On 08/07/2011 08:52 PM, theta wrote:
> Assuming that you're not trying to be humorous,

On the contrary. The nutrient content is what matters, and 
grass-finished cows (steers, really) are supposed to be as close as we 
can get to paleolithic nutrition. Tastes better too.
If this is true, grass fed beef is a guarantee of malnutrition.


  grass is their
> natural food, but cows on feedlots are fed mainly grain for the fat
> and marbling that it produces. Only a minority are fed solely on
> grass throughout their lives.
>

AFAIK there are no feedlots in my area, but many farmers. All but two of 
them sell grass fed beef which is traditionally finished on corn.
That corn is said to be marked "Unfit for Human Consumption", I suppose 
because it is genetically modified and therefore contains unacceptable 
levels of pesticide/biological poisons, as well as the problems caused 
by eating GM stuff.
I found one who has buffalo. She said she give them some grain as a 
treat! I've never heard of a farmer who treats their livestock as pets.

So "grass fed" is a marketing ploy intended to make us think that we are 
getting what we need.
It's the sellers who are being humorous.   After all, they think we're nuts.

William

"You are what you eat"