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tpaine posted:treasure your life! there are many great bbqs ahead of you!
*gently places hand on despondent Chinese man's shoulder*
"....it's back."
getfiscal posted:yeah let's all cry huge tears for the turkeys, whose lives we should definitely spend more than a second thinking about as we hurtle towards oblivion
Male turkeys are called Toms. Makes you think (they both fat)
Slanker has never been fully satisfied with the nutritional characteristics of Pastured Chickens. They just consume too much corn, soybeans, and other feedstuffs that are high in Omega-6 and low in Omega-3 fatty acids creating undesirable fatty acid ratios.
Consequently, Slanker started producing its own Slanker Select Omega-3 Chicken which is like none other since it’s on a par with grass-fed meats! All other chicken products (pastured, organic, free range, whatever) are high in the inflammatory Omega-6 fatty acids and very low in Omega-3 fatty acids. For instance, compare the various chicken categories with their fatty acid amounts and ratios.
In addition to high glycemic foods, the Omega-3 deficiency is the primary cause for so much chronic disease mental and physical. We solve this by eating foods that have n-6 to n-3 ratios as close to 1:1 as possible. Slanker Select Omega-3 Chicken is the world’s only chicken product that comes close to that goal. All meat products are zero glycemic. But now our chicken products bring to the table superior n-6 and n-3 fatty acids ratios while being nutrient dense. This is chicken you can eat to your heart’s content.
Raising the Omega-3 chickens was not a simple task. The chickens are raised in small batches in buildings with attached fenced, grassy runs that are also covered to protect from hawks. The special feed is more costly.
Of course we have gotten many questions about our Slanker Select Omega-3 Organic Pastured Chicken.
Grass-Fed Chicken: Were they raised humanely?
All birds grow very fast. A crossbred meat chicken grows even faster. For decades chicken fanciers (breeders) have selected their meat birds for growth in the same way that they selected laying hens for laying the most eggs per year. When Raising Omega-3 Chickens we make sure our chicks are kept in clean, protected environments where they do not get stressed out. In eight weeks they will reach the fryer and roaster weights. At that age they are immature birds, only half of their mature weight. Three- to four-week old chickens cannot be left outside unless the temperature is above 70 degrees. Younger chicks still require a heat source. Look at THIS. That's why the pastured meat birds must spend half their life inside or with only limited access to being outside. Four weeks is considered to be a long time for them to be outside.
Pastured chicken loses are relatively high. The birds are easily stressed. When outside they are vulnerable to hawks, coyotes, foxes, skunks, bobcats, and more. Another killer is quick changes in the weather. Fast building thunderstorms, exceptionally cold nights, hail, even very high winds can take a toll. In most cases the chicks are started on typical commercial chicken rations (corn, etc.) therefore within a couple of weeks they are acting like overweight children. They are not sprinters. They are walkers because they have been eating an unhealthy, very high Omega-6 diet. Therefore they mostly sit during the later half of their average 45-day life when outdoors.
It is possible to humanely raise chickens indoors just like pet birds are raised indoors. Sure, if chickens get crowded together and the barn is dirty, that's not proper. But if they have plenty of room to move about, are in a controlled environment, the barn is clean, they have access to clean water, can go outside and eat grass and bugs and not be vulnerable to predators, and are always fed a superior ration (not loaded with corn and soy) like we feed our chickens, they are very happy and healthy chickens.
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When raising meat chickens we have two primary objectives. The first is to provide the finest food for human health as possible. Chronic diseases are caused by unhealthy diets and they destroy the health and well-being of people -- including our children. Secondly, when it comes to livestock, the happier they are the more profitable the operation. This is true for all livestock operations. Therefore it's not only the love of animals that drive humane treatment but economic sustainability.
As said at the beginning, we were always been very disappointed in the nutritional characteristics of typically-raised Pastured Chickens. They are fed bad diets and many of them die to exposure, even though they may be outside eating some grass and bugs for three to four weeks. So that model is not all that it's cracked up to be.
Ted Slanker’s earliest memories of chickens on his grandfather's farm date back to 1950. He grew to love chickens yet over the years. Ted Slanker III is also a bird lover and the primary force behind the Omega-3 poultry operation. Birds are a passion. This why we try to explain to consumers that the idea that most livestock are mistreated is one of the great PETA myths. Aside from a few bad seeds, ALL livestock producers love what they do and love their critters. If they didn't they are in a living hell because it's not an easy business and it DEMANDS their attention 365 days a year. Also, unhappy animals are unprofitable animals. Amazingly, some people in the cities and towns seem to think that animals that are pampered are being mistreated while animals that live in a more violent wild state have the life of Riley. This "common knowledge" is a big part of the red meat war. It's like as if the masses (seven billion people in the world) should all just starve, eat grain and suffer more chronic diseases, or pay way more for food that doesn't provide better nourishment.
Omega-3 Chicken: What "exactly" were they fed?
We can't provide precise details about our proprietary feed, but it follows this path: If you listen to what dietitians tell us to eat, (whole wheat, greens, omega-3, minerals, avoid as much omega-6 as possible, etc.) their advice is a hint. But loads of corn and soy are totally avoided. This approach is the only way to raise chickens with the nutritional profile that is best for us humans.
The objective of the feed is to raise a meat product that, when it's analyzed for nutrients, is the best meat for us to eat. Just like people, the chicken is literally what it eats. There is more information in FAQs about this topic such as this.
What about hormones, antibiotics, and processing methods for our Grass Fed Chicken?
These points are no longer really valid bragging points except for people who can't think of something better to say about their products. Nobody feeds hormones in any form to chickens. Hormones have been outlawed since about 1950. So it is definitely not a big deal for us to make that claim. In addition, our chickens are not fed antibiotics when growing and are air chilled when processed. These later two points will soon be standard practices in the entire chicken industry. They are no longer major bragging points for the sale these days. But what is cutting edge, what is critically important for the consumer, what is really exceptional is that our chickens are Omega-3 chickens with that have healthy EFA profiles. They are the world’s healthiest poultry products you can eat. That's really important!
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Keven posted:Last night I realized I'm only eating like 1700 calories a day and I should be eating like 2500. How do I do it
are you including booze in this equation
Keven posted:Last night I realized I'm only eating like 1700 calories a day and I should be eating like 2500. How do I do it
i used to know someone once who drank a ~2k calorie "smoothie" every day that had like 2-3 raw eggs. it looked like asphalt before it sets.
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tpaine posted:everything is frowned upon on this forum
i just imagined your avatar saying that as he listlessly ushers in new blood at the p'zzOne. he's standing at attention in front of a big, dumb and old af gate lmao