Natural beef benefits are surprising to most consumers. People don't realize how different the nutritional value of the exact same product can be depending on how it was actually produced. Would you like to get the following health benefits without actually changing what you eat,
but simply eating food that was raised differently? Following are a few benefits to eating beef that is primarily grass-fed (naturally raised) vs. feedlot beef that is fed a diet primarily of grain:
- The meat is naturally leaner, and may have up to 50% less fat than feedlot beef. Switching from feedlot to grassfed beef could save the average person up to 17,000 calories per year
- Meat from pastured cattle is up to four times higher in Vitamin E than meat from feedlot cattle
- Beef raised primarily on pasture will have three to five times more CLA (Conjugated Linoleic Acid) than beef fed primarily grain (as they are on a feedlot)
- Significantly reduce your risk of E. coli: Beef raised on a diet of all or primarily grain have dramatically higher risks of E. coli contamination
- Increase your Omega-3 fatty acid intake: Pastured beef has two to four times more Omega-3 than feedlot/grocery store beef
- Eat beef with a more balanced ratio of Omega-3 fats to Omega-6 fats
