Greetings,
In my situation I cannot find *any* meat under $2.50 per pound and that
is frozen chicken at Sam's club.   We take the approach that the health
benefits of eating paleo with supermarket protein is better than eating
the old way, but all organic.   Sure grass fed is terrific, but one has
to survive the moment too.

We also try to contact local farmers to get things that are fresher, but
alas, the local farmers while fresh often use just as many chemicals as
anybody else.   Farm fresh does not always translate to "good for you".

Jim Cales - [log in to unmask] - ICQ UIN 1492607
Columbia, Missouri USA  65203 - (573)875-5581
Sandy's Software Magic - http://www.SandysSoftwareMagic.com


----- Original Message -----
From: "MLAM" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2001 1:07 PM
Subject: Grassfed vs. supermarket beef


> We would love it if we could afford grassfed meat.  Someday we will
> raise our own. In the meantime,  we can only afford to spend under
$2.00
> a pound for any type of meat we eat.  There are no sources of grassfed
> beef locally so we would have to buy in bulk from a distant farm.  We
> simply do not have the money to buy a quarter of a beef.  In the
winter,
> we will be getting free range Soay lamb (an old breed) for a great
deal
> (under two dollars a pound - we have to cut and wrap ourselves), but
in
> the meantime, what do you suggest?  Is supermarket meat better than no
> meat at all?  We raise our own chicken eggs and duck eggs (free
range),
> but, unfortunately, I am unable to eat eggs (my husband and daughter
> love them, thank goodness), the same goes for fish.  The only fish I
can
> eat is shrimp and some cod.  The taste of fish just makes me queasy.
My
> husband and daughter love sardines and other types of fish.
> Where would we get our protein intake if not for supermarket meat?
> Proir to paleo diet we were not eating much meat at all (maybe a few
> times a month) due to worries regarding chemicals, hormones, etc.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Lori