I admire people who
can lead a vegan or vegetarian lifestyle and are committed to that way of life
and all that it entails. I, myself, am
an omnivore. I like meat. I really
like red meat. A nice juicy rib eye
steak is my all time favorite cut. It is
also the least healthiest piece of meat I could put in my body. But, I love
it.
So while I personally
have to steer clear of pork and shellfish (dang it!) as well as soy products
and alfalfa sprouts (not a fan of those much anyway) good quality lean meats
and fish are still on the menu.
All meats contain
saturated fats and that is what you have to watch the most when it comes to
heart health so the leaner the better.
Even still there are things you can do to remove even more of those fats
before consuming. Here are a few things
I do:
Cook ground meats, then place in a sieve and rinse with hot
water
Rinse out the pan you cooked it in too before you return
the meat and continue cooking your recipe
Grind your own meat
Lean chicken or turkey breast, lean beef roasts are easy to
put
through a grinder and you have better control over the fat
content
You also avoid any fillers or preservatives added to those
meats, water too
Buy the best quality
you can afford
All natural grass fed beef, organic chicken, wild caught fish
When I was growing up, my mother used to have a meat grinder like the one pictured! It was the only way we could have ground meat (or mince, as we used to call it) as the pre-ground meat was not available in the country where I was born and grew up.
ReplyDeleteI am very blessed to have my grandmother's grinder. I love it.
DeleteMost of the meat we eat come from our son and his inlaws since they are all hunters and also go fishing. I do buy some chicken, seafood and pork, but for the most part we eat venison and elk. :)
ReplyDeleteThat is great Debbie! Can't get more natural than your own harvest.
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