How To Shop For Beef, Chicken, Pork, & Turkey At The Grocery Store

To learn How To Shop For Beef, Chicken, Pork, & Turkey At The Grocery Store Show Number Click the Subscribe button and then click here for the recipe. #TheDiabeticDietShow When you buy beef, chicken, pork, and turkey. There are a lot of options, but conventional meat comes from factory farms and eats a diet of GMO corn and soy, this is not what you want to buy. FOr beef, grass-fed is by far the best choice. For chicken, always buy organic, or if you can go to a local co-op try to look for pasture-raised. Pork is the toughest to buy, almost all of it is factory-farmed, there is no organic or pasture-raised pork. For ground turkey, look for organic and stay away from white meat, it's too lean. Since fresh meat is expensive, making the wrong choice can be a huge waste of money. In fact, choosing the right cut at the grocery store can sometimes be the most difficult part of cooking meat. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to find a cut that's full of flavor and has the right balance of fat and protein to make it perfectly tender and juicy. Yet surprisingly, some of the most popular options fall short when it comes to texture and taste. So how can you choose wisely? Meat that comes ready to fling on a grill appeals not only to our appetites but also to our busy schedules. However, ready-to-cook meat is often a huge waste of money. Instead, the butcher we spoke with advises: "Pick out your meat option (look for something on sale!) and then ask your butcher what [their] favorite seasoning or marinade is that they sell in the store." While marinating your meat yourself may seem like an unnecessary step, pre-marinated meat is likely over-marinated, making the meat mushy. Similarly, skip those ready-to-grill kabobs, which don't offer a very creative selection of produce. The butcher advises, "I would recommend asking your butcher to cube the meat for you. If you make them yourself, you can add other options like mushrooms, pineapple, and cherry tomatoes." Not only does this allow you to customize your kabobs with fruit and veggies you actually enjoy; it saves you from the 60 percent mark-up on those kabob kits