Explaining where prepackaged meat comes from can be a difficult topic for parents to bring up with their kids.
Many children are put off by the fact they are getting nutrients from animals, but explaining that the animals are treated well might allay their concerns.
Organic meat is farmed with an emphasis on animal welfare, so you can assure your children the animals enjoyed a good life.
Here are some tips to help you explain this concept to your children.
Honesty is the best policy
Explain it in the most matter of fact way you can, and don’t skirt around the issue. They will find out eventually!
One way to make it more palatable for your child is to explain that animals and people have co-existed for many years.
Clarify that animal protein is an important source of many minerals and vitamins necessary for our health.
Encouraging them to be mindful of the natural world and how food chains work might help them accept this form of sustenance.
Explain how it works
It can be hard for children or young people to understand that meat comes from real, breathing animals.
Perhaps you could explain to your child that the butcher turns it into edible cuts and that the whole process happens very quickly, to ensure animals do not feel pain or suffering.
Take them to an organic farm
Seeing animals up close at one of these farms may help them to get to grips with the concept of animals as food.
At an organic and ethical farm, your child will be able to see the animals are being treated well.
Grass fed beef and lamb are created from farmers that practice organic farming methods. The animals are not forced to eat grains and do not have to suffer from the effects of antibiotics or hormones.
These animals do not live in suffering but instead enjoy natural conditions, with a diet free from chemicals.