What are the health benefits of Grass-Fed Organic Ground Beef?
• Pasturing is an environmentally-friendly practice, avoiding the waste run-off common in feedlots, which is estimated by the EPA to have polluted 35,000 miles of rivers in 22 states and contaminated groundwater in 17 states. Pasturing protects the environment for all living creatures. • The greater the percentage of cattle’s diet that comes from grass, the more optimal the ratio of Omega-6 and Omega-3 fatty acids in the beef. Grass-fed beef generally has a ratio of 2:1, in contrast to primarily grain-fed beef, which can be as high as 20:1. • Omega fatty acids are “essential,” meaning they are essential to human health but cannot be manufactured by the body. These fatty acids must be obtained from diet. An inappropriate balance of Omega 6 and 3 contributes to the development of disease, while an appropriate balance helps maintain and even improve health. • Grass-fed beef has also been shown to contain as much as ten times the amount of betacarotene, triple the amount of Vitamin E, and
