Note: The video in this post contains some disturbing images that includes animal suffering, harsh physical abuse of animals and animal executions. Please only watch if you have the stomach for this.

Farm To Fridge

The creators of this video would have us adopt a vegetarian diet to solve the animal cruelty problems in the meat industry. While I think this is generally good advice for health and fat loss reasons, I don’t think it will solve the problems depicted in this video. Mass production of anything involves cutting corners, and what may be considered cruel by you or I may just be “good business” for a meat processor.

I do think that those who practice these unlawful food processing methods should be held accountable for their actions. Not only are animals being mistreated, but the quality of the products is in question. Clearly, meats that contain disease are harmful to our health, and diseased animals should not be used for food. I think this is HUGE ignorance on the giant food companies part.

While I am not one to completely give up meat in my diet, I do recommend adopting a more “raw foods” or vegetarian approach to your nutrition repertoire. The more raw, natural, organic, and unprocessed foods you consume, the better for your health and fat burning goals. If you eat meats regularly, it’s always a good experiment to try consuming less than your usual intake for a few weeks, and replacing those foods with other healthy foods like fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, legumes, etc.

I recommend purchasing your meats from a local farmer, someone that you can trust to perform humane practices and provide you with nutrient-dense, healthy foods (that even taste better!).

What do you think about this? We’d love to hear your comments!

To your health and success,

John Sifferman, NSCA-CPT