New Blog and Updated Website

I have moved most of my blogging over to WordPress. My new blog is called NW Local Grass Fed Beef.

www.NWGrassfed.com or

www.NWLocalGrassFed.com

www.WilcoxAngusBeef.com

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Beef, It's What's For Dinner

I recently realized that I have one more package of beef left in my freezer from 1 quarter (of beef) that I put in 4 month ago. (Some of this beef was given away as gifts.) The value of this beef was $550.00. This was the actual amount that my paying customer's paid for their quarter of this same beef.

If you divide $550 by 4 months that's $ 137.50 spent on beef per month. If you divide that by 4 weeks in a month, the cost per week spent on beef is $ 34.37. That is a pretty good bargain for a family of 5.

CLA-Helps Burn Belly Fat

I have been reading a lot about CLA (conjugated linoleic acid) This is the trans fatty acid found in meats like grass fed beef and other ruminant type of animals like dairy animal. It not only a great fat burner it is also anti-cancer. See the above link from Wikepedia regarding cancer studies and eating grass fed beef. Getting CLA from a natural source, like grass fed beef is healthier than taking it in a suppliement. Be sure your beef is from a farmer that not only raises their beef cows on grass but finishes on grass as well.

Some farms start their cows on grass, which is their natural diet, and then "finish" by sending them off to a feed lot where they are fed grain and given additional growth hormones to make them bigger and fatter in less time. Eating grains is not natural to their diet sometimes making them sick. At this point they are given anti-biotics.

Beef from my farm are raised and finished on grass that has been certified organic. They are 100% natural. Only the CLA that you get naturally from grass-fed ruminant meats actually has the health benefits and can help increase fat burning. Some studies suggest that it particularly helps target tummy fat, building lean muscle which helps in increasing your fat burning body.

Check out another one of my favorite blogs on health, nutrition, and the power of Kettlebells at KettlebellOlympia

What cuts are in 1/4 beef & How much space is needed for storage?

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One of the questions I get asked the most is:

"How much freezer space do I need for a 1/4 of beef?"

On my last delivery I took a picture of the actual four boxes that make up a Quarter (1/4 of a beef) of a hanging weight angus beef of 719 pounds.

This takes up about two shelves of an upright freezer.

Here is the package break down of what was included in this delivery. A typical T-bone package contains two nice size steaks(approx 3/4" thick). Of course, this package count varies depending on the size and weight of the animal:

STEAKS

T Bone Steak (4)

Rib Steak (4)

Top Sirloin (4)

Top Round (4)

Chuck Steak (7)

Filet Mignon (2)

ROASTS

Rump Roast (2)

Sirloin Tip Roast (1)

Pot Roast (2)

Bottom Round Roast (2)

Boneless Stew (3)

Ground Beef 1# (51 packages)

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How to cook a steak....HOT

My Hamburger Soup recipe-

Please inquire about current prices.   The butcher divides up the beef equally among the 4 quarters as best he can.

(Please inquire lisa wilcox @ yahoo dot com to get up to date information, pricing, etc.)