As you become more conscious about where your food comes from, it’s inevitable to start running into a huge variety of terms. Some are meaningful. Others are more like marketing terms.
It can be hard to understand what each of these terms actually mean, and how they impact the beef that eventually ends up on your plate.
What is grass fed?
Blessings Ranch offers wonderful grass fed beef products. So we’re experts in this regard:
- Cattle spends their entire lives grazing on pastures, eating only grass and forage.
- They are never fed grains.
- They are never confined to feedlots.
The result is a rich, beefy flavor, a highly beneficial nutritional profile, and a beef that’s typically very low in fat. You also create a beef that’s significantly lower in calories, which means you can eat a healthier diet without ever feeling deprived. It’s like the secret weapon in the battle of the bulge.
This is the only beef that offers a truly humane process that honors the animal from birth until death. The animal is never tortured, pumped full of antibiotics, or harmed. Their lives end painlessly when the time comes. Why force suffering if it’s not necessary?
What is grain-finished?
Grain finished cows start their lives by grazing on pasture, and it’s this part of the lifecycle that grain-finishing farmers like to focus on. But during their final months, they’re moved to a feedlot where they lose the ability to roam and are fed grains like corn and soy, along with hay and supplements.
The purpose of this technique is to quickly add weight and marbling to the beef…and to enjoy the marketing benefits when people don’t understand the true difference between these two techniques.
You get a very mild flavor, even if the marbling is pretty. The nutritional value is lower. You lose much of what makes grass fed beef great.
Don’t be fooled!
No beef is ever created equal. If you want the freshest beef raised in a sustainable, humane way, then no beef will ever surpass real grass-fed beef. Choose the real deal!
Right now you can still order bulk beef, or you can swing by our farm to shop a la carte. Either way, you’ll be improving your family’s diet while feeling good about your choices.
See also:
Grass Fed Beef: Your Questions Answered
4 Reasons Why Grass Fed Beef is More Popular Than Ever
Supporting Local Farmers: The impact of Buying Grass-Fed Beef Directly from Farms