Chicken is a very popular food in this country as well as throughout the world. And no wonder since it is delicious, nutritious and can be prepared a multitude of ways. From southern fried chicken to barbequed chicken to tandoori chicken to homemade chicken soup, chicken is appreciated and valued by people of all ages as well as by diverse cultural culinary traditions.
Benefits
Eating organic chicken is an excellent way of minimizing risk of
exposure to antibiotics and synthetic pesticides, as well as the harmful
bacteria that are more likely to be found in meat produced in confined
animal feeding operations (CAFO's).
Lean organic chicken is a very good source of high density, low fat
protein, and a good source of selenium, zinc, niacin, Vitamin E,
betacarotene, and Vitamins B6 and B12.
Meat products from chickens allowed access to the outdoors has 21% less
total fat, 30% less saturated fat, 28% fewer calories, 50% more vitamin A,
and 100% more omega-3 fatty acid than from chickens not allowed outdoor
access (USDA Sustainable Agriculture & Research Education Program).
