What does “grass fed beef” mean?
Cows are ruminant animals. They eat grass, swedes, beets, clover, and other grasses. They are not meant to eat grain. In fact, grain feeding a cow for most of its life gives the cow liver damage, fattens them up unnaturally, and changes their stomachs to be more acidic (like a human’s stomach) which can allow e-coli to become resistant to acidic conditions (like a human’s stomach). This is why we have new strains of e-coli which are harmful to us. A taste or even visual comparison will show that grass fed beef is much leaner (using “lean” as a reference to how little fat is in beef), which is typically something people dislike because they think it means it’s less flavorful; but believe us, the fat that is there is really tasty. Almost all beef in this country is grain fed. Once the cows are weaned off their mothers, they are sold to commodity beef companies where they are sent to feed lots and fed majority grain until they are ready for slaughter (not to mention heaps of antibiotics,
