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Where's the BEEF!!!!??

How many of you are concerned about what you eat? You check you your tri-whatchamacallits and your and transmission  fluids  - okay so I’m not a doctor! I don’t even play one on TV – not yet anyway *wink* 

But you know what I mean right? We’re always checking to make sure that we are performing at optimum levels.  The health industry makes billions of dollars each year and there’s always someone in the wings waiting to swoop in a make a buck by piggy backing on these desires to be fit and trim.

That brings me to my rant of the day – BISON MEAT!

So, when I first heard about this “new” meat I was told that it was lean and very good for you. Bison-lovers also touted its wonderful flavor and its ability to blend into some of your favorite dishes. So much so until it was almost unnoticeable – SCREECHHH!!! Do what? It BLENDS? ALMOST unnoticeable? Why do I have to camouflage it in order to eat it?
Bison? Bison? It sounded so familiar but it was too new age to be what I was thinking, right?

http://www.freephotosdownloading.com/bison-
No way was this the STUFF that folks were raving about!  So I asked my co-worker who is firmly in the Bison- Lover camp and sure enough this is what she was raving about

http://www.freephotosdownloading.com/buffalo-photo.JPG

OMG! I was horrified. My first thought was where do you get it? Ok, no my first though really was WHY for the love of all that’s HOLY would you purposefully eat BUFFALO MEAT?!  My second question was where do you get it? I found out that they sell it in the butcher case right alongside all the other meat.
Want proof? My co-worker purchased said meat at the market down the street


Again, WHY? She said “Girl, it tastes just like beef! Want to taste my spaghetti with Bison?”  Me: “ Uh, no but thanks for the offer.” Co-worker: “Oh, just try it. It does tastes just like beef!” Me (In my head) – THEN WHY NOT EAT BEEF!??!

This is a trend that I am going to give a wide berth  - aka - PASS!!! 
Besides, look closely at the photo...did you notice the cost of said "wonder-meat"? $8.99/pound. No, that is NOT a typo. That little package of Buffalo-Bliss sold for $13.75.

Harris Teeter has 93% fat free beef for $6.97 for 2 pounds.
You do the math.

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