Thank you Don.  This is a very helpful post for me.

I've just been looking into completely grass-fed cows and surprisingly there
aren't many here in the Netherlands it would appear, but they do exist...so,
I'm on to that one now!

<<While brown rice does have more nutrients than white rice, it also has
more anti-nutrients. It has the bran. That is where the phytic acid is.
Phytic acid combines with minerals eaten in the same meal, and then the
minerals are poorly absorbed.>>

And if I pre-soak the rice in whey or an acidic medium (a la Nourishing
Traditions/Weston Price), does that not help or are even pre-soaked grains,
pulses and seeds just a plain 'no-no' (and I'm guessing this is where WP and
Paleo come to blows).

And now I have another question.....I've read in so many places that too
much meat/protein is acidic forming and that the body needs to be slightly
alkaline, hence the reason for eating plenty of raw veg/fruit and less
protein.  What's your thoughts (and other members' thoughts too!) on this? 

Best wishes
Tracey
Netherlands

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Grass finished means the cow has never been fed grains up to when it was
slaughtered. In the US people are so used to the taste of cows that have
been feed grains, that while the producers may start the cows on pasture,
they fed them grains near the end of their life.

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