Protein

Ahhh protein, what a controversial topic. To save the cows or to not save the cows. This is how I view protein: Animals eat food based on instinct. If I let my dog out to fend for himself, he’s not going to run to the neighbors garden and eat some broccoli. He’s going to find some scraps of a leftover deer carcass or chase down a squirrel. No one told him to do that, he just did it. Humans have canine teeth, so to me, that means meat is good for us.

On the other hand, the way livestock has been treated is terrible and I don’t agree with it. Grass-fed beef is a lot more beneficial to humans and cows, than cows in a feed lot. I want to eat meat from an animal that lived a good life and grazed on some nice grass fields. I think it’s important to support local farms and regenerative farms. The more we do this, the more of an incentive it gives other farmers to do so.

I tend to eat a lot more beef than chicken, 1 cow can produce around 750 lbs of meat, while 1 chicken can produce around 1.5 lbs. Do what you will with that information, but I’m going to stick to beef.

There is no life without death. They are two sides to the same coin. Even if you’re vegetarian, there is death in that too. Think of all the organisms in fields and in the ground that are killed during tilling or harvesting. Are you eating organic plants? There’s most likely bone meal used to fertilize those plants. What is bone meal?

Bone meal is dried animal bones. So you see, There is no life without death.