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Dear John,
It's
been another chilly week here in Northeast Missouri. We've had frosty temperatures but no snow
yet!
Some of our most popular products here at US Wellness Meats are the ones that most
American consumers are scared of - fats. Whatever is your fat of choice -
beef,
lamb,
pork,
duck or
bison, we have them all. Our most popular
varieties are the rendered fats, which are easy to use and should be a staple in every
kitchen. But we do carry some of the raw fat - mainly
beef and
bison. Rendering your own fat is a centuries-old
tradition and leaves you with plenty of heart-healthy fat. Our good friend Russ at
The Domestic Man just posted a very helpful tutorial
on how to render our raw
Bison Fat - this is an easy recipe that anyone can
follow and gives you plenty of
bison tallow with a pleasant, mild flavor to fry with
the next morning!
Our grass-fed fats are naturally full of heart-healthy omega-3
fatty acids and cancer-fighting CLA. The longer cattle are on grass, the higher these levels
are. For more reasons to embrace fats, check out our
nutrition information online.
Speaking of
healthy fat - our
Beef Osso Buco is another good source. Each cut
contains the nutrient-dense marrow bone, with meat attached. Now is a great time to
stock up as they are
on sale this week only. Also on sale
are the
Pork Bacon Ends. These delicious bacon pieces contain
only the pork belly and sea salt and make a delicious addition to any breakfast casserole or
omelet.
If you are looking for more breakfast ideas that your kids (and the rest of
the family) will love - check out the Shirred Eggs recipe below. These are easy to
make and are great for company!
Did you know that Super Bowl Sunday is the
second-largest day for U.S. food consumption?! (Thanksgiving is #1) If you are looking
for the perfect ribs for your Super Bowl party next Sunday - we highly recommend the
Beef Back Ribs, also
on sale this week. One taste of these delicious
ribs and your guests won't want to leave!
Good news on the obesity
crisis: a
new
report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that the numbers of
young children who are obese or extremely obese has slightly declined. The obesity issue has
made national news on a regular basis, and hopefully this media attention has made parents more
aware of what their kids are eating - at home, at school, and at daycare. This report also
advised that 1 in 10 toddlers are obese. As shocking as this is, we are hopeful that as more
and more consumers begin asking the important questions about what's in their food and where it
comes from, this obesity trend will continue to decline.
Thanks to all of our
Facebook followers who helped us hit the 18,000-mark this
week! We truly appreciate all of your likes, shares and feedback! If you haven't visited
us on
Facebook yet, we welcome you to stop by to see what we're up to
each week.
As our country celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Day and the
presidential inauguration this week, we are again reminded of how lucky we are to live in a free
nation. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all families affected by the tragedy in Algeria,
and to our neighbors overseas who have to live with this kind of fear on a daily basis.
Best Regards,
John, Lee Ann,
Tressa, Jennifer, Amanda and Laura on behalf of the farm families of U.S. Wellness
Meats
   
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 Recent Health News
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Fast Food Diet Linked to Asthma and Eczema Severity
in Kids, Large Study Finds
Eating three or more weekly servings of fast food is linked to the severity of
allergic asthma, eczema, and rhinitis among children in the developed world, indicates a large
international study published online in the respiratory journal Thorax.
The findings prompt
the authors to suggest that a fast food diet may be contributing to the rise in these conditions,
and if proved causal, could have huge implications for public health, given the popularity of these
foodstuffs.
The authors base their findings on data from more than 319,000 13-14
year-olds from 107 centres in 51 countries, and more than 181,000 six to seven year-olds from 64
centres in 31 countries.
All the participants were involved in the International Study of
Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC), which is a collaborative research project involving more
than 100 countries and nearly two million children, making it the largest study of its kind.
The teens and the children's parents were formally quizzed on whether they had symptoms of
asthma (wheeze); rhinoconjunctivitis (which produces a runny or blocked nose accompanied by itchy
and watery eyes); and eczema; and their weekly diet.
Questions focused particularly on
the severity of symptoms over the preceding 12 months - including frequency and interference with
daily life and/or sleep patterns - and certain types of food already linked to protective or
damaging effects on health.
These included meat, fish, fruits and vegetables, pulses,
cereals, bread and pasta, rice, butter, margarine, nuts, potatoes, milk, eggs, and fast
food/burgers. Consumption was categorized as never; occasionally; once or twice a week; and three or
more times a week.
After taking account of factors likely to influence the results, the
analysis showed that fast food was the only food type to show the same associations across both age
groups, prompting the authors to suggest that "such consistency adds some weight to the possible
causality of the relationship."
It was associated with current and severe symptoms of all
three conditions among the teens - across all centres in the participating countries, irrespective
of gender or levels of affluence.
The pattern among children was less clear-cut, but a
fast food diet was still associated with symptoms across all centres - except for current eczema -
and poorer countries - except for current and severe asthma.
And this difference might
have to do with the fact that children have fewer options about their food choices, suggest the
authors.
Three or more weekly servings were linked to a 39% increased risk of severe
asthma among teens and a 27% increased risk among children, as well as to the severity of rhinitis
and eczema, overall.
On the other hand, fruit seemed to be protective in both age groups
across all centres for all three conditions among children - both current and severe - and for
current and severe wheeze and rhinitis among the teens.
Eating three or more weekly
portions was linked to a reduction in symptom severity of between 11% and 14% among teens and
children, respectively.
The authors suggest that there are plausible explanations for the
findings: fast food contains high levels of saturated and trans fatty acids, which are known to
affect immunity, while fruit is rich in antioxidants and other beneficial compounds.
The
authors emphasize that their results do not prove cause and effect, but they do warrant further
investigation.
"If the associations between fast foods and the symptom prevalence of
asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema is causal, then the findings have major public health
significance owing to the rising consumption of fast foods globally," they conclude.
BMJ-British Medical Journal. "Fast food diet linked to asthma and
eczema severity in kids, large study finds." ScienceDaily, 16 Jan. 2013. Web. 18 Jan.
2013.
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| Ask the Doctor -
Question & Answer Series |  Dear Dr. Serrano, Before I got into the paleo way of living, I was taking
several multi-vitamins/supplements daily. Since going paleo I have backed off and am trying to
get more of those nutrients from my diet. But are there some supplements or vitamins I should
continue to take in pill form? I don't want to overdo it - but are there any in particular
that you recommend? Appreciate your time,Susan C.________________________________
Dear
Susan, The key to a good life is prevention and even though you are eating the paleo way
is always good to take extra precautions because we don't know where some of our food supply is
coming from or how is it produced or how long has it been in a package. So for now continue
taking your vitamins and supplements. I recommend a great multivitamin, probiotics, and Alpha Omega
3 by Infinity Fitness. I would also add a good enzyme supplement. Thank You, Dr. Serrano___________________________________
This is a friendly reminder
to email health and wellness questions on any topic to eathealthy@grasslandbeef.com for the question and answer series. Answers
will appear in future issues of the weekly newsletter under your first name only. Dr. Serrano
is an M.D. with advanced degrees in nutrition, kinesiology and wellness.
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Shirred Eggs with Sausage &
Spinach
Ingredients (Serves 6):
- 12 eggs
- 5 tbsp
butter or ghee
- 12 slices cured pork -
ham, prosciutto, pancetta, etc
- 5oz
frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed
- 2 fully-cooked
bratwurst or
kielbasa sausage, diced, or some chopped (cooked)
bacon
- 1 small onion,
diced
- 1 small red pepper, diced
- 1/2 tsp each salt and pepper, and more
to taste
Directions:
- Cut up your sausage, onion, and red pepper, and set aside.
- For this recipe I used US Wellness Meats' Natural Smoked Bratwurst, which was mild and very
tasty. This particular sausage has a little added sugar, so if you are on a Whole30 you could use
all sorts of alternatives - sugar-free sausage, bacon, whatever floats your
boat.
- Heat up 1 tbsp of the butter or ghee in a skillet on med/low heat, then
add the onion and sausage. Saute for five minutes, stirring every minute or two, until the onions
are softened like in the picture above.
- Add the red pepper and saute for
another two minutes, adding a little salt and pepper if you'd like.
- Remove your onion/pepper/sausage combo and set it aside.
- Preheat your oven to 425 degrees. Melt the remaining butter/ghee and pour a little of it into
12 different cupcake holders in a cupcake pan.
- Mold your ham or other
cured pork to form a small cup. It's okay if it tears a little bit, the spinach will act as
insulation.
- Put a little of the thawed spinach in the bottom of the cut (be
sure to squeeze any water out!). You are totally welcome to use fresh, blanched spinach instead of
frozen spinach.
- Add a couple spoonfuls of the onion/pepper/sausage combo, leaving
enough room in your cupcake mold for an egg.
- Lastly, crack an egg into
the cup.
- Bake at 425 for 15-20 minutes, until your eggs look done enough for you.
We liked ours more gooey than runny, so we cooked ours for just shy of 20
minutes.
- Let them cool for a minute or two, then serve and enjoy.
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Thank you to Russ at
The Domestic Man for
sharing this delicious breakfast recipe! Visit his
website to learn more about how the paleo diet changed his life, and for a host
of unique paleo recipes.
If you are a blogger or food artist and would like to
see your recipes published simply email them to
recipes@grasslandbeef.com.
   
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U.S. Wellness Meats was founded on
September 1st, 2000. Pasture
management and meat science research originated in 1997.
The company office is located in Monticello, Missouri in
Lewis County which joins the Mississippi River 140 miles North of St. Louis.
The company has branched from
beef products into:
Grass-Fed Lamb,
Compassionate Certified
Pork,
Poultry,
Wild Caught Seafood,
Grass-Fed Bison,
Grass-Fed
Butter, Raw Grass-Fed
Cheese,
Raw Honey,
Gourmet Rabbit, Pre-Cooked
Entrees,
Snacks,
and
Pet Food.
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