Is it worth the extra cost?
I've been considering buying organic meats lately. I think there is some merit to buying something that lacks the growth hormone we see in a lot of meats. Often times organic also means the animal was fed a more rounded diet rather than just heaps of corn meal. Grass fed beef definitely looks more appetizing at the grocery store.
However there is the downside of the large cost differential in organic vs nonorganic meats. I don't think I could buy/eat nearly as much meat as I normally do on a day to day basis if it was organic. The cost would just be too high. Could I eat relatively less, but higher quality meat and still get all the nutrients of more, run of the mill meat?
So for those of you who eat organic meats, why do you do it and do you see any added benefits of doing so? How do you work around the high costs of organic meats?
-Tan
I've been considering buying organic meats lately. I think there is some merit to buying something that lacks the growth hormone we see in a lot of meats. Often times organic also means the animal was fed a more rounded diet rather than just heaps of corn meal. Grass fed beef definitely looks more appetizing at the grocery store.
However there is the downside of the large cost differential in organic vs nonorganic meats. I don't think I could buy/eat nearly as much meat as I normally do on a day to day basis if it was organic. The cost would just be too high. Could I eat relatively less, but higher quality meat and still get all the nutrients of more, run of the mill meat?
So for those of you who eat organic meats, why do you do it and do you see any added benefits of doing so? How do you work around the high costs of organic meats?
-Tan
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