Benefits of Grass-fed Beef

TO YOUR HEALTH

The Important Health Benefits of Grassfed and Pasture-Raised Foods

Are pasture-raised meats and dairy products really better for your health? The answer is yes, according to a growing number of health experts. First, animals raised on pasture eat what they are designed to eat. Like humans, animals that eat the proper diet—one that’s geared toward their unique digestive systems— and that are given room to roam, exercise and play, tend to be healthier than animals that are fed an improper diet, supplemented by antibiotics, and that live in crowded, stressful conditions. In fact, because of the attention paid to their diet and their living conditions, pasture-raised animals are better able to resist illness and disease, minimizing—and sometimes eliminating—the need to treat them with antibiotics. In addition, they are allowed to grow to a healthy weight—naturally—rather than being forced to gain weight at an unnatural rate with growth hormones.
The result? Meats and dairy products that are cleaner and healthier for human consumption. Research shows that meat, eggs, and dairy products from animals raised on pasture have more desirable proportions of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. They also contain higher levels of conjugated linoleic acids (CLAs), another fatty acid that has shown great promise in fighting tumors and breast cancer in laboratory tests. In addition, several studies suggest that grassfed meats and dairy contain higher levels of nutrients, such as fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K, which are critical to good health.
So, when you eat pasture-raised meats and dairy, you can be sure you’re nurturing your body with foods that are enhancing your well-being and improving your general health.

TO YOUR HEALTH The Important Health Benefits of Grassfed and Pasture-Raised Foods	QUALITY OF LIFE Promoting Animal Welfare (and Human Welfare) through Pasture-Based Farming	TAKING CARE OF THE PLANET Farming That Cleans Up after Itself Means a Healthier Environment
WILDLIFE BENEFITS Well-Managed Pastures Provide Habitat for Wildlife	SMALLER IS BETTER Keeping Small-Scale Farming Healthy and Viable	TASTE THE DIFFERENCE The Flavor of Pasture-Raised Meats and Dairy

The information on this section of our website is reprinted from The Great New About Grass produced by: Eating Fresh Publications, 2004. A full version of this publication can be dowloaded by clicking here.

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Endnotes:
1 Shannon Hayes. The Grassfed Gourmet Cookbook: Healthy Cooking and Good Living with Pasture-Raised Foods. Eating Fresh Publications, New Jersey. 2004.
2 Grassland Birds: Fostering Habitats Using Rotational Grazing. Dan Undersander, Stan Temple, Jerry Bartlet, Dave Sample, Laura Paine. University of Wisconsin System. Cooperative Extension Publishing. 2000.

TO YOUR HEALTH

TO YOUR HEALTH

QUALITY OF LIFE

TAKING CARE OF THE PLANET

WILDLIFE BENEFITS

SMALLER IS BETTER

TASTE THE DIFFERENCE