AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.
Create a link to this page
Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:
Is grass-fed beef better?(CLAIM CHECK)(Brief article)
Thanks to a new rule, a "grass fed" label on packages of beef, along with "USDA Process Verified," means that the meat came from animals that actually ate grass and had access to pastures during the growing season. We checked whether it's worth paying for the beef, sold at some supermarkets, natural-food stores, and online.
The claim. Beef from cattle raised on grass is better for you than beef from corn-and grain-fed animals, says the American Grassfed Association, a trade group, and raising cattle on grass is better for the environment.
The check. Our reporter reviewed research on how grass-fed beef affects human health and the environment.
CR's ...
- Grass-fed beef: Is it really better for you?
- Newspaper article from: Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, OH) August 7, 2006 700+ words
...of a handful in Ohio producing grass-fed beef. But at the rate the industry...seeing a lot more of this meat. Grass-fed beef became so popular with customers...farmers are working on that. Grass-fed beef is just a tiny part of the...
- GRASS-FED BEEF FACES TASTE TEST.(Food)
- Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) May 21, 2009 700+ words
...long study being conducted by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Albany County about the local viability of grass-fed beef. Grass-fed beef is unquestionably more healthful than meat from cattle raised on grain (usually corn). In addition to...
- Pairing Wine With America's Hot New Culinary Trend - Grass-Fed Beef; Clos du...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 21, 2002 700+ words
...trend in beef consumption -- grass-fed beef. Long considered a passing fad...grain-fed beef producers, grass-fed beef has been quietly making new converts...conscious corner of the world, grass-fed beef seems to strike a balanced chord...
- Where's your beef from? Grass-fed beef: is it green, humane and healthful?
- Magazine article from: Natural Life Sager, Gene C. November 1, 2008 700+ words
...organic beef may be either grass-fed or grain-fed...labeling. When I asked for grass-fed beef at the big Sprouts market...repeated that I wanted "grass-fed" and he said...weeds that crowd out the grasses. The herbicide toxins...
- Introducing La Cense[R] grass-fed beef.(Brief article)
- Magazine article from: Frozen Food Digest July 1, 2006 700+ words
...only grain-fed beef, but to other grass-fed beef as well." The...upon the natural grasses and plants found...than grain-fed beef. The flavor...pastures in which grasses are at least...on a natural grass only diet. La...
- 4 reasons why grass-fed beef is better Grass-Fed Beef Is More...
- Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) November 17, 2009 700+ words
...s favorite: cow belches. Grass-fed beef is a lower-impact option for...flesh out the details about why grass-fed beef is better. Is there a conflict...audience. Well, here you go: Grass-Fed Beef Is More Nutritious Most beef...
- Lean & green: Grass-fed beef is gaining fans everywhere. here's how to cook it...
- Magazine article from: Sunset Machnak, Amy September 1, 2008 700+ words
...your teeth into. A "new" alternative to grain-fed beef, grass-fed beef is increasingly available in supermarkets and from...marbling of fat typical in grain-fed beef. Plus grass-fed beef is lower in saturated fats and higher in omega...
- Niche Ranchers Push Grass-Fed Beef as Healthier, Safer Choice.
- Newspaper article from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, Missouri) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News) October 7, 2002 700+ words
...mercola.com) claim that grass-fed beef is good for everything from lowering...contamination, some proponents of grass-fed beef claim. But conventional beef...up to $5 per pound for ground grass-fed beef. The meat lacks the marbling...
