NatureSource Natural Angus Beef
Healthy Beef for Healthy Bodies
Minimally Processed, Grainfed Beef from NatureSource
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If you are gonna eat beef…..choose wisely for your health
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There’s a whole lot of stink in the green news about cow flatulence. The planet would be better off if we all ate far less beef. Cow flatulence makes more greenhouse gasses than our cars, believe it or not.
Of course, part of the reason is the high-corn diet which, in addition to causing more gas also creates an less healthy balance of Omega’s than would be naturally present in grassfed beef.
Since I know there will still be beefeaters who want a healthier option than eating meat fed corn, pumped full of steroids, antibiotics and other stuff, and killed in such a way as to release adrenalin into the tissues, I wanted to mention the following:
Every once in a while I come across a product or food that I feel is superior for some reason. NatureSource is one of those products.
I have been disturbed by the current method of raising and killing livestock for a long time. Aside from my strong repulsion to treating any living thing with such disregard as is shown in the typical situation, I believe raising cattle in cooped up spaces, using steriods, antibiotics and hormones, feeding them a diet that is poor or that contains animal byproducts which they were never intended to consume, and slaughtering them in a way that exposes the ones who are still alive to great fear and trepedation, effectively poisons the meat. The adrenalin pumped into the tissues and cells of the cow at point of death has to impact our bodies when we then consume that meat.
I’m thinking of a scene in “Last of the Mohicans” when Daniel Day Lewis finally sends the fatal arrow that drops the deer which will nourish his family and literally help keep them alive. He drops beside the deer, embracing it and thanking it for the gift it has given his family. What a contrast with the way animals are slaughtered today!
There is a company that is different. It’s called NatureSource and they produce natural angus beef that is minimally processed, contains no hormones or antibiotics, and no artificial ingredients.
NatureSource cattle are fed natural grains, grasses and forages. In addition, they receive a specially formulated corn-based diet for at least 120 before final finishing. Their cattle never receive animal by-products and are tested for pesticides.
NatureSource cattle are handled in a humane, gentle fashion from birth through processing. They are provided adequate space, housing and a comfortable enviromnet and given access to clean water and feed. NatureSource processes are endorsed by leading animal care experts.
NatureSource uses a proprietary and new natural beef standard. Their requirements are confirmed by affidavits and on-site audits.
So, how does it taste? Well, if you are used to the processed hamburger smell of other meats, the freshness of the smell may take a little getting used to. And it can be slightly dry, so try adding an egg. As for taste, wow, best beef I have ever put in my mouth.
If you eat beef, please try NatureSource natural angus beef.
If your grocer doesn’t carry it, ask for it.
I get mine at Ingles.
Here’s their website if you want to read more about this company and the beef they sell:
PS. If you want to know more about how animals are slaughtered in most meat processing plants, there is information at Farm Sanctuary but I warn you that you may never be able to get the images out of your mind. In the name of money, we’ve lost all connection with the sacredness of the life we take to sustain our own.
Also, please note that this same company sites two environmental violations from different lines of beef produced by the same company that introduced the NatureSource line, National Beef. I include this information so that you can make as informed a decision as possible. I could not find any negative press on the NatureSource line.