Your body is like a fire. It burns fuel to create energy. Some fuels burn hotter than others.
Protein is one of the most thermogenic macronutrients, meaning your body expends more energy digesting it compared to fats and carbohydrates. This process generates heat, raising your core body temperature.
And red meat? It’s packed with high-quality protein and essential nutrients like iron and B vitamins that support circulation and energy production—both key to keeping you warm in the winter months.
Iron & Circulation: The Key to Warm Hands & Feet
Ever notice how some people seem to always have cold hands and feet, no matter how many layers they wear?
That’s often due to low iron levels.
Red meat is one of the best sources of heme iron, the most easily absorbed form of iron for the body. Iron plays a crucial role in oxygenating your blood and improving circulation, which means warmer extremities, better endurance, and a body that handles the cold with ease.
We see it firsthand on the farm—when we’re out working the cattle in the early morning frost, or fixing a fence line as the sun sets behind the mountains. A strong, well-fed body weathers the elements better.
Food as Provision
There’s something deeply meaningful about nourishing our bodies with what the land provides. From the beginning, we were entrusted with the earth—not just to take from it, but to care for it, to respect its rhythms, and to appreciate the provision it offers.
Farming is a way of life. A commitment to good stewardship, to raising animals with care, and to honoring the cycle that sustains us all.
And in return, we are given the nourishment that fuels strength, resilience, and the work we are called to do.
It’s a full-circle blessing.
More Than a Meal
Little Mountain Farm & Cattle Co we don’t take nourishment lightly. A well-raised steak or slow-cooked stew isn’t just food, it’s fuel for the journey.
From the rancher tending cattle at sunrise to the family gathered around the dinner table, red meat is part of a life well-lived—one that honors hard work, faith, and the beauty of simple, real food.
And as winter is in full force, we invite you to savor that warmth. Not just from the fire in the hearth, but from the one in your soul. The kind that comes from good food, good stewardship, and gratitude for the land we’ve been given.
Stay warm, eat well, and may your table always be full with beef raised the way it should be: pasture-fed, well cared for, and farm-direct.
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