Where the buffalo roam -- blog 6

Last summer I made a commitment to shift gears and clean up my diet. In my search for food that was deemed “healthy,” I happened to stumble across a rather unusual choice. Recommended to me by a devoted weightlifter, buffalo meat soon became a staple in my diet.

Now before you claim buffalo meat as “gamey,”—and I know some of you are doing so right now—keep in mind that I am a very picky eater. The old saying that “it tastes like chicken,” couldn’t be more wrong, because it tastes exactly like beef! The taste is so similar that if you were to switch out beef for buffalo in your favorite dish, the taste would be identical.

So why choose buffalo if they taste the same? Glad you asked! The health benefits of bison meat far exceed those of beef. Being extremely lean, buffalo meat has 3.5 times less fat than beef. Bison also has a lower cholesterol level and a higher vitamin count. And for you weight conscious folks, Jo Robinson from eatwild.com claims, "If you eat a typical amount of beef, switching to a lean grass-fed…will save you 17,733 calories a year...If everything else in your diet remains constant, you'll lose about six pounds."


In Houston, Minnesota, located in the southeast corner, Mike Fogel raises buffalo at the Money Creek Buffalo Ranch. If you are considering a change in diet, I suggest giving them a try. I have ordered from them before and the taste and price are outstanding.