I’m sure there are a few vegetarian cattle ranchers out there somewhere.
My six-year-old has decided she is not a meat eater. Actually, this has been the case most of her life with the exception of a chicken nugget here and there. It’s not about ethics or politics and she sure doesn’t mind anyone else enjoying a juicy steak. She just likes other things to eat.
It’s true my girl always takes her lunch to school. She takes fresh fruit, vegetables, parmesan or goat cheese and a yogurt every single day because that’s what she prefers.
Picky? Sure. But, I am not opposed to her food choices. I am really pleased she loves fruit and vegetables and doesn’t need ranch dressing or ketchup to make them edible. I also find it amusing that she likes stinky cheese–a girl after my own heart!
But, I wonder how she will do as a vegetarian cattle rancher? Other than not eating meat, she is just like most ranchers; she loves the herd and remuda and she has the best interest of the animals at heart. She’ll be alright.
I can assure you that I am 90% vegetarian. My boyfriend too.
I like cheese and sometimes I eat chicken.
My boyfriend eats exactly like me.
I know it’s not 100% correct but I think it’s not bad.
Sometimes on weekends we eat hamburgers.
I know that this is not good but it is my culture.
I understand when you live on a farm and have animals to your side.
It is very sad.
Beef is good. Beef is good for you. Eat more beef. Grass fed beef has more Omega 3s than fish. There’s nothing sad about that!
… she’ll be all right. But, growing up on a beef farm, I have to agree with you – grass fed beef? The best .. nothing like that crud we get in the stores.
Cheers! MJ
Well, a kid who eats lots of fruits and vegetables. That is good, very good.
I’m not a big meat eater, although I grew up on a beef, dairy and crop farm and we always had farm-fresh meat. I think the issue was my mom overcooking the meat. Think hockey puck hamburgers and shoe leather minute steak. But that was how meat was prepared back in the, well, a long time ago.
A steak is pretty amazing when cooked appropriately! Plus, since we raise our own, it’s farm-fresh. I had no idea what I was missing until ranching became my life.