Importance of Grass to our cows

Are you getting enough grass fed meats? Do you know why it's important for our cows to eat grass? Do you know the benefits to us? oh and I'm not talking about marabelle and daisy sitting around the barn passing a splif.

Okay, so somewhere between farmer Brownie and Farmer super feed lot. We decided to stop letting our cows sit in the field eating grass and decided that cows should be eating grains, other cows and parts of this and that. Cows are vegetarians. They wants to eat vegetarian food. They love vegetarian food! Soy burgers and Tofu need not apply. They just want that sweet, sweet grass that you have in your field over there!

As you know (or should know!) when a cow eats the grass, those lovely heifers are doing something truly amazing for us. They are making life vital vitamins for us! So what's in it for you? Vitamin A, E,
K2, D, Omega 3's and CLA.

Lets start with Omega 3's as everyone knows those bad boys! A person consuming a diet rich in Omega 3's are less likely to have high blood pressure or irregular heart beats and 50% less likely to have a heart attack! These people eating Omega 3's will less likely suffer from things like; depression, schizophrenia, ADD or alzheimer's. Omega 3's may also reduce your risk of cancer. Grass fed cows have shown to have 2-4x's more Omega 3's then those in feedlots!

CLA-or Conjugated Linoetic Acid. CLA is one of our best defenses against cancer. It helps with high cholesterol, building your immune system, lowering body fat, lowering blood pressure and osteoporosis. Just to name a few! Don't you want some?!

Vitamin A, E D, and K2. K2 supports bone strength and cardiovascular health. A; promotes heathy body tissue, helps fight infections and helps build strong teeth and bones. E; helps fight free radicals, may boost your metabolism, it offers some skin protection and aids in cancer prevention. D; cancer prevention, helps in brain function, it tells our body to absorb calcium!

You get all this just from eating beef that has been raised on pasture. You don't get it from cows sitting in a feed lot, getting fat on injections eating number 64 because she was to sick to go on. You need these in your diet! NEED them!

I know it can get expensive. I know that. I get it. I'm not saying you have to eat pasture raised meat at every meal. Just get some into your diet, as much as you can afford. Can you afford not to?