Coldheaven: Getting a good butcher onside is really worthwhile because they are better quality all round and will cut you good deals for being your regular supplier.
Hate to break it to you...soybeans and other products like almonds are not that environmentally friendly...wide spread deforestation and water shortages to name a few...
loulou77: Hate to break it to you...soybeans and other products like almonds are not that environmentally friendly...wide spread deforestation and water shortages to name a few...
@ Loulou: I'm allergic to soya, nuts and a few other foods that most other vegetarians eat.
I grew up on this farm. We bought halves of beef locally. Raised sheep and butchered lambs at 100 pounds. When my husband and I deer hunted, I did the meat myself. If temps worked right, hung the deer in concrete garage all winter wrapped in a blanket. Bro-in law was Its rotten. No..it is aged. Showed him in spring, cut dark rind off and bright red inside and super tender. Just like that aged steak at Delmonico's. Chef goes in cooler, cuts off steak, trims off mold and dark and charges $50. We raised hogs. I feed my chickens nothing but corn and what they scrounge around farm. Eggs are tasty and yolks are orange. Problem is a butcher shop only sells what farmers raise. I have bought local...pork chops you dont have to fry in oil! Asked her what they feed, hay, corn and table scraps. BINGO! Marbling is now a dirty word. Try to explain the fat cooks out and leaves the meat tender. Vegan is a joke..so is organic. Growers want hocky pucks that ship well and last a long time on the store shelf. The food pyramid was designed to benefit the grain markets.
truheart1941: .......I totally agree..farmers cannot feed their cattle the right food ...........like cattle cake/linseed cake /salt blocks/grass etc........because supermarkets. Won't pay the price. For good meat. .....when I tied a joint of beef up , l would lay a small slice of fat on top to give it flavour and keep it tender............you don't have to eat the fat. Only to cook it...........without fat. Beef will taste and cook like an old boot..........but what do I know. Huh????????????$
I thought cows ate grass from fields . Has field grass become expensive recently
Gigi64: @Loulou: I eat lots of oats, peas, beans, lentils, greek and turkish yoghurt.
My albumin levels were down last blood work...so I had to incorporate some meat in my diet...but would prefer not to... Great if you have found a diet that works!!
loulou77: My albumin levels were down last blood work...so I had to incorporate some meat in my diet...but would prefer not to... Great if you have found a diet that works!!
loulou77: My albumin levels were down last blood work...so I had to incorporate some meat in my diet...but would prefer not to... Great if you have found a diet that works!!
Sorry to hear that. I have something called "thalassamie minor", so sometimes I eat liver, but not often.
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