Prime rib is truly fit for feasts and special occasions, and the marbling of the better cuts (white sections of fat that run through the meat) doesn’t have to lead to artery-clogging consequences. While beef fat is saturated, good quality grass-fed beef will have a superior balance of fatty acids over traditional beef products. Grass-fed beef is high in CLA – which our bodies use to convert fats to muscle and energy. Factory animals, on the other hand, are fed cereal and grain concentrates (like processed GMO corn) that have a high concentration of omega-6s — something that most of us have too much of in the first place. Since there have been huge changes in animal husbandry since the industrial revolution (over 99% of beef consumed today is produced from grain-fed feedlot cattle, although almost no animals were raised in that way as little as 200 years ago), grass-fed beef is a cornerstone of the paleo diet.
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