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Grass vs. Grain

Cows were designed to graze pastures and eat grass.  Although most Americans know this, they do not make the correlation between this natural state and the fact that the beef they eat is not grass fed but grain fed!  The food that cows eats, mostly a corn and/or grain potluck, result in the overall health of the cow.

Grain fed beef is the beef MOST Americans eat today. The cows of today are typically raised in a giant feed lot where the animals are packed so tightly they can not move let alone turn around. The typical feed contains many different things like corn, barley, hay, process grain by-products, rendered animal products like other dead animal parts, animal waste, restaurant waste and a ton of antibiotics to keep down disease and infestation – simply put they are standing in their OWN feces, of course they need some kind of drugs! Since they are not being fed a normal diet, their body compositions changes.  This results in sickly cows that require antibiotics just to stay alive long enough to be slaughtered so they can make it to your dining table. Grain fed cows are eating a food product that does not have sufficient nutrients normally present in grass fed cows and have an unbalanced ratio of Omega 3 to Omega 6 fats normally balanced in grass fed cows.

Grass fed beef is raised humanely and naturally. They roam pastures, graze on grass that has not been sprayed with pesticides and are healthy animals. They are lower in fat and calories, being leaner than grain fed beef results in overall lower calories.  By the way, they actually MOVE around through out the day so they get exercise which helps to raised their Omega 3 levels – the Omega 3 levels are up to 4 times higher than the grain fed cow.  Omega 3’s are your “good” fats and are essential for every cell and system in the body. They have proven benefits to help the heart, lower blood pressure, promotes brain function aids in weight loss and helps prevent auto-immune diseases like cancer, Alzheimer’s etc. Grass fed beef  vs grain fed beef has up to 5 times more Conjugated Linoleic  Acid (CLA) which has shown a dramatic impact on cancer prevention.  Grass fed beef is also rich in Vitamin E which is a powerful antioxidant; many Americans are deficient in Vitamin E.

Buy and eat grass fed beef – its good for your health, supports local farms, much more humane and better for the environment. YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT.

Info obtained from www.eatwild.com

Day 158

Workout – Off Day. I got it in 5 days straight with cross training and some challenging routines so I am not feeling bad about a day or 2 off!

Breakfast – Leftover Mexican food. I refused to through it away, today was supposed to be the beginning of me checking my eating habits. I have been celebrating since Cinco so its time to clean it up.  But it starts tomorrow.

Lunch – Medium bowl of chili with white onions on top. YUMMY. And spicy.

Dinner – A complete disaster. Some baked Cheeto’s (don’t ask me how many, way more than a serving sized and so what if they were baked), some barbecue potato chips  and 5 baked wing drums.  Basically a bunch of BS for dinner!  I am not beating myself up I’m just sayin’!

Oh well tomorrow is a NEW day! Thats what’s SO great about the human body. We get to start OVER.

Day 157

HAPPY 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY TO ME!!!  I am chilling today, doing my work from home and whatever I feel like doing the rest of the day. This is a major thing I am very VERY proud!!

Workout – 3.1 miles, 225 push ups and dips.

Breakfast – small sliced green apple with sea salt.

Lunch – A few spoons of homemade chili and coleslaw.

Dinner – Bowl of homemade chili. It was organic and spicy.  And great!

Day 156

Workout – Pilate apparatus and Zumba class.  Good work out.

Breakfast – chocolate protein shake

Lunch – 12 pack of nuggets from Chick-fil-a. Barbecue sauce.

Dinner – half turkey sandwich on whole grain rounds, Havarti cheese and spicy mustard. Mixed nuts and organic raisins.

Day 155

Workout – Its Tuesday….kick boxing class. Spent additional time in the gym working on weights. I am on a mission!!

Breakfast – half cucumber and cherry tomatoes, cider vinegar, evoo, braggs, sea salt pepper. Navel orange.

Lunch – small salad, carrots, tomatoes. Baked lemon pepper chicken wing drums. Small apple.

Dinner – collards and cabbage mixed. Okra and smoked turkey.

As you can see, that 14 day detox never happened. Who am I kidding?  Its cinco de mayo and a big fight and play offs. Not gonna happen successfully!  At least I know my challenges. I wil pick this back up when I know that I can say no. In the meantime I will keep the ‘ritas skinny and be mindful of how many. Full detox will be coming soon anyway so then its no holds barred.

Day 154

Workout – Off day.  With this body composition reading I do not need any off but taking a day off is actually OK.

Breakfast – chocolate protein shake shaken not blended. With the usual goodies.

Lunch – Large salad with evoo, cider vinegar and banana peppers. Baked chicken for protein. Small honey crisp apple. These are hard to find this time of year!!

Dinner – Collards and cabbage mixed, okra and  raw onions.  YUMMY.  Baked chicken, spicy. Nightcap skinny margarita.

 

Day 153

Workout – 4.5 miles at the park.  I am determined to get my body fat percentage down. Its not bad as most but this is my own personal goal. My weight is OK 136 today on the scale. But 33% body fat? Oh HELL NO, this is unacceptable.  Crazy thing is I feel lean and light as ever. BUT I am up-ing the ante but doing weight more often. Starting Tuesday after kick boxing class. I will check it in exactly 30 days.

Breakfast – Chocolate protein shake shaken not blended.  Flax, fiber, DT.

Lunch – Large green apple, Mardi Gras wings from publix.

Dinner – Collards, okra and baked chicken. 3 Hershey’s miniatures dark and roasted mixed nuts.

Day 152

Workout – 4.7 miles and 220 push ups. Go hard or go home.

Breakfast – chocolate protein shake with flax, DT, fiber.

Lunch – Bowl spaghetti made with quinoa pasta – approximately 1 and 1/2 half cups. 1 baked wing drum and small plum.

Dinner – Chicken and veggies.