So let's say you can only afford or only have access to organic/grass fed meat say....once every couple of months. Are you better off going vegetarian or eating conventional meat with all the hormones/antibiotics etc?
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Well...animals have detoxification systems to mitigate the effects of toxins from environment/farmers. And various parts of the body don't necessarily store toxins. Nowadays, it's not hard to find cheap "ok" quality meat. I say CAFO > vegetarian. At least with CAFO you can get all of your nutritional requirements. |
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My health improved immensely switching from a vegetarian diet to a diet with conventional meat, and then made another bit of a leap when I switched to mostly pastured. I wouldn't let the perfect be the enemy of pretty good here. |
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Liver is still on the menu....even if its CAFO. May consider leaner cuts.....Or just sell some crap and cancel your internet so you can buy better meat :)....just kidding, but I would stick to ruminants is all. I don't think I'd really change a thing in the end since I eat primarily beef, eggs, and organs anyhow. |
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Your local asian grocery store(or other ethic market depending on the item) is your best friend, I know it's my best friend. You wont be buying anything grassfed/organic but you can buy all kinds(literally) of meats, bones, offal for SO CHEAP. You can buy lean cuts of meat and supplement that with other fats of your choice or just eat the fatty cuts. Asian grocery stores usually have several types of eggs, such as chicken, duck, quail etc. Maybe you can limit your muscle meat consumption to only ground beef/whatever else animal(here at the asian grocery in Canada, 1 pound of ground beef is $2.00). Even though everything is not organic/pastured, it is way better than succumbing to a life sucking vegetarian/vegan diet(which I was on before encountering WAPF/paleo). I hope all goes well for you! |
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I'm not sure if you're asking in a hypothetical way or because you're forced to make this choice yourself-- but if it's a practical question, grassfed chicken, beef and the like doesn't have to be as expensive as you might think. By cowpooling and buying directly from farms (even if they're not local-- even with shipping, you will still likely come out way ahead)-- I live in FL and get my chicken from SC, my beef from TX and my pork from a farm 200 miles north of me in FL, and I get all of my proteins for very close to conventional prices-- and sometimes even lower than conventional proteins. Also, I'd rather save money anywhere else in my budget other than food-- I realize that there are times that there's just no room in the budget whatsoever, but I'd give up a lot before giving up the food that has helped to eliminate my migraines, arthritic aches and pains and restored my energy. |
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There is no way you are scraping by that tight that you can only afford good meat every couple months. If you go veggie, you will have to supplement your calories somehow, and it is either meat or grains. I would say avoid overly processed meat as much as possible and splurge when you can. What is your budget? How much are you currently spending on food, and I promise I can put a workable plan together for you. Might not be perfect, but will be much improved over SAD Standard American Diet |
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Save up and invest in a chest freezer. You can buy half/quarter or even full cows cut up into ready to eat peices. Organic grass fed for half the price of what you can get commercial beef for in the supermarket. But again youll have to save up. Long term planning is needed. If you want to do it, you will :) |
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