Grassfed Beef
Lower in Fat & Calories
 Over
the last 30 years, people worldwide have made a fundamental
change in the foods that they eat. They eat significantly
less beef and dairy fats than they did just a few years ago.
Despite all of this, people are steadily gaining weight. In
the United States alone, the number of Americans who are at
least 20 pounds overweight has grown from 25% in 1985 to
more than 34% today. Because of the way conventional cattle
are raised, the American dieter is consuming more fat and
calories and less CLA with every bite of beef.
However, one
the many advantages of grassfed beef is the fact that it is
lower in total fat than conventional grainfed beef. The
small amount of fat in grassfed beef is beneficial to our
bodies and research shows that lean beef actually lowers
"bad" LDL cholesterol levels. The following chart shows how
grassfed beef compares to other popular meats in regards to
the amount of fat per 3 ounce serving.
Because meat
from grassfed beef is lower in fat, it is also lower in
calories. For example, a 6-ounce steak from a grass-finished
steer can have 100 fewer calories than a 6-ounce steak from
a grain-fed steer. If you eat a typical amount of beef (66.5
pounds a year), switching to lean grassfed beef will save
you 17,733 calories a year. If everything else in your diet
remains the same, you'll lose about six pounds a year.
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