America's Beef is Treated with Ammonia or Another reason to just buy grass fed cows

[trikerdon]

On the Season Premiere of Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution filmed in Los Angeles and aired on April 12, 2011, Jamie demonstrates how 70% of America's ground beef contains leftover cow parts (a.k.a. "pink slime") containing e.coli and salmonella that has been treated with ammonia. Ammonia treated meat can be found in virtually all conventional grocery stores, fast food restaurants, many national restaurant chains, and school cafeterias. The saddest part is that the USDA allows this ammonia treated meat to enter the marketplace and with no labeling requirement on the packaging to inform the consumer that the meat their about to buy contains ammonia, thus hiding the truth and pulling a wool over the consumer's eye. This is certainly a rude awakening to the majority of Americans that don't know where the meat in their fridge, the meat in their conventional local grocery store, the meat in their fast food hamburger, and the meat in their restaurant made hamburger comes from. How do you avoid this poison? Buy beef that has come from grass fed cows, which can be found at natural and organic grocery stores and your local farmers market. No matter the size of your town or city, grass fed beef (real beef) is not out of reach. Unlike ammonia treated beef, grass fed beef is clearly labeled and contains no ammonia.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...v=wshlnRWnf30#!

[twoisplenty]

Umm, I hate to tell ya but most meats processed in manufacturing plants contain ammonia as it is the only way to minimize salmonella and e. coli. If you have the time download Food Inc. (I know its on Netflix) You will never want to purchase food from a grocery store again!!!

[Unosmom]

dont forget carbon monoxide to retain red color (both beef and fish) and bleach in chicken.

[twoisplenty]

Its funny, I watched Food Inc this summer and was mortified. It made sense to me that fruits and veggies were picked early so they would survive the shipping process but I didnt know they used carbon monoxide to ripen them for the grocery store shelves. The meat scares me even more.

Since watching this documentary I am hoping to make some changes this spring. I started by ordering many different heirloom/organic seeds to start my own gardens this spring. I also will be building a small chicken coop to get my own free ranged eggs, plus in the fall I will fill my freezer with yummy plump chickens :D We are very lucky to be surrounded by Amish farms that sell grass fed beef, pork, and goats so I will be filling my other 2 freezers. Overall I would just like to be more self sufficient. I mean, I am surrounded by Amish Families that support themselves off the land so why cant I give it a go?

[NewYorkDogue]

Since watching this documentary I am hoping to make some changes this spring. I started by ordering many different heirloom/organic seeds to start my own gardens this spring. I also will be building a small chicken coop to get my own free ranged eggs, plus in the fall I will fill my freezer with yummy plump chickens :D We are very lucky to be surrounded by Amish farms that sell grass fed beef, pork, and goats so I will be filling my other 2 freezers. Overall I would just like to be more self sufficient. I mean, I am surrounded by Amish Families that support themselves off the land so why cant I give it a go?

Lucky, lucky, you--- so impressed with your plans. Someday, I may have some land...

As an aside, I see in upscale grocery stores now eggs that are boasting to be from "vegetarian fed" chickens. I don't know, but the chickens I have seen truly "range-free" were given access to the land and they ate a lot of bugs and insects...possibly worms. And their eggs were so rich, and delicious-- nothing like store bought eggs. I mean, if you are able to let the chickens to choose what is biologically appropriate for them, you're going to have a healthier bird and healthier and more tasty eggs.

[ShanniBella]

What is safe these days? We could worry about every chemical cleaner we use in our house and everything that goes into our mouths. Fast food is the worst offender and those McDonald's chicken Mcnuggets and that nasty Mcrib sandwich were tested and showed ingredients used to make rubber matting! The Mcrib alone had over 70 different ingredients in it and the bun had over 40 and most of it not good for you Yummy! I'd worry more about your fast food intake than what you buy at a grocery store personally. I can't afford to buy organic grass fed meats at whole foods and I don't know many people who can, especially in this economy. How do we know if the "grass fed" cattle we are eating is grass that hasn't been treated with some kind of pesticide? I don't trust much these days but if I sit and worry about it then it would make me crazy LOL!

[twoisplenty]

Shannibella I hear what your saying and I realize that all I can do at this point is make some small changes that hopefully will have a great effect on my life. I am not healthy by any means. I eat poorly, am over weight and just had my thyroid removed due to thyroid cancer ( which doesnt help the weight). After going through two surgeries to remove the cancerous thyroid glands and watching the above documentary I have decided that only I can make some changes. I am lucky to live on an acre lot, though not alot of space its a lot more than what some people have. My dogs get the back half of the lot and I have a perfect area at the side of my house that is going to be my garden/chicken space. TBH the chickens are really for the dogs, lol but I am sure I will be munching on some farm fresh eggs and maybe a chicken or two.

I am so freaking concerned an careful about what I feed my pets yet I am content with just grabbing Takeout and havent put nearly as much thought into what goes into my body as I do the dogs. So I will start with some baby steps and see where it leads me :)

[bridget246]

Lucky, lucky, you--- so impressed with your plans. Someday, I may have some land...

As an aside, I see in upscale grocery stores now eggs that are boasting to be from "vegetarian fed" chickens. I don't know, but the chickens I have seen truly "range-free" were given access to the land and they ate a lot of bugs and insects...possibly worms. And their eggs were so rich, and delicious-- nothing like store bought eggs. I mean, if you are able to let the chickens to choose what is biologically appropriate for them, you're going to have a healthier bird and healthier and more tasty eggs.

I doubt Bridget would have pick biologically appropriate food if the dog had her choice in what she was eating. Maybe chickens are a little more aware of what they need than dogs? "Is that a candy bar on the ground? Yummy"... Bridget no!

She's never eaten a candy bar but I'm betting she would if given the chance.

[ciaBrysh]

What is safe these days? We could worry about every chemical cleaner we use in our house and everything that goes into our mouths. Fast food is the worst offender and those McDonald's chicken Mcnuggets and that nasty Mcrib sandwich were tested and showed ingredients used to make rubber matting! The Mcrib alone had over 70 different ingredients in it and the bun had over 40 and most of it not good for you Yummy! I'd worry more about your fast food intake than what you buy at a grocery store personally. I can't afford to buy organic grass fed meats at whole foods and I don't know many people who can, especially in this economy. How do we know if the "grass fed" cattle we are eating is grass that hasn't been treated with some kind of pesticide? I don't trust much these days but if I sit and worry about it then it would make me crazy LOL!

But the Mcrib is sooooo good! lol

[NewYorkDogue]

I doubt Bridget would have pick biologically appropriate food if the dog had her choice in what she was eating. Maybe chickens are a little more aware of what they need than dogs? "Is that a candy bar on the ground? Yummy"... Bridget no!

She's never eaten a candy bar but I'm betting she would if given the chance.

Well, that may be true. However, if a dog is hungry, and you put down a dish of fresh raw meat next to a dish full of candy... I am betting they'll go for the meat!