Eat a Longhorn!

Local eatery serving longhorn burgers

Hut's Hamburgers has a new patty: Longhorn beef. They can't flip them out fast enough, but before they hit the plates at Hut's, they're at Don and Debbie Davis's longhorn ranch.

Don said the cattle are a cinch to raise because they're adaptable.

"I've heard people claim they'll eat rocks. I'm sure they don't, but I've been in extremely marginally country where these cattle will raise a calf every year," Don said.

One difference between these longhorn cattle and other cows is they eat grass their entire lives. Don said that makes a difference on your plate.

"When you grass-finish rather than grain-finish a product, you have a much healthier beef profile. Lower fat, lower cholesterol," Don said.

Mmm, longhorn burgers. I gotta try one of those.

The rest of the article (namely, the beginning) is a demonstration of stupidity.

If you've ever wondered how many calories are in an enchilada from your favorite restaurant, Congress may have an answer for you. A new bill could require fast food and restaurant chains to list nutrition information on menus.

It's an effort to fight obesity. Two out of every three Americans are overweight or obese according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Chains like McDonald's and Wendy's already give nutrition facts. the bill would only apply to those chains with at least 20 locations.

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The Nanny State is unrelenting in it's progress to consume individual responsibility and digest property rights. Perhaps when enough people begin to recognize, understand, and get enraged with the grotesquely obese state of the State, the polis will bring about some much-needed fiscal dieting.

Please let my offspring's offspring know when that day arrives. I want them to celebrate around my tombstone.

Posted by Drizzten at November 11, 2003 11:05 PM