getting Back to the Basics for Healthier
Living
By Clark Springfield, Ph.D.
The rapid growth in farmer’s markets and people raising their own food are a strong indication of the desire to get
back to the basics for a healthier lifestyle. one of the most popular healthy eating trends is backyard poultry.
The health advantages of poultry have been
proven for decades. Naturalfoodbenefits.com
recently featured just a few of the key health
benefits of chicken:
• Lean organic chicken is a very good source
of high density, low fat protein, and a good
source of selenium, zinc, niacin, Vitamin E,
beta carotene, 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).
The whole faMily can Be involved
Not only do Jeff “Hunnybunny” Wise and his
wife, radio personality Jennifer Lipp, recognize
the health benefits of raising their own eggs
and meat, but it’s proven to be great for family
bonding and teaching their children important
life lessons.
They started using Helen’s Best Poultry Feed
with the chickens they were raising and began
seeing excellent results. They even started their
own feed business, Wise Acre Feed & Supplies
in Sanger, California to share their knowledge
and help others enjoy the health and family
benefits of raising your own poultry.
The helen’s BesT sTory
Helen Kruse, wife of O.H. Kruse Grain and
Milling’s founder Otto Kruse, always kept a flock
of chickens in the backyard to produce fresh meat
and eggs for her family. Helen only wanted the
best for her growing family and insisted that Otto
only use the healthiest, natural ingredients in all
the feeds his company made because that feed
was fed to animals producing food served on the
Kruse family table.
Helen’s determination that Otto use only the
healthiest ingredients in Kruse’s Perfection
Brand Feeds became the standard to which
all generations of the Kruse family have been
committed to since 1935.
MaxiMuM feed uTilizaTion wiTh less wasTe.
Healthy food starts with healthy ingredients.
The more healthy ingredients that a bird can
utilize with minimal waste, the better the eggs
and meat they produce. With Helen’s Best
Poultry feed, 99.9% of the mineral content is
available to the bird, which produces healthy
birds - inside and out. These are just some of
the results producers are seeing after feeding
Helen’s Best Poultry Feed
• Less feed consumed
• More eggs produced
• Stronger egg shells
• More meat produced
• Less offensive manure smell
• Bigger, robust birds
• Promotes a longer and healthier hen life
increased healTh BenefiTs:
The proof is in The eggs and MeaT
Helen’s Best Poultry products are a family of
feeds that feature rations for the individual
producer’s goal: Eggcellent Nutrition for eggs,
Sunday Dinner for meat production, and
Holiday Meal for turkeys and game fowl.
People choose to raise poultry to achieve a
healthier lifestyle. Poultry fed with the Helen’s
Best family of poultry feeds will see key health
benefits:
• Bright, healthy yolks
• Free of animal proteins
• Flaxseed for increased levels of Omega 3’
• Less fat
The Wise children enjoying their chickens!
Green Jeans Ranch in Springville, California
grows poultry for sale at farmers markets.
Creating nutritious foods is at the heart of what
they do. Mike Corcoran, owner says, “Every
claim regarding Helen’s poultry formulation has
met or exceeded expectation in the field.” The
proof is definitely in the results.
If you are getting back to the basics for healthy
living, currently raising poultry or are just
exploring the possibilities, find out more about
the healthy advantages of Helen’s Best Poultry
Products at www.HelensBest.com.
Clark Springfield, Ph.D. is division manager for Western
Milling and the general manager of O. H. Kruse Grain &
Milling.
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January 2014
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