Wholesome ingredients are essential to the flavor and quality of
your food. Indeed, the nutritional value of your meat, eggs,
milk, vegetables and fruit actually changes depending on many
factors. For instance, eggs from pasture-raised hens contain
more Omega-3 fatty acids than do eggs from industrial farms.
Meat from grass-fed ruminants also contain more Omega-3 fatty
acids than the meat from their grain-fed counterparts. Some
studies indicate that fruits and vegetables that are organically
and locally grown are higher in nutrients and bioflavonoids than
chemically-treated fruits and vegetables that have been trucked
in from a long distance. If you don’t believe the nutritional
benefits of properly raised animal foods and properly grown
fruits and vegetables, you must consider the environmental cost
of not choosing these foods. Feed lots pollute our waters.
Pesticides contaminate our bodies, our soil and our water. They
also cause cancer. Food trucked in from a long distance uses up
valuable fossil fuels, co