Thank you the great reference to pasture-raised veal. Your summary of the veal industry shows that you have done your homework. I have the priviledge of leading both Animal Compassion and Pasture Raised programs for Strauss Brands.

We are a 3rd generation, family owned veal and lamb producer. We proudly became the first veal company in America to re-introduce authentic, pasture raised veal two years ago. Today, Strauss Free Raised veal is available at Whole Foods nationwide and Lunds and Byerly’s in the Twin Cities (Kim – you can find it easily at both).

As noted above, be sure to look for the rich pink, natural color to as well as a label stating “Strauss Free Raised”. The color is richer because our calves recieve natural amounts of iron from their diet of mother’s milk and pasture grass. Conversely, the lack of dietary iron is what causes regular veal to be pale in color. The all-natural diet and raising conditions also allow our calves to be raised 100% antbiotic free as well.

We believe ethical and humane raising results in higher-qualty, more nutritious products for our consumers. In the case of Strauss Free Raised, our veal is actually lower in fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol than a boneless, skinless breast. So, you can feel good about feeding it to your family (my 4 year old’s favoite dish is grilled scaloppini, served with a squirt of lemon)

Thank you for the opporunity to contribute to this discussion session. If you are interseted in learning more visit http://www.freeraised.com.

Sinerely,
Lori Dunn
Strauss Brands

I LOVE animals….they taste so good!

How dare you speak judgmentally about someone’s 4 year old son! That last comment was totally unwarranted. Shame on you! We can all do without your judgment-ridden speculation about what this innocent young boy will someday choose to do with his life. Shame on you!

Not being taught to fear death, and instead seeing it as a part of a greater cycle of events, garners respect for all life. I know that for me it has.

In the U.S., we shove death out of our conscious thought. We’re afraid of cemeteries and funeral homes. It is quite ridiculous, really. We live in such an overly-sanitized society. Do you realize how many animals are killed on a corn field? Even small, non-factory farmers are waging a constant life-or-death battle against all kinds of furry beings.

Why is someone even visiting this page or commenting that doesn’t believe in what we are all eating, which is meat, animal fat, dairy, eggs????? Go tend some soybeans.

I had to laugh the other week when a friend of mine and I were discussing eating meat, and we came up with the idea to take back the acronym “PETA” but remake it to stand for People Eating Tasty Animals. LOL! All joking aside, I am always concerned about the meat that I eat, how it was raised and how it got to me. I try to always keep the spirit of gratefulness when attacking a steak or a roast chicken or what have you.

I like Heather Lackley’s point about the male calves just being killed and it’s a waste NOT to eat them; it gives their death honor and some dignity.

I’m convinced – I’ll be searching out some pastured, humanely raised veal!

When your son can himself slaughter a calf or lamb and sleep at night, a military career awaits.

Clearly you have an honest concern for human health and the correct way to eat. I do too.

Gabriel Cousens is on a high fat diet, by the way. Last time I checked his macronutrient ratios, his diet was composed of 70% fat.

Many folks in the raw movement preach about the benefits of fasting.
John, what is your body using as energy during a fast?
A fast is typically total abstinence of food. No dietary carbohydrates are ingested. The body is using fat and protein for fuel.

The latest research on diet and heart disease shows no causal relationship. The idea that dietary fat causes blockages of the coronary arteries is based on flawed studies done by Ancel Keyes.

Brush up on your biochemistry and learn how the body uses different energy sources. What creates the fats in the blood? Is dietary fat simply dumped in the bloostream or are carbohydrates the start of fat formation?

If you are convinced, based on EVIDENCE, that dietary fat causes heart disease or any other disease, then I encourage you to confront your ideas and look up Gary Taubes’s book Good Calories Bad Calories, or just go to Jimmy Moore’s website and listen to a few podcasts.

I was raw vegan. My health did not improve, because it is not the diet we as humans have evolved to eat.

I wish you the best! Just stay open minded and skeptical of all claims.

Jenny- Great post!
Keep the recipes comin’, we’re hungry!