Damn, gotta start coming up with more outlandish stuff to keep you on your toes
Today I had my first experience with a whole food hippie type store I was in cowboy boots and jeans and everyone I saw was wearing Jesus sandals and Khakis!! I stayed open to the possibility they would accept me as their own and they absolutely did The people were wonderful and gave great advice on clean cooking and herbs. I feel like I can go back anytime and get the best advice. Itās hard to get over the price of things but because they are so informative it counts for something. It will be a slow process learning new techniques but Iām good with slow.
Sticker price shock is common the first time you start looking at locally grown and organic foods and many will tell you itās a scam.
I think if you begin to look at the benefits of quality products, you can decide what is worth paying extra for, and what is not. Most of it depends on your perspective. For example, water is such a key component to your health, I feel like itās worth it to make sure I have quality water - I distill tap water and then treat it with prill beads - the prill is probably a scam, but it does taste better to me.
Organic chicken is affordable, so I make that choice, grass fed beef is not so I avoid red meat with the exception of grass fed ground beef once a week.
Just some ideas.
@The_Myth I like your ideas and please feel free to share anytime!
I agree I want to find a balance of the things I like to get there and also use what I already know is good. We donāt raise organic beef and pork but I feel good about the meat from the farm because I know it from start to finish. I completely agree with the water too as Iām pretty picky about our water. There are a few food items I picked up and was shocked at how good it tasted and the bold flavors. I was worried it would be bland and flat. Iām excited about this experience and canāt wait to try more things
How do you feel about vitamins? I noticed they have them for everything and Iāve never looked into it muchā¦
My daily supplement routine is ridiculous, and it includes vitamins. I know many feel it is a waste as a good diet will provide all of the necessary vitamins, but my diet isnāt always so good - I have a hard time getting green vegetables.
If youāre raising your own, I understand how you feel. One of the things I have been reading about is how GMO corn adversely affects the ratio of Omega 3 fatty acids to Omega 6 fatty acids in commercial livestock
Of course, hormones in commercially grown livestock is a huge issue - I am sure you are way more versed in these issues than I.
You can get way woo on the supplements, and I am probably a bit extreme on my daily routine, but hey, if it makes you feel good . . .
Iām the complete opposite to @The_Myth
I get whatās cheap, and eat that. Seems to work. Granted, I need to go cheap because budget but even before I was eating so much I never really bothered with where food came from. The most vitamins Iāll take are those effervescent tablets (down here theyāre called Berocca) because I figure I eat enough meats, veggies and fruit that I donāt need supplements.
I think itās a case of whatever you prefer to do.
Yeah, this.
For me, the commercially produced meats are no longer an option. Knowing that cattle are standing in their own shit, pumped full of antibiotics to prevent infections, then fattened up on tren before being slaughtered inhumanely, for me, I just donāt want to put that negative shit in my body. Not to mention the Omega 3 to Omega 6 issues associated with GMO corn fed beef.
But, gotta admit, I still eat a few Ribeyes. And really, just my choice, not anybody elses, and truly, not judging.
Organic vegetables and grass fed beef is truly a first world problem. Iād like to think that if more people got on the band wagon, the prices would come down and there would be less of a carbon footprint for raising meat. But Iām pretty naive about that.
A few years ago while I was driving cross country, I met a dude in Wyoming that told me that he made windmills, and that a windmill would have to work continuously for forty years to amortize the petroleum products that went into making that windmill in the first place.
I actually looked into getting chickens so I could have fresh eggs, but my town doesnāt allow it. So then I found out I can raise quail in my basement. But, of course, the whole killing and cleaning thing became a problem.
With my Buddhist leanings, I wouldnāt be surprised if I didnāt end up vegetarian soon.
I think Rip might hate me then.
I buy my cow from a farmer nearby but it still gets fattened up with corn. Iām not overly concerned with their diet but I like knowing that the animal was treated well and got to roam free.
I know another family that raises hogs so I might get one of those later this year once my freezer has a little more space.
I havenāt found a good way to get chicken yet.
A little bit different than what you get in the grocery store. As long as itās not GMO corn, Iād be good with that.
Commercial stockyards are a horror show.
If I could find locally sourced beef, I would do that for sure.
Thatās why my wife went vegan. It started with a cleanse to get healthy after multiple illnesses close together. Then she started watching Netflix documentaries and it was over.
The hog farms are heart breaking.
If I were to eat meat again itād be kangaroo. Iām good with Skippy
Does it make it better because they fight back?
Haha dude a big red would fuck me up!
Anything bar a tiny joey needs to be treated with extreme caution
I can understand peopleās thoughts on meat and why they feel the way they do. Even as someone who does farming I canāt fault people for the information they have on the topic. We were all raised differently and learn from different resources which doesnāt make anyone specifically wrong. As Iāve gotten older I learned to not argue how people feel because maybe both sides are correct based on personal experience.
I canāt deny that there are awful people who treat animals horrible. Like anything else people make videos of the bad and it then labels everyone in the same group. The farmers I know personally have the upmost respect and pride in whatever they are producing. They are always willing to let people visit the farms just so they can educate on the practices they use. Itās more then just a job and the pay isnāt good. You would think with the meat prices this high the farmer gets that money but it is the meat packers who do. There is so much hard work and sacrifice given from a farmer who is good at their job! Iāve always wanted to make a video on the topic and represent where I come from. Actually I feel closer to nature because of my background.
I canāt speak much on the slaughter houses because our farms have nothing to do with that. I do have a buddy that owns a small slaughter house and heās a good guy with strict guidelines. Iām sure in the more commercialized areas itās different.
If you buy organic something to keep in mind is make sure that the person has the label of certification for those products. At farmers markets people say they are but the catch is that they didnāt get the certification because of the strict guidelines so it might not be organic. Being certified is a huge process because of how your farm needs to be set up. Most people are unaware that even the fence post keeping the animals in need to be of specific standards.
Side note so people donāt think Iām heartless: I remember how hard it was to shoot my first deer. I kept thinking about Bambi which sounds funny but very true. I kept giving the deer human characteristics which made it so much harder. I then thought about what the deer could provide to me and that I would always use every part I could. I donāt have issues with hunting now especially since I found local families who donāt have money and really need meat. I make clean shots or donāt shoot at all. I take respect for the animal very seriously. One time I was in dress clothes on my way to a business meeting with my boss. We stopped at a light and a couple cars up a lady was freaking out standing beside her car. I put my window down as she walked up and she told me a deer had been hit and people kept driving fast around it and she was scared it would get hit again laying there. I got out of the car and my boss asked where I was going and I said I want to see it. It was small and alive and I talked to it. I saw where itās back leg was hit so I put my arms around the front half and pulled it up in the grass as I was looking it in the face still talking. The lady was thankful and said she would stay with it until the police came. I do my best to be a good caretaker of everything.
Have been busy and havenāt stopped by.
@The_Myth Well my diet isnāt as clean as most and thatās why I thought about the vitamins too. In the summer I do better because of the garden and fresh veggies!!
I think not eating meat would be very very hard for me!! I do eat more vegetarian foods now but canāt go all day like that ā¦ Of course people who have been doing it a while probably cook amazing food I would fall in love with.