With so many options out there, it can be hard to choose the right, good quality meats for your diet. Supermarket and retail options can often be of a lower grade, so it’s a good idea to look at buying meat online at specialty stores.
Often, products that are sold in stores are shipped frozen and then defrosted for the shelves. That means that if you freeze your meat, it will be for the second time and quality will be lost.
With so many options in supermarket and retailers such as meat that is grain fed and packed with additives, it can be hard to sort out the good quality products from the rest.
This is why many people are choosing to buy meat online, from specialty brands which ship their products flash frozen and straight from the farm. With the offer of all products being pasture-raised and additive-free, it makes it easier to know you are buying meat online that is of the highest quality.
With Stockman Steaks, you can purchase online meat delivery in Melbourne that is shipped straight to your doorstep, flash frozen and in a cooler. You won’t have to worry about the many considerations of choosing quality meat for your diet below.
Grass-fed and pasture-raised
If you want meat of the highest quality, grass-fed and pasture-raised is the way to go. This is because grain fed options have a disproportionate ratio of omega-6 to omega-3, often containing as much as 6:1 omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids.
Omega-6 fatty acids are inflammatory when consumed in excess, increasing the risk of inflammatory disease. It is recommended that we consume close to a 1:1 ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids, but the typical western diet can contain as much as a 15:1 ratio.
This is why grass-fed options are a much better addition to your diet. Additionally, pasture-raised products are healthier not only for your body, but the environment. If you are conscious of your impact on the planet and the animal’s wellbeing, choosing pasture-raised can make a huge difference.
Animals that are pasture-raised can roam in fields as nature intended, rather than being cooped up in barns with little space to move. When animals are kept in close quarters, they get stressed and sick easily, resulting in the use of additives that transfer into the meat.
The amount of energy used in creating grain feed is also detrimental to the environment. Disposal of animal waste, which is utilised as natural fertilizer for pasture-raised practices, ends up being unsustainable in typical agricultural practices.
When you buy meat online from reputable, 100% pasture-raised vendors, you are supporting ethical practices as well as a healthy diet.
No additives
Looking for meat that is not packed full of antibiotics and growth hormones is essential for the quality of your diet. This can come back to whether it is pasture-raised or grain-fed.
Grain-fed animals are often fed antibiotics to prevent sickness that results from living in close quarters. They are also malnourished so don’t grow as large and are fed growth hormones to combat this. These additives are later found in meat products and consumed by you, the buyer.
Buying meat online from pasture-raised brands can help you prevent additives in your diet. The consumption of meat with traces of antibiotics and growth hormones can lead to inflammation and antibiotic resistant bacteria in your body.
Check the colour
When purchasing meat from retailers, ensure to examine whether your products are the right colour for a quality check.
Beef should be a bright cherry colour, and if it is vacuum sealed a darker purplish red. When exposed to air, it should turn a bright red.
Pork should have a pinkish red colour, with any fat being white in colour. Ensure that there are no dark spots and avoid choosing pork that is pale in colour. Lamb can be from a soft pink to red colour, and any fat or marbling should be white.
All poultry should be pink in colour, not grey. You should not purchase poultry with any green or purple discolouration around the neck. Red wing tips are acceptable, but any darker and you should avoid the product.
When you buy meat online from Stockman Steaks, you’ll find that our shipped, vacuum sealed products are of the highest quality and the right colour.
Buy meat online from specialty stores
Sick of sorting through countless options and trying to choose the right product? Choosing specialty stores can simplify this process for you. When you buy meat online from Stockman Steaks, you’ll know that you are purchasing premium product.
Specialty brands are often of a higher quality, and offer 100% pasture raised, organic online meat delivery in Melbourne. Not only it is more convenient having it shipped straight to your door, flash frozen and vacuum sealed, it takes the guess work out of your shopping.
Because you are avoiding the extra step of meat being shipped to the retailer, frozen, then defrosted, you are purchasing fresher meat that is straight from the farm.
Choose Stockman Steaks for your online meat delivery in Melbourne
100% pasture raised, completely additive free and 100% Australian owned and sourced is our guarantee when you buy meat online from Stockman Steaks. Choosing quality meats for your diet is as simple as that.
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