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Grass-fed. Grass-finished. Pasture-raised...hormone-free...antibiotic-free, humanely processed. When it comes to meat, what does it all mean? Self-proclaimed “rogue dietitian” Diana Rodgers joins me for an interview to talk about what it means to select sustainable meat.

For families who do eat animal products, these foods represent important nutrient, taste and texture opportunities for your baby. But Diana takes meat considerations a few steps further: looking at the ethical and environmental implications of how we select and incorporate animal foods, especially beef, into our family diets.

Diana Rogers is a Registered Dietitian and host of the Sustainable Dish podcast. She’s also the author of the book Sacred Cow: The Case for (Better) Meat and producer of the just-released film Sacred Cow: The Nutritional, Environmental and Ethical Case for Better Meat. I hope you’ll enjoy this spirited conversation with Diana about the pros and the potential drawbacks of choosing different types of meat for your baby to eat.

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SUMMARY of episode

In this episode I’m joined by Diana Rodgers, RD. Diana lives on a working organic farm in New England, she runs a nutrition practice and is also an author, host of The Sustainable Dish Podcast, and is the mom of two active kids. 

She speaks at universities and conferences internationally about nutrition and sustainability, social justice, animal welfare and food policy issues. Diana has published a new book and just released a new film project - both called Sacred Cow - that explore the important role of animals in our food system.

During our interview, Diana explains:

• Her concerns about and hope for the impact of regenerative agriculture related to its effect on nutrition status, environment and ethical considerations.

• Green-washing and why many of the so-called sustainability claims on packaging of animal products we might actually be better off to just be ignoring. 

• Why she thinks focusing on processed food as more of an imminent health threat is better than demonizing all animal foods

LINKS from episode

• Diana’s website is at www.sacredcow.info

  • Her movie SACRED COW screens for free November 22-30, 2020 and you can learn more about the movie on the website.

  • Her book SACRED COW covers the Case for (Better) Meat and linking to the book on Amazon (affiliate link)

• Diana is on Instagram @sustainabledish

• Her podcast Sustainable Dish  

• Book: free screening Nov 22-30

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