Is Hay Fed the Same as Grass Fed?

When you see “grass-fed” on most milk, cheese and butter packages in the store, it quite simply means that some of the animals' diet came from fresh pasture or dried grasses like hay.

Is hay considered grass fed?

When you see “grass-fed” on most milk, cheese and butter packages in the store, it quite simply means that some of the animals' diet came from fresh pasture or dried grasses like hay.

What qualifies as grass fed?

Simply put, grass-finished beef comes from cattle that ate nothing but grass and forage for their entire lives. Grass-fed, on the other hand, may be used to label meat from cattle that were started on a grass diet but have either received supplemental grain feed or are finished on a fully grain-based diet.