If a Cow Eats Chocolate. . .

Are American cows becoming junk food addicts? As corn prices soar, some meat producers are supplementing their herd's grub with cheaper foods, such as potato chips and M&M's, reports the Wall Street Journal. Adding an odd twist to a complicated issue, the cows' new diet could be another example of the biofuel effect. Sierra magazine details the recent backlash against biofuel, as developing countries and corporate giants blame U.S. subsidies for corn ethanol for increased food prices worldwide. While the big shots work it out, do your part by keeping in mind that cows are naturally adapted to eat grass, not corn or candy. Look for meat with the American Grassfed Association's certification and lower your carbon footprint by limiting the amount of beef (M&M-fed or otherwise) in your own diet.

Comments

[gardengirljo]

Wow... hard to imagine stooping to feeding cows M&M's. How sad. We are so getting away from the way things were intended to be naturally.

[Josh Neumann]

I completely concur with the above post; I don't eat meat anyway, but to force cows to eat this way and take them off their natural diet is deplorable. I'm not advocating govneremtn intervention by any means (the less the better) but meat producers need to be more responsible.

[eco-parenting]

I don't eat meat anyway, but to force cows to eat this way and take them off their natural diet is deplorable. I'm not advocating govneremtn intervention by any means (the less the better) but meat producers need to be more responsible.

[bildekor]

Quite nicely written actually, i like it. :)

[Kim Potter]

Can anyone take a joke? If you feed cows choclate it turn's into choclate milk then maybe the milk wouldn't be so much and my kids would drink more of it. HaHa

[gpcady]

The article does mention grass being better for cows than corn, but missed an opportunity to take the discussion one step further. On a full corn diet, cows would die. New drugs have been developed to keep cows alive on corn. Why do we feed them corn??? Because we are subsidizing it!

[Jason]

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[Katie]

Really? It is hard to imagine feeding cows M&M's! It obviously pays to know where your food comes from and how it is raised. Try to buy at local farmers markets or butcher shops to find out the most about your food.

[Nokia 5800]

Is the M&M's with almonds? .. and does it also melt in their uhmmm feet? LOL.x

[wholesale jewelry]

If a Cow Eats Chocolate. . . i think we will have Chocolate milk.