Junk Food Cows??

Ok I'm going to try to embed this video in here, I want you all to look at this and realize this is from the Wall Street Journal - a fairly reliable source I would say:




Is this not the most ridiculous horrendous thing you have ever heard of??? seriously can not even fathom what they were thinking - well I guess I do $$$$ but at what real cost - ok folks just think of it this way - Mom or Grandma used to say "you are what you eat!" and that is quite the true statement - realize that these cows that are factory farmed, hardly see daylight and if they do they are still in cramped quarters are only fed corn which is not their natural diet and are fed antibiotics daily because they are weak from no movement and also from weakened immune systems and they would get deathly ill if they didn't have these antibiotics pumped into them and they never even see a blade of grass.
Ok all that being said now they are eating potato chips and M&Ms?? So basically you are eating junk food cows complete with pesticides (sprayed on the corn they eat), antibiotics, and now what potato chip, M&M flavored beef?? Seriously WTF!!! Not trying to be crude but then there is also on top of that the cost of shipping - the cost of the environmental impact of it as well as hard costs of it.. so not to be a total downer - let's try to be eco friendly and animal friendly (as much as possible in this situation) here is what i propose:

1. check www.localharvest.org which will show you local farms and ranches - or just check on www.greenmaven.com which is actually a "green" search engine that has cool articles but besides that if you search out "beef" I bet it will direct you to some "green" and cruelty free choices.

2. buy a half a cow or quarter of a cow - my friends and I did this in college - obviously you will need an extra freezer but this is well worth it or go in on it with some friends and split the meat between your freezers - get the beef from a local farmer who feeds them grass - what they are supposed to be eating!

3. just remember you really are what you eat! No wonder disease is running rampant in this country and prescriptions are given out like candy - just think about what we put into our bodies for once. PLEASE - imagine how much better you'll feel if you make conscious decisions about what you put into your body - treat it like the temple it is - it takes care of you please take care of it - organic or natural "grass fed" beef and other natural meats are better for you as are organic veggies and fruits - yes they are expensive but if you really start to eat right you will eat less.

Believe me I am a struggling "greenie" with three jobs and I manage to do alright if I look for sales and plan my meals, oh and eat "in Season". What's better for the world is what's better for you - you know the old "think globally, act locally" and if you could care less about the environment (not sure why you'd be reading my blog then - lol) just think about you and how much better you will feel! ok off the soapbox - this video just got me riled! lol
take care and eat well!