Comments on: “You are what you eat eats too”

By: Kelly ~ It took me 10 years to lose 10 pounds

Kelly ~ It took me 10 years to lose 10 pounds — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 17:46:00 +0000

This blog post changes the way I see food. It makes so much sense that you are what you eat, eats too! The breast-feeding analogy is perfect. And it makes sense it's win-win for the animal too. I love animals! Thank you Lisa.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 03:45:53 +0000

I have a friend that raises chickens (among other animals) that lay all different color eggs & the yokes vary in all eggs. I've heard the color depends more on the type of chicken. They feed them all the same, I could crack you a bowl of white to brown eggs, slightly varied dark to ight yellow yokes. I always request an even mix because my kids & I can't handle the strong dark yoke by themselves.

By: Amy Taylor (comment moderator)

Amy Taylor (comment moderator) — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 16:33:38 +0000

In reply to Heidi. Hmmm. Sorry, we don't have resources on that. Maybe it has to do with how the birds are fead?

By: Heidi

Heidi — Fri, 25 Mar 2016 03:28:56 +0000

My children have major food allergies and sensitivities, one of which is eggs. I have found that home grown eggs do not cause a reaction for my children when organic eggs from the store do cause a reaction. I am in search of an answer to this mystery. Do you have any thoughts or reading material suggestions? Thank you!

By: Amy Taylor (comment moderator)

Amy Taylor (comment moderator) — Sat, 26 Dec 2015 16:55:38 +0000

In reply to Shalimar.

Hi there. Wild game is just fine as they have eaten their natural diet. Here are a couple quick reads on grass fed/grain finished: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/builtlean/grassfed-beef_b_4328615.html and http://cook.nourishevolution.com/2010/06/30/beef-basics/.

By: Shalimar

Shalimar — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 18:56:50 +0000

So, we raise out our own beef (no antibiotics or growth hormones) and hunt deer. 1) Are wild animals ok to eat? 2) For the cows, I would say they are 90% grass fed. However, when my husband is ready to slaughter, he gets the bull up to "clean it out" with grain for 2 weeks. He has been doing it his whole life and says it helps to get rid of the bitter weed taste and to fatten him up. What can you tell me about this and what sources do you have for this? He doesn't understand nutrition lingo so anything you have that is easy to read would be helpful. Thanks!!

By: Assistant to 100 Days (Amy)

Assistant to 100 Days (Amy) — Thu, 20 Feb 2014 12:54:27 +0000

Hi there. No, not beyond what is shared on their website: http://vitalfarms.com/. Looks like a great choice! ~Amy

By: MW

MW — Sat, 15 Feb 2014 14:07:51 +0000

I get Vital Farms Pasture-Raised Organic Eggs at Whole Foods. Do you have any useful information about this company/their eggs you can share?

http://vitalfarms.com/

By: Cliff

Cliff — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 03:11:15 +0000

I like to eat catfish. They are bottom dwellers. With the logic above, I guess I'm eating poop. The reality is that animals are NOT the food they eat. It's sustenance. It doesn't matter what you feed them as long as it is not toxic. My brother raises chickens. They are not pastured. The eggs look great, taste great, taste fresh, and are bright orange not yellow. The difference ... home grown. But if it makes you happy to see grass fed ... I think there's more to it than just the diet.

By: Dana

Dana — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 20:33:36 +0000

In reply to Kelly. Kelly- I agree totally. The supermarkets try to market their eggs to sound more humane by saying they are 'cage free' but to be honest, all chicken house eggs are cage free and are still treated unfairly-not allowed outside and only eat grain. Because they only eat grain (aka vegetarian diet) they get sick and need antibiotics. The chickens that grow too fast are a special breed (my mom and dad raised them for a few years) and their legs break under their own weight. They were always sick, too, because they could not walk around outside and eat normally. My parents refused to give them antibiotics because they were being raised for food. My parents soon stopped raising them because of this. Its the genetically altered chickens that the hen houses are raising now that create a terrible new normal.