Chain restaurants are big no nos and we have been shopping less and less in the supermarket. We buy meats and veggies from local farmers.
After years of mostly fish, veggies, and carbs I've switched. I was having a hard time tolerating beef and pork (no matter how good beacon tasted). I learned through several allergy tests recently that I am severely allergic to pork and moderately allergic to beef. We did the test twice to be sure. A recent article on SOTT got me wondering If I was bitten by one of those meat allergy causing ticks at some point.
All isn't lost, though. Around here I can get lots of lamb and goat and turkey for me and beef and pork for hubby with fat included from local farmers. We often get it ground but sometimes cubed for meat stews. Farmer's markets and community supported agriculture is a big thing here. We've had long conversations with the people who raise and butcher the animals and grow the food. Hubby even visited one of the farms to see how they do stuff. You pay a yearly fee and can go pick the produce yourself when you pick up your meat or they deliver it to the weekly farmer's market in your area where you pick it up. It's so refreshing to know where your food comes from and how it is produced.
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