Meats and Such

 

The Art of Burgering starts with the protein you put between the perfectly toasted halves of your bun, (or lettuce).

 

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Thousand Hills™ Ground Beef ¹

• 100% grass fed? Never less!
• Lifetime Grazed®? Absolutely!
• Hormones, antibiotics, GMOs? No way, not ever, don’t even!

 

Not That

 

Conventional (feedlot) beef ^{2 3}

• GMO-corn fed? Animal by products  too? You betcha!
• Inhumane confinement? Sad, but true.⁴
• Hormones? Check! Antibiotics? 20 million pounds per year!⁵
• You’ll never find this at Natural Grocers!

 

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Beyond Burger®⁶

• Non-GMO Project Verified? Sure thing!
• No soy or gluten? Meet the mung bean!
• Artificial additives? No way.
• Freaking delicious? Beyond a doubt.

 

Not That

 

Some other meatless burgers ⁷

• Genetically modified ingredients? A mainstay!
• Soy, soy, soy? Can do without it
• Questionable additives? They may be hiding in plain sight.
• Mediocre at best!

 

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Applegate® Beef Hot Dogs ⁸

• Grass-fed & pasture raised? 100% true!
• Nitrates and Nitrites added? Never.
• No gluten, casein, or fillers? It’s doggone true!

 

Not That

 

The kind (of hot dog) we’ll never sell ⁹

• Mechanically separated meat? Umm… no, thank you.
• A dash of corn syrup? Guilty.
• Hormone and antibiotic free? Confinement raised can’t be. ¹⁰

 

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Niman Ranch® Sausages ¹¹                      

• Certified Humane®? Always!
• Small family farms? It’s the Niman way.
• Gluten and nightshade free. Precisely!
• Sizzling with flavor? Taste and see.

 

Not That

 

The other brats ¹²

• Factory-farmed pork? Probably.
• Corn syrup? Yes, again.
• A preservative registered as a pesticide? Say no to Sodium Diacetate.¹³

 

Condiments and Chips

 

All the delicious side-notes, from ketchup to chips!

 

This Is Where It's At

 

Primal Kitchen® Unsweetened Ketchup ¹⁴

• Added sugar? Don’t need it!
• Keto & Paleo certified? Believe it.
• Organic and non-GMO? Yes, certified!
• Iconic flavor? A cookout classic.

 

Not That

 

Not our kind of ketchup!  ^{15 16}

• High-fructose corn syrup? Sad, but true.
• GMOs, too? Can’t say that’s a no.
• And MSG? It could be hiding.
• Worth it? We don’t think so!

 

This Is Where It's At

 

FODY™ Original Barbecue Sauce  ¹⁷

• Sweetened naturally? Yes and with less!              
• Gut friendly? It’s Low Fodmap Certified!
• A big NO to GMOs? Absolutely—been verified.
• Mouthwateringly delicious? Taste and see!

 

Not That

 

That kind of BBQ (sauce) ¹⁸

• Double the sugar? Um, maybe.
• High-fructose corn syrup? Can’t deny it.
• Unnatural preservatives? Try Sodium Benzoate.
• Do our taste buds need it? No thank you.

 

This Is Where It's At

 

The Good Crisp™ Company Potato Crisps ¹⁹

• Sustainable palm oil? Deforestation-free!
• Not a drop of gluten? Certifiably true.
• Non-GMO Project Verified? That’s a fact.
• Classic taste of a stackable chip? Even better!

 

Not That

 

Those other stacks of potato chips  ^{20 21}

• What about that MSG? Definitely!
• Trans-fatty acids, aka partially hydrogenated oils, sneaking in?
• Mono and Di-glycerides may contain them.
• Artificial flavors taste better? That’s a NO.

 

This Is Where It's At

 

Siete Grain-Free Tortilla Chips ^{22 23}

• Paleo and grain-free? Cassava magic!
• Vegan, too? It’s deliciously true!
• The only oil is avocado? Believe it.
• All fun and no guilt? It’s a miracle chip.

 

Not That

 

The chips that aren’t invited ^{24 25}

• Glyphosate residue? It’s been discovered.
• MSG coming at us again? Count on it.
• Artificial colors? More than one!
• Partially hydrogenated oils, too? We’ve got better things to do!

 

Burger Toppers

Time for the art of building your burger—let the layers of fun begin!

 

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Natural Grocers Brand Organic Sliced Cheese                           

• Pasture-based milk? They graze all year!
• Organic and non-GMO? Absolutely.
• Animal rennet? Not in our cheese.
• Burger ready slices? Come and get them!

 

Not That

Not quite cheese ^{26 27 28}

• Old cheese mixed with new? Could be.
• Milk from confinement dairies? Yup!
• Filled with fillers and highly processed? Sure thing.
• Unhealthy meltdown? We think so.

 

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Organic tomatoes ^{29 30}

• Synthetic pesticides aren’t allowed? Exactly!
• More beneficial phytonutrients? Indeed.
• Better for babies and bees? Undoubtedly!
• Superior flavor? We know and studies say so!

 

Not That

 

Conventional tomatoes ^{31 32}

• Dirty Dozen #10? Not a good look!
• Soil-depleting nitrogen fertilizer? Usually.
• Half the healthful flavonoids? It’s been noted.
• Lackluster flavor? Can’t disagree.

 

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Grillo’s® Pickles ³³

• Un-natural preservatives? NEVER!
• Artificial colors? Wouldn’t think of it.
• 100-year-old traditional recipe? Family secret!
• Crisp, clean, garden-fresh dream? You’ll see.

 

Not That

 

Pickles that can’t ^{34 35}

• Polysorbate-80 you say? Unfortunately.
• And Sodium Benzoate too? It’s true.
• What’s that color? Yellow 5? Unappetizing.
• Artificially preserved flavor? Don’t eat it!

 

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Natural Grocers Brand Bacon

• Humanely raised? It’s a requirement!
• Antibiotic free? You can count on it.
• No chemical preservatives? Truth!
• “Minimally processed” heritage flavor? The best!

 

Not That

 

Bacon they shouldn’t be makin’ ^{36 37 38}

• Confinement raised? No room to move!
• Antibiotics? They’re an industry must.
• Highly processed and chemically preserved? Try injections of Sodium Erythorbate and Sodium Nitrite.

 

References Available Upon Request