Theres a place by that sells grain fed chicken eggs and chicken breast. Im trying to eat more meat without hormones and such. Is it ok if chickens are grain fed? Or does grass fed make a huge difference? If I stick with grain fed, should I just stick with whatever is at the butcher?
I know these foods can get expensive.
I know the difference between grass-fed beef and non-grass fed beef is a big one with the omega-3/omega-6 fats, but im not sure about chicken since there’s zero
I’d like to say that it doesn’t matter in chicken for that reason but couldn’t tell you for sure
Personally, I would be worried less about the feed given, then how the chicken was raised. I say this will the thought that better treated chickens are more often then not given better food.
Since the composition of eggs laid by free range chickens are relatively different from those of farmed, you can only conclude that there must be some bodily difference between the two. Whether it affects the meat (and/or fat), I’m not too sure, but I tend to think it does.
This being the case, personally I eat grain fed cheap-o grocery store chicken breast. Since it’s a staple in my diet, there’s no way I could afford any different. Is it the best choice? probably not, but it’s better then nothing.
You tell me… this is a pic comp I did myself.
Egg on left is “organic cage-free” one on right is “organic pasture-raised”… I’d imagine store bought eggs are even worse when compared… yes, this is an egg picture, but what kind of chicken do you think would grow from each of the above?
chickens are not given hormones regardless of the way it’s raised, but anti-biotic use is rampant along with shit quality feed like grains.
[quote]jehovasfitness wrote:
You tell me… this is a pic comp I did myself.
Egg on left is “organic cage-free” one on right is “organic pasture-raised”… I’d imagine store bought eggs are even worse when compared… yes, this is an egg picture, but what kind of chicken do you think would grow from each of the above?
chickens are not given hormones regardless of the way it’s raised, but anti-biotic use is rampant along with shit quality feed like grains.[/quote]
Where did you get the pasture raised chicken eggs? I’m assuming those are chickens that get to scratch around for grubs and get supplemental feed as well right?
It would really be interesting to find out the omega 3 and 6 ratio’s in chickens, especially like the skin.
Poultry in general as far as nutrition is almost always about the protein from the breast meat. But for many people we prefer the fattier sections to include the skin.
The other interesting thing is chicken thighs and legs in something like a modified masala sauce that includes a little more than normal turmeric is quite ideal for people in our hobby/lifestyle. If that chicken skin could be considered somewhat healthy we could get pretty creative with different dishes and spices that are weight lifter centric.
I think the op’s question is a great one. If we can really get some solid data on things like free range, cage free vs. industrial in terms of the chicken fats to include skin the question can be answered.
[quote]DoNkAy wrote:
Personally, I would be worried less about the feed given, then how the chicken was raised. I say this will the thought that better treated chickens are more often then not given better food.
Since the composition of eggs laid by free range chickens are relatively different from those of farmed, you can only conclude that there must be some bodily difference between the two. Whether it affects the meat (and/or fat), I’m not too sure, but I tend to think it does.
This being the case, personally I eat grain fed cheap-o grocery store chicken breast. Since it’s a staple in my diet, there’s no way I could afford any different. Is it the best choice? probably not, but it’s better then nothing.[/quote]
I had a thread last year comparing local eggs vs. store bought omega3 egss vs. ‘regular eggs’
I think I agree that environment > feed (of course given that they’re not feeding them concrete or hazmat). A lot of people feed their animals (chicken, cattle, etc) grains.
These “small lot” animals can roam the farm and the meat tastes wonderful (and visibly look and taste better than the ‘mass produced’ animals.
I don’t even pay attention to “organic” vs. non-organic. I’d pay more attention to how the animal was raised.
[quote]SteelyD wrote:
I don’t even pay attention to “organic” vs. non-organic. I’d pay more attention to how the animal was raised.[/quote]
Agreed. This is the most important factor. Chickens raised well will have access to bugs and worms and such that provide it with nutritional factors not found in the feed. Additionally, not being kept in cramped environments takes away much of the need for antibiotics in their care. This leads to better quality meat and eggs for you.