Kristin251
Expert
It’s easy for me to find organic butter but not grass fed. When we weren’t carrying KG I had to buy other butter that was grass fed. Guess where from?Ireland!!! But it just wasn’t the same
It’s easy for me to find organic butter but not grass fed. When we weren’t carrying KG I had to buy other butter that was grass fed. Guess where from?Ireland!!! But it just wasn’t the sameI think the message from this report is that the grass used for pasture in the USA may have more contaminants than the grass in Ireland. So the dioxin pecking order is Irish Grass fed -> USA Organic -> USA grass fed
I do know that Irish grass usually gets washed very thoroughly (in the finest natural rain water) before the cows are allowed to eat it.
So why is organic grass fed better then other organic butter?
Or is it just a matter of taste?
it has more nutrients from the cows eating their normal diet, not grains. Organic means no gmos. Pastured animals and poultry are always better than grain fedSo why is organic grass fed better then other organic butter?
Or is it just a matter of taste?
Is that even available? Is there such a thing as organic grass?I am not sure that it is.
The report linked to suggests that there can be soil contamination which impacts on grass fed in the USA. However it didn't say if organic grass fed was free from the dioxin contamination.
As I read it in the USA organic grain fed was better than (unspecified) USA grass fed because cows ate contaminated dirt/soil along with the grass.
Grass fed is nutritionally better than grain fed; however this has to be balanced against contamination from the dirt/soil. The conclusion seemed to be that organic grain fed was safer in the USA but Irish grass fed was not contaminated so better than USA organic grain fed.
Edit: I assume that organic Irish grass fed should be close to unbeatable.
And I don't believe that in the UK grain fed cows are an issue - I expect them to be eating grass. So I actually think that for us labelling things as "grass fed" may just be a jump-on-the-current-bandwagon advertising ploy....I
it has more nutrients from the cows eating their normal diet, not grains. Organic means no gmos. Pastured animals and poultry are always better than grain fed
That is pricy. I just noticed ours went up $1 for 1.5 #’s at Costco. Now $9. Getting up there.While I try to buy organic, Kerrygold here is just way to pricy. It’s 10 Canadian dollars a pound compared to 5-6 for others.
I just checked, and here in the UK Kerrygold butter costs £5 per kilo (at Iceland) ! (A kilo weighs more than 2lbs.) On the other hand, in the US petrol is much cheaper than here. You pays your money... Personally, I'd rather have the butter.While I try to buy organic, Kerrygold here is just way to pricy. It’s 10 Canadian dollars a pound compared to 5-6 for others.
I’m in Canada and petrol isn’t too cheap either. Our food costs are pretty high especially in the winter as much of it is imported. Here in my province we have great beef but it’s pricy.I just checked, and here in the UK Kerrygold butter costs £5 per kilo! (A kilo weighs more than 2lbs.) On the other hand, in the US petrol is much cheaper than here. You pays your money... Personally, I'd rather have the butter.
My food costs haven’t really changed. We ate well and healthy before. I just now buy less grain based food just for Mr Hot-pepper.That is pricy. I just noticed ours went up $1 for 1.5 #’s at Costco. Now $9. Getting up there.
I was buying a rolled log of Irish butter at my co op but it just wasn’t the same.
I figure that we don’t go out much and I’ve had this strange aversion to shopping that I can indulge in some of my favorite foods. For now anyway.
I don’t eat a lot of food in general. Grocery list is pretty short these days. And of course there’s the fact KG is like candy lol
And it worked with fasting again. So it’s medicinal as well!
The bulletproof chap says Anchor butter is produced in New Zealand, which sounds attractive, but no, it is now produced in the UK.Oh dear, the plot thickens. There I was, all ready to rush off to Iceland and buy Kerrygold, but ... https://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/beware-the-new-kerrygold-butter/
and then I found this: https://blog.bulletproof.com/help-kerrygold-grass-fed-butter-be-more-bulletproof/
Oh dear, the plot thickens. There I was, all ready to rush off to Iceland and buy Kerrygold, but ... https://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/beware-the-new-kerrygold-butter/
and then I found this: https://blog.bulletproof.com/help-kerrygold-grass-fed-butter-be-more-bulletproof/
Yes, but it is also about the GMO content of all Kerrygold.That first link is about the naturally softer version, which has been in my supermarket a long time. It isn't the same as the normal block.
Maybe you could publish a new guide to LCHF entitled "butter before bed"! It should be a best seller.Update
Just had my A1C. 4.7!
Through more investigation, the ghee or other animal fats in my morning broth with bf, my DP is much better as well as butter before bed, fastings are much steadier.
I’m still writing my book of 10,000 ways to eat avocado!!Maybe you could publish a new guide to LCHF entitled "butter before bed"! It should be a best seller.
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