always get so into what they eat. But, even if they can find just one thing (be it their dairy or their pork or their strawberries) at least they can be assured that part of it is ethical and organic.
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