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Paleo Bison, Game Meat, and Jerky

Except for wild game, grass- or pasture-produced

meat is one of the healthiest foods you can eat. Free-
ranging, grass-fed meats, poultry, and eggs are superior in
every nutritional respect when compared to feedlot-
produced, grain-fed, or factory-produced meats. Livestock
allowed to graze naturally in pastures and fields yield leaner
meat, which contains more healthful omega 3 fatty acids,
less omega 6 fatty acids, and less saturated fat than their
grain-fed, factory-produced counterparts. Lorrie and I buy
half sides of grass-fed beef and bison from local producers
here in Colorado. We love it—it tastes better than feedlot-
produced meat and we know it is much healthier for us and
our children. Also, by skipping the middleman and buying
directly from the producer, we get our meat at a reduced
price.

If you don’t have the luxury of buying directly from a local
producer, how do you know if your hard-earned bucks are
really buying pasture-produced meat? You can tell by the
color of the fat. Grass-fed meats have fat that is slightly
orange, whereas the fat of feedlot-produced meat is bright