Mac’s Beef Tips –April 05

Spring on the Baldwin Farm

Did You Know?


Did you know that brushing you teeth could be hazardous to your health? I was shocked the other day when I read the fine print on my Pepsodent “Warning: if you accidentally swallow more than use for brushing --- contact a poison control center immediately”. Wow!

We are living in a chemically exposed world that I personally believe is becoming more dangerous each day. In particular, our kids are being exposed to a lot of chemical junk in their fast food burgers. The old saying, “we are what we eat” and they are eating junk like saturated fat, hormones, antibiotics and sodium additives! Is it any wonder that youth obesity and diabetes is increasing at an alarming rate?

In the January 21, 2005 issue of the Southeast Farm Press, they did an article about our farm. In that article, I was quoted regarding the number of sodium additives I found while reading the fine print on some supermarket beef labels. The following is what I found:

Sodium Nitrite
Sodium Phosphate
Sodium Tripolyphosphate
Sodium Benzoate
Sodium Erythorbate
Mono Sodium Glutamate (MSG)

Not all of these were found in any single package, but 1 to 3 was found in all of them. These additives are supposedly there for good reasons, approved by USDA and FDA (e.g., extends shelf life, improve color, retain moisture, improve quality, etc.) But look at all that sodium! Is it any wonder that half of the population over 50 is on blood pressure medication?

But there is good news! USDA does not require any additives in frozen beef. We sell frozen beef --- grass fed, low fat and chemically free. It can be ordered from our website:
www.baldwinbeef.com.