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The Budget and The Meat

Your one stop list.

Choosing Your Meat

FIND GRASS-FED MEAT.

 

Yes. Hunt for it. It will cost a tad bit more than grain-fed meat but trust me: It's worth it.

 

The idea of raw feeding is to feed our dogs what their ancestors ate. Their ancestors ate meat that wasn't riddled with chemicals, preservatives, additives, genetic alteration, and so forth. It was just pure grass-fed meat.

 

High Quality Meat

  • Fed its natural diet, not supplemented with GMO grains or bakery waste

  • Not fed animal by products

  • Allowed free access to the outdoors, spending most of its time outside

  • Not supplemented with hormones or antibiotics

  • Slaughtered humanely at the appropriate time

  • Not processed by dipping in chlorine or other chemicals

  • Does not contain nitrites or nitrates or any “mechanically separated” meat.

 

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THE LOOK OUT LIST

  • Don't buy from animals who are mostly kept in fences or cages. Animals should be allowed to roam outdoors [except in bad weather].

  • Don't buy animals that has been "cleaned" by chemicals. Healthy animals don't even need cleaning in the first place. 

  • Don't buy animals doused with chemicals or antibiotics to make the pig "healthy". Use logic. Healthy pigs DON'T need chemicals or antibiotics. Only unhealthy pigs need it.

  • If you have a chance to tour the farm, tour it. If they won't allow it... well, what are they hiding?

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Watch THIS [not for sensitive people] to find out why I'm a Pro Grass-Fed Meat buyer.

 

Budget Tips

Raw feeding doesn't have to cost a lot.

 

Here are some tips to get the best value for your money WHILE giving them a healthy diet.

 

  1. Wet markets or certain butchers: Buy in bulk. Bulk = discounts.

  2. Wet markets or certain butchers: Be friendly to your butcher. Let them be aware that you buy from them every single time. That way, they give discounts or freebies once in a while.

  3. Scout around before buying. 

  4. Put your transportation costs into consideration.

  5. When your dog is used to raw feeding, you can switch them over to 80% pork [or any animal] heart diet. Heart is considered a muscle meat.

  6. Let people know you're feeding your dogs raw meat. They might give you some free stuff once in a while!

  7. If you know people who legally hunt animals, let them know that you're there if they've got some extra to spare.

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Freezer Burnt Meat

To put it simply: dehydration and oxidation occurs when meat is stored in the freezer for too long. The water escapes the meat and air seeps in causing spots.

It's safe to eat and feed. If you're uncomfortable with the discoloration, just cut it out. Although, it's safe to eat the whole thing. It's just going to taste like dry meat. For more information, click HERE.

 

POST AN AD

Post an ad on any ad listing site saying that you're looking for freezer burnt meat. Be honest when teling them it's for your dog. Click here to read a forum about raw feeders feeding freezer burnt meat.

 

BE CAREFUL THOUGH

The issues are:

  • You don't know where it's been.

  • You don't know if the place it was bought from can be trusted.

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The advantage of buying the meat yourself is: you have a general idea where its from. When asking for freezer burnt meat, the possibilities are endless. 

 

Still, if you're short on budget with hungry little dogs to feed, freezer burnt meat is a pretty good choice.

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MEAT FACTS.

THE SIGNS OF FRESH and JUICY MEAT

  • When poking the meat, the pressure hole disappears quickly. The slower it takes, the older the meat is.

  • The ideal color is a mix of reddish and whitish in color: cream colored.

  • It should not be sticky. This means the meat juices are not sticking to your hands.

  • It should not stink. At all. AT ALL.

  • When pressing the meat, it should be firm. 

 

STORING MEAT

  • Reader's Digest: Frozen poultry lasts up to a year while frozen meat and pork lasts 4 - 6 months.

  • Reader's Digest: Poulty in the  fridge (40 degrees Fahrenheit) lasts a day / two while meat and prk in the fridge lasts up to 5 days.

  • Only thaw the meat you will use. The quality of the meat is affected when meat is thawed then frozen multiple times.

  • Try not to open the freezer multiple times in a day.

 

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RED FLAGS OF OLD MEAT

  • Brownish, greenish, greyish or yellowish in color.

  • ​Slight odor to awful odor. 

  • Sticky. The meat juices are secreted when the meat is older.

  • When you press the meat, it disintegrates or gets cut... by your fingers.

  • It should not have yellow fat.

  • Take note of mold. Sometimes, slimy meat is a result of mold.

 

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