How To Pick The Right Chicken!

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Did you know there approximately 175 varieties of chickens or that chickens can lay pink and even blue eggs? While a chicken egg takes approximately 21 days to hatch, a the life of a chicken can be as long as 10 to 15 years. Americans love! It’s a known fact. They are more than just meat; they also provide us with eggs and their manure is recognized as potent fertilizer.

Every health conscious person should know their facts about chicken. Not all chicken is healthy chicken. In today’s marketplace, while the it’s taken for granted that all chickens are assumed hormone-free, some plants still continue to use antibiotic therapy to encourage growth. Seriously, get your antibiotics from your doctor, not your chicken! They have also been injected with salt water thus causing water retention, increased weight and more money at the register when we purchase poultry by the pound. Think about this: If your food is chemically treated, you too are absorbing those chemicals. If your chicken is injected with hormones, antibiotics and salt water, you too are absorbing these things. If you are absorbing the salt water found in some poultry, you are going to absorb water as well, you are potentially increasing your possibility for hypertension and other health-related issues.

According to the USDA all chickens labeled , free roam‚ have an added requirement with the coops. These chickens are provided, not only with a window in the cage itself, but they are allowed to leave the cage and roam outer areas. Of course you need containment fences or the chickens will end up on the porches and in the streets of every chicken farm and poultry plant, but they are given the liberty of soaking up the sun, exercising and even searching widely for natural food. Doesn’t that sound like a content chicken? It may sound odd, but a tense chicken is a tough chicken. truthfully it is not very appealing.

An added benefit of increasing your chicken intake is the protein the meat carries. Good protein found in chicken supports easier healthy tissue growth. Why is this important? We need those amino acids found in chicken to bring that metabolism rate up. When your metabolism rate is up, your body feeds on the fatty tissue and not the lean tissue, ultimately resulting in weight control and even weight loss. Now don’t go deep fat frying an entire chicken with the belief you will lose 10 pounds overnight, fried chicken does not make for a healthy chicken recipe. However, a healthy, balanced diet with plenty of protein rich foods like chicken will intensify any weight loss program. Supply your body the suitable fuel and it will thank you!

So this is the deal. The next time you’re out shopping for that perfect chicken breast to grill and place on top of your whole wheat noodles and marinara, be sure to look carefully at the label. Check for ‚free range‚ and ‚ hormone free and even antibiotic free ‚labels. If you can’t find what you are looking for at your local grocery store, check your local farmer’ market or Trader Joe’s. You can even find good healthy chicken online through Grassland and Lobel’s of NY that will deliver right to your door.

You could search advertisements in your local newspaper or Craigslist for farms in your area.

To Find Some Of The Best Chicken Dishes Visit: Healthy Food Recipes

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