Minutes after the ball drops in Times Square, the ads on TV start. You have seen them – touting every diet and weight loss product under the sun. They are as much a part of the New Year’s ritual, as Dick Clark is a part of the New Year’s Eve one. The most common New Year’s resolutions are to lose weight and eat healthier, but only 12% of Americans keep their resolutions. And no wonder – different web sites tout everything from the cabbage soup diet to the tapeworm diet as miracle ways to lose weight.
I don’t know about you, but any diet where I have to eat a tape worm, or even a “delicious shake” twice a day does not sound appealing. I am much more a believer in moderation and eating simple healthy foods. And this can begin with some simple changes in our staples.
The average American eats about 65 pounds of beef per year (most of which is grain-finished). By switching from beef to 100% prairie grass-fed Wild Idea Buffalo, he or she would annually save:
- 3,000 grams of fat
- 25,000 calories
- 4,000 grams of cholesterol
But grass-fed buffalo is not just about the absence of negatives – it is about the presence of positives. With grass-fed buffalo, you also get a lot more Omega-3s because the buffalo’s diet is rich in native prairie grasses. As a kid I learned that “you are what you eat,” as I get older I am learning that you also “are what you eat eats!” Grass-fed meat has 2-4x the Omega-3s of their grain-finished counterparts. I have often heard grass-fed buffalo called the “salmon of the prairie.”
There are tons of nutritionists and doctors out there with all kinds of theories about the secrets to healthier eating. Working in the food industry for 15 years, I have seen a lot that make a ton of sense and others that seemed like a bunch of garbage. But one of the best I have seen is Dr. Kevin Weiland, and his no nonsense, no gimmick approach. With our January Special we are offering a free copy of his popular book, “The Dakota Diet.”
I wish all of you a happy and healthy new year. And if you are looking to begin or maintain healthier eating habits in 2012, Wild Idea Buffalo would like to be there to help – and I promise it will be more delicious and sustainable than cabbage soup!
Best,
Josh
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Josh, I have been eating “grass fed Beef and had a supplier close to Topeka. The Doctor told him to Stop!, so he gave me a name of a person who sells and delivers to Topeka (south of Topeka). I have several pieces of meat in my freezer right now so haven’t ordered any as yet. I tried Buffalo meat, and couldn’t get my family to eat it, so gave up and ordered the grass fed Beef. Now my husband tells me if I’m going to have a grass fed steak, to let him kmow, and he will get out his regular steaks (grain fed) and we’ll both have dinner. I have given up fighting with the family, and will eat the grass fed beef myself (although they all say the like the hamburger when I use Hamburger Helper.) It’s a loosing battle that I never thought I would have!
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Here is a thought — and I am not just saying this because I am an ex-General Mills 14-year employee and current GMI stock holder. What about making their Hamburger Helper with Ground Buffalo instead, and not mentioning it beforehand? Many people find it hard to tell the difference when they substitute buffalo for beef in their favorite chili, stew,or other recipes. However, they end up making a much better health decision by doing it, and one that is better for the land.