Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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Hi, Have been looking for beef jerky in the stores (I`m from Norway) but I cant find any without sugar ect added.

In the pets store I found a lot of dried heart/stomach ect that was witout any added ingridients, just 100% natural. It wasn`t too expencive either. I just wonder what do you think about this? Can I eat it, even if its dogs food? I recon since it shuold be safe for my dog, it sholkd be safe for me to eat as well?

..haha, people had to think I was a freak, if they saw me eating dogs food XD

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asked May 31 2011 at 8:35

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WyldKard · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-31 17:12:25Z UTC

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I had a cousin who ate dog jerky, saying it was as tasty as the human stuff but at half the price. Never got sick from it.

answered May 31 2011 at 17:12

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nice. I recon that most of the time its safe eating it, but from the answers above here, there are probably still some risk eating it. But I will definitly buy some to my familys dog next time I´m going home, and try some myself, hehe. – norwegian girl May 31 2011 at 19:44

Marie · Answer 2 · 2011-05-31 13:44:18Z UTC

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I absolutely would not feed myself, let alone my dog ANYTHING that is labeled as "Pet Food". (Disclaimer: Yes, I'm a Raw Feeder and have been for 8 years.)

Pet food is the dumping grounds for the human food chain and as such contains such lovely things as "The Four Ds": dead, dying, down, diseased animals. In addition, Pet Food includes animals that have been fed medications throughout their lifetimes, producing meat not fit for human consumption. (An example of this is the common use of Bute in the equine industry.)

Why not make your own jerky?

answered May 31 2011 at 13:44

Marie
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I haven`t thought about it that way...The thought of eating that meat grosses me off now.. I will definitely try to make my own jerky some day. I`m going to buy some local- hunted deer in the autumn, and will definitely try to make jerky of some of that meat. Really looking forward to that. – norwegian girl May 31 2011 at 13:54

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Well I do eat raw milk sometimes that is sold as PET FOOD ONLY – Vrimj May 31 2011 at 16:21

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Raw milk is sometimes labeled as "pet food" to get around ridiculous laws making it illegal to sell raw milk for human consumption. – wood May 31 2011 at 17:39

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the above 2 comments is a good reason to KNOW your farmer. – W8liftinmom May 31 2011 at 19:00

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As someone who was raised on raw milk, BIG thumbs up to supporting your local farmers!! – Marie May 31 2011 at 19:32

Rhubarb · Answer 3 · 2011-05-31 09:01:31Z UTC

Wow!

If it's completely natural, then as you assume, I guess it would be fine. However I'm tipping the manufactures of pet food don't have to adhere to the same standards as food for human consumption, so I guess there is the potential of some type of contamination that isn't going to be so good for you.

So you'd probably be fine, but do you want to risk it?

I'd just make my own, heaps of good recipes on the net, here is but one that I like.... http://www.latestinpaleo.com/blog/2011/3/1/latest-in-paleo-best-beef-jerky-recipe.html

Also you don't need a dehydrator, you can use an oven on a low temp, or make one out of cardboard box and a lamp. Once again Google is your friend :)

Cave Tomboy · Answer 4 · 2011-05-31 10:08:57Z UTC

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I think those things are made to clean and strengthen dogs' teeth so they are very, very hard and would require a lot of saliva to soften them up before you could eat them.

answered May 31 2011 at 10:08

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organic one · Answer 5 · 2011-05-31 12:30:27Z UTC

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Where did they come from? Dog chew bones made from hide tells you on the package to wash your hands after handling and "not for human consumption."

answered May 31 2011 at 12:30

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Mallory · Answer 6 · 2011-05-31 15:14:45Z UTC

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hahahah no joke i have wondered the same thing before, least you had the balls to ask. i have seen them too... the ingredients list just heart or whatever and its dehydrated

try it, and report back. if you do it ill do it haha

answered May 31 2011 at 15:14

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haha, good I`m not alone wondering about this , I`m a curious person so I will surely try it some day :P – norwegian girl May 31 2011 at 19:39

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