Grass Fed Organic Beef

For many years we have been told that beef is beef and it really does not matter what the cattle are fed, however this simply is not true. Grass fed organic beef means simply that the cattle are fed nothing more and nothing less than grass that has not had any chemicals used on it to promote growth ,inhibit the growth of fungus or pesticides. All of these chemicals end up in the meat that we eat and are definitely not healthy for us. One of the biggest benefits of eating Grass fed organic beef is that it is much lower in fat than grain fed cattle as an example a grass fed sirloin steak has about 30 to 50% less overall fat than the same steak from a grain fed cow. Studies show that the meet from a grass fed cow has about the same level of fat as skinless chicken or wild deer and elk. Meat this lean has actually been shown to lower your bad or LDL cholesterol levels. Being lower in fat also makes Grass fed organic beef lower in calories; fat has 9 calories per gram whereas protein and carbohydrates have only 4 calories per gram. The higher the level of fat in the meat you are eating the more calories you are getting. According to recent studies a 6 ounce steak from a grass fed steer has at least 100 fewer calories when compared to the same size steak from a grain fed steer. Since the average person eats around 66.5 pound of beef per year you can cut about 17,733 calories out of your diet and lose around 6 pounds in a year.

While Grass fed organic beef is low in fat it is very high in Omega 3 fatty acids, in fact it can give you from two to six times as many good fats than its grain fed counterpart. Omega 3 fatty acids are very important to every cell in your body and are especially good for your heart and cardiovascular system. Research shows that people who have a large amount of Omega 3 fatty acids in their diet have a 50 percent lower incidence of heart attack or other cardiovascular disease. As an added bonus the milk and meat from Grass fed organic beef have been shown to have the highest known levels of the good fat called "conjugated linoleic acid" or CLA, often as much as 5 times more than that found in grain fed cows. CLA has been shown to reduce the risk of certain types of cancers such as breast cancer. There is nothing like real Grass fed organic beef and if you are interested in ordering top quality beef you need to order from Piedmont Farms. All of their beef is raised in their own pastures high in the Utah highlands where even the air is free of pollutants and the grasses and alfalfa they eat is pure and natural. They will ship your order directly to your door and guarantee that you will be absolutely delighted with the quality and taste of your beef.