Grass Fed Meats Omaha For Better Health

By Anna Stevens


For all those people who love beef but have limited their consumption for health reasons, there is good news. Grass fed meats Omaha style have a lot of the positives of good protein and dense nutrition with a much lower list of negatives. Pastured meat also tastes great and is humanely raised. A win win for all!

Beef comes from cows. Cows, of course, eat growing vegetation unless they are confined by their owners to a feedlot and fed concentrated feeds like hay and grain. This unnatural, crowded life is not what many consider humane. No surprise that meat from these animals is not as healthy as that from cows allowed to roam freely and eat naturally.

Conventional beef is high in saturated fat, which doctors say is bad for our hearts. Pastured beef never fed grain has one-third to one-half less saturated fat. It is also, of course, lower in calories, since fat is more calorie-dense than lean meat. Lowering the saturated fat in your diet will help lower cholesterol and triglyceride levels in your blood.

Of course, there is also grass-fed chicken. This is another humane award winner. Anyone who knows chickens knows how much they love to run around pecking at things, roll in the dust and spread their wings in the sunshine, and maybe eat a bug or worm. Even their eggs are more nutritious than the ones sold from caged birds, and the meat is flavorful and tender.

Essential fatty acids are those needed for health but which humans cannot make in their own bodies. They must get these essential nutrients from the foods they eat. Surprisingly, pastured meats are high in the EPA and DHA that many thought were mainly found in wild-caught fish. LNA is another valuable one; animals get it from eating fresh green plants. CLA, which research shows helps us digest saturated fats, is another nutrient that is almost missing in feedlot beef and pen-raised poultry.

Research shows that these nutrients help fight cancer, delay the effects of aging, protect our brains, and give us what our bodies need for optimal health. A diet rich in essential fatty acids and good protein has been shown to lessen anxiety, depression, mental health issues, and hyperactivity. People who eat pastured beef can have their red meat and their health, too.

Meats are only a part of the grass-fed story. People now are searching out eggs, milk, and cheese from free-ranging animals. They are getting Vitamin E and C as well as all those beneficial fatty acids, dense protein, and minerals. Those who want to have a healthy diet and also want to support humane farming have many good ways to do both. It's nice to use your dollars in a way that benefits small producers as well as the animals themselves.

Why Omaha? Omaha Nebraska has been the meat-packing capital of the nation and is still known as a source of great steaks. If you can't buy local, check out the online sites that distribute natural meats fresh or frozen. And enjoy!




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