this issue using the resources in
this book and begin to “vote with
your dollar” sooner rather than
later to support local, humane,
ethical, and responsible farming
operations.ANIMAL PROTEIN
STRATEGIES
The conditions under which factory-
farmed animals are kept and the food they are
fed make the meat of these animals less
micronutrient-rich and more contaminated
than that of their naturally raised, naturally
fed counterparts. However, there are steps you
can take to mitigate the negative health
effects of eating industrially-produced meat.
First, buy the leanest cut possible, and
trim or drain all the visible fat. Residues in
factory-farmed meat (such as those from