I feel this is why so many Americans are overweight and have health problems:
11 year old finds antibiotics in 15% of store-bought meat.
Now, if an 11 year old can figure this out, why can't the government?
Oh wait. That's right. The meat industry has a big union. No way the government can find fault with them.
I am not advocating stopping eating meat. Those who prefer not to, more power to you. But I love a good steak. Just makes me want to get to the retirement property earlier so I can have better control over what goes into my food.
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- LindaG
- Retired, housewife, mother of three. Picking up the pieces after God decided the 145 year old farmhouse was no longer the house for us. Praise God for His mercy and love!
This is one of the many reasons I buy our meat from a local farm who raises their animals, ethically, without hormones, and are grass fed. The way nature intended.
ReplyDeleteI guess there isn't an easy way to feed the masses, however. Not everyone has access to local food nor can they afford it. It's a sad situation.
my husband commented on this a few years ago when he noticed that the younger girls were developing quite quickly and shall I say...large! It's definately the hormones and antibiotics we are consuming. gah, it's awful scary sin't it?
ReplyDeleteToni, I think if there were more small farms, our food would be safer. Unrealistic in cities the size of New York or Dallas, etc.; but yes, it is sad.
ReplyDeleteJojo, It is terribly scary. And yes, kids are maturing way too fast, all the way around.
Very topical. Here in the UK in the last few days there is a news story about athletes who are testing positive for steroids and growth hormones because they have been eating beef!
ReplyDeleteMatron, they test for that here, too. And athletes who say they have never used drugs have tested positive. Now I wonder if it wasn't because they eat beef.
ReplyDeleteAnd the hormones are probably responsible for the higher rates of aggression, too.
We eat mostly venison that the hubby harvests. Umm, my union iron worker hubby. Haha! No hard feelins'.
ReplyDeleteAnd I promise, no more spidey picks for awhile.
Not every union is bad. I do know that. But when government makes it harder for the small farm or home business person, than they do for the conglomerates, well, it's annoying.
ReplyDeleteHaha. At least not such big, clear, spiders. ;-)
This is a subject dear to my heart....have you seen the dvd Food,Inc. ? If you haven't it really explains a lot of this...I don't know why more people don't care about their food..most things we put in our body is like poisen...I am so glad my husband is a hunter...we haven't bought store bought meat in years...
ReplyDeleteCity Gal, my hubby will be taking more time for hunting once he retires, I'm sure.
ReplyDeleteWould love for you to share recipes if you have any you could post to your blog. :)
I agree! Also as long as the majority of people fall in to the category of the "mindless masses" nothing will ever change.The powers that be do not care about us...they do care about money and that is the only way to make them change their poisoning of the people.
ReplyDeleteAmen, Melodie. I agree with all that you said.
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean. I love a good steak myself. However, I do feel like consume waaay to much meat in my diet. I'm sure our health would improve if we at least cut back on our meat consumption.
ReplyDeleteI find it more disturbing to think of why those cows are exposed to antibiotics in the first place - because they live knee deep in manure. So sad the life of a factory farmed cow.
Yes it is, Thomas.
ReplyDeleteMy In-Laws used to raise beef cattle and I was given an 'education' 30 years ago about their meat verses many of the large commercial beef farmers and the use of antibiotics, which is why I totally agree with you!
ReplyDeleteKim, I think you were lucky to have your parents teach you that.
ReplyDeleteAmen! I look forward, with huge anticipation, to us being able to raise more animals once we get moved to our land. I don't even want to think about having to buy meat in a regular grocery store again. It seems that any time an organization or business begins to serve the masses, the prices go down, but the methods get more shady so the profits can go up. I'd rather eat less meat, then pay more for higher quality meat. We really should try to find a local producer so we can get a head-start.
ReplyDeleteLana, should be easy to do since you live in Texas. :)
ReplyDeleteWell Sis, I'm going in another direction here. Yes, I agree that there are too many chemicals in the food we eat, but that's because the 'masses' want cheaper food, and food that 'looks' good. And for those people that are worried about their food, they're welcome to grow there own. Or buy expensive organically grown food.
ReplyDeleteI on the other hand enjoy a tasty steak and such. That's why I don't watch those programs about how our food is grown or produced. I don't want to know what they do to get that steak to my table. If you had every farmer/rancher growing their stuff the 'best/right' way, you couldn't afford it.
And...... there are many places you can buy hormone free meat...if you want to pay for it. So there are options for a lot of people. You have to remember, a lot of people don't have access to or able to afford even chemically produced fresh vegetables or meat. Even experts believe that's better than junk food.
Okay, I've rambled enough now.
Now I think I'm hungry for a nice juicy steak.......
Oh, and just for your information....vegans on a whole, don't live any longer than meat eaters...... :-)
That's good to know, Wayne, because I don't intend to give up steak, either! ;-)
ReplyDeletei don't know what is going on in this country. Same as everywhere else in the world. I know we (farmers) produce high quality feed (milk, eggs, meat. But i, like many others do not know what happens after...
ReplyDeleteI still love my meat though! ;-)
Leontien
Me, too, Leontien!
ReplyDeleteAnd my home made jerky. :-)
We never know what's in the things we buy...scary.
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