3/24/2010

Today is/was Harry Houdini's birthday.  The previous sentence as absolutely nothing to do with todays post.

I'm pretty sure, no scratch that, I'm positive I did not drink enough water today.  It was just one of those days where I kept finding myself without a bottle or glass of water handy.  I still have a few hours to get in another 32 ounces.

For the past two weeks, if I'm not working, taking care of bodily functions, shopping for "good food", cooking "good food", eating "good food" or sleeping, I have been reading about food, diets nutrition, food science, and farming etc..etc.etc..  I like to think that I have a pretty good Bullshit meter.  You do have to be careful what you take to heart.  I know that I've covered this topic before but it bears repeating.  Try your best to fact check everything!  At least the best you can.

Some things are quite eye opening.  I started reading "Food Inc."  it is the companion to the movie of the same name (yeah, I never heard of it either).  I'm only about a quarter of the way through it but I recommend that if you are at all curious about where most of the food you eat (supermarkets, restaurants and fast food chains) comes from, it is a must read.

By the way, if you see Yellow text from this point forward, it is an indication to you that it is a clickable link.  If you see blue or pink text, it is just me trying to cover my poor writing skills and help you to follow if it is me (blue) or Lisa (pink) that I am quoting.

I've been reading about the difference between grass fed beef and feedlot, grain, corn and corn finished beef.
I love steak.  This may come as a surprise to some of you that know me and consider me a gourmand (if your being polite) or a food snob (if your not) but I think my favorite meal would be a Prime NY Strip steak, a baked potato, steamed broccoli and a wedge salad w/ Bleu cheese dressing.  That said it has always been my experience that I prefer the other feeding styles over grass fed.  After what I red today, Fuck me!  It looks like I'll only be eating Organic, grass fed beef from small ranches (if possible).   If I can come around to the taste, I'll be fine as it is getting easier to get the above mentioned beef at more and more stores.

Well, that's it for tonight.  I want to relax on the couch and watch a little TV before bed.

Tomorrow I'll continue on about what I'm learning about beef.

Until then, thanks for reading!

Bald Bill

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