We’re getting accustomed to seeing new terms pop up on the packaging of our food. In the last decade or so we saw the proliferation of natural, then organic, then all-natural and healthy labeling. We’ve learned that some of these terms, such as certified organic, are strictly regulated. Others, such as healthy, wholesome, or good for you, aren’t regulated at all. I wanted to ... Continue Reading
What About Grass-Fed Beef?
Feeding grain to cattle has got to be one of the dumbest ideas in the history of western civilization. Cows, sheep, and other grazing animals are endowed with the ability to convert grasses, which those of us who possess only one stomach cannot digest, into food that they can digest. They can do this because they are ruminants, which is to say that they possess a rumen, a 45 ... Continue Reading