Meat/Fish or no?

[helwen]

One site I was just at comments that grass-fed meats and wild fish are better because:

"Corn-fed animals have higher levels of omega-6 fats and these contribute to dietary inflammation. Celiacs can usually eat meat and fish and these are very healthy foods. Red meat was not shown to contribute to degenerative diseases, it was the high carbs eaten with the meat that produced the inflammation that contributed to heart disease. (Remember that statins only decrease cardiovascular disease because they inadvertently lower inflammation, not because they lower serum lipids, LDL"


Grass-fed animals are less fatty too -- although this might be as much the fact they aren't penned up as the grass. Being lean, beef and pork from grass-fed/free range critters requires a different way of cooking, so that you don't overcook them. But done right, they're better than the Big Ag stuff any day. Free range chickens (chickens are omniverous, btw), are far superior to Big Ag chickens too. Of course, the meat costs an arm and a leg, but if we were to really knuckle down and stick to only eating meat from these sources, we'd probably be eating just the right amount of animal proteins for a balance diet...

Also, non of our local farmers make pastrami, and I really like having that once in a while.

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Yes

[bytchearse.livejournal.com]

Fortunately the local A&P has an organic/non gma chicken line and while the parts are a lot too expensive, the whole chickens are on sale for $1.89/lb every couple of weeks. I concur about the taste, BTW.

For the times when you need pastrami, maybe a local deli stop couldn't hurt. In fact, you get your pastrami and you help a local business.

Re: Yes

[helwen.livejournal.com]

Sadly, there are no delis in town. I don't think we have one in any of the neighboring towns either. The closest we come is the delis at the supermarkets. Country Pie Pizza is a little restaurant in town, so the best I can do is support them.

Good to hear about the A&P :)