Grass fed meat
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Okay so I recently asked someone for help for eating wise and they told me to try eating grass fed meat and vegetable only would that be a good idea ? What do you guys think?
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I think that sounds very limiting and unsustainable. Eat the foods you like, moderate your portions, weigh everything on a food scale and log your calories honestly and accurately.8
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KaylaPinguill wrote: »Okay so I recently asked someone for help for eating wise and they told me to try eating grass fed meat and vegetable only would that be a good idea ? What do you guys think?
Well it depends, do you have the money to spend way too much on grass fed meat? If so go ahead, if not don't.
You can be expensive and lose weight, you can be cheap and lose weight. It's all about the deficit, doesn't matter what you eat.
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Help eating to do what? Lose weight? Your body doesn't care if the meat is grass fed or corn fed. Calories in have to be less than the calories out.4
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What are your goals? When you say "help eating-wise" what does that mean? Do you want to lose weight? Eat healthy? Improve a medical condition?
I suspect you are trying to lose weight. In order to do this, all you have to do is eat fewer calories in a day than your body uses. Log your food into the food diary on this site. Stay within your calorie allotment most of the time. Enjoy whatever food you like within your calorie allotment.2 -
I prefer grassfed and pasture raised meat. I has a much healthier nutrition profile than CAFO meat. And the animals and earth are usually treated much better than in CAFO situations. It is best to know your farmer and his/her practices. But I don't stick to only grassfed meat and veg. I eat a variety of other foods, too.
You didn't explain what you mean by "wise" eating. Are you trying to gain weight? Lose weight? Lower or raise cholesterol? Raise or lower blood sugar levels? Make your skin look pretty? What goals are you trying to accomplish through your nutrition plan?3 -
I try to eat grass fed, no hormone, organic meat, but I eat lots of variety. There's no point in doing a restrictive diet in order to loose weight because as soon as you stop you'll gain the weight back.
If you are going for eating healthier, well what's wrong with whole grains, dairy, and fruits?2 -
To me, grass fed beef tastes better. If I am going to consume beef, I want good tasting beef. I usually buy a 12 oz. steak and eat half of it per meal. I use the rest for a burrito or to add to other food.
Essentially, "All cows do graze on pasture for the first six months to a year of their lives, but most finish at a feedlot on a concentrated mix of corn, soy, grains, and other supplements, plus hormones and antibiotics...A feedlot cow can grow to slaughter weight up to a year faster than a cow fed only forage, grass, and hay...The feedlot process not only speeds the animal to slaughter weight but also enhances fat marbling...
"Boosting fat levels changes the nutritional composition of the meat, of course, and, from a health point of view, not for the better. A study by researchers at California State University in Chico examined three decades of research and found that beef from pasture-raised cows fits more closely into goals for a diet lower in saturated fat and higher in "good fats" and other beneficial nutrients. Grass-fed beef is lower in calories, contains more healthy omega-3 fats, more vitamins A and E, higher levels of antioxidants, and up to seven times the beta-carotene.
http://www.cookinglight.com/cooking-101/resources/grass-fed-beef-grain-fed-beef
So there you have it, better nutritional composition in grass fed beef.2 -
I think you should think rationally and come to the conclusion that a varied and balanced diet that includes everything you like, nothing you are allergic to, and not too much of anything, is a wise way to eat.1
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I only eat grass fed beef ( and not very often either) & I won't touch grain fed beef or farm raised salmon.
Grass fed beef has a different lipid profile than grain fed.... It's omega 3 versus omega 6.2 -
I prefer grass fed beef, mostly as a matter of taste...but I eat a whole variety of whole food goods, not must meat and veg. Nutrition is pretty much common sense...there's a lot more whole food nutrition out there than just meat and veg...common sense...2
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I buy grass fed meat, and wild caught seafood. I like the taste more, plus the ethics in regards to how the animals are treated matter to me. As for produce, there are some that I prefer to buy local and/or in season (especially berries), but I am not so rigid on that.
It doesn't have to be expensive, especially if you eat a wide variety of foods. Buy local, discounted meat sections, shop around for good deals, etc.2 -
It sounds fantastic to me. I'd love it. But I try to balance it out a little. Other foods are healthy, too.1
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It is good, but maybe look for a local butcher shop where the cows are close by so the cost is much the same as you get at a grocery store but the cows are happy and the meat is the best around.1
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It is good, but maybe look for a local butcher shop where the cows are close by so the cost is much the same as you get at a grocery store but the cows are happy and the meat is the best around.
By the time the butcher shop is involved, the cows are dead. There's no emotion possible on their part, happiness or otherwise.6 -
I eat grassfed, grass finished meat and vegetables most of the time because it's what I like to eat, it supports the type ethical farming that is important to me and and eating that way is sustainable long term for me.
Are those things you enjoy eating? Could you see yourself eating only that? What are your goals? I'm assuming weight loss correct?
If your goal is just to lose weight and maintain that loss you do need to follow any special diet. Find foods you like to eat, find foods that you find both filling and satisfying from a taste perspective and eat those in amounts that create a calorie deficit. Don't make it more more challenging on yourself than it has to be.1 -
@janejellyroll living in central illinois the farm is close to the butcher shop i go to, so I can see that they are treated well. I think that happy cows mean great tasting meat. Just like the vegetables I grow I treat them well take care of their needs and they are delicious.2
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Grass fed beef tends to be leaner, but it isn't magic. I find it yummy and will pay more for it. Just my $.021
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@janejellyroll living in central illinois the farm is close to the butcher shop i go to, so I can see that they are treated well. I think that happy cows mean great tasting meat.
I'm not questioning your belief that a cow's pre-slaughter emotional condition impacts the flavor of their bodies, I'm just pointing out that butchers aren't involved with the cow's emotional experiences.
It's the farm and slaughterhouse conditions that are impacting the cow's emotions, not the location of the butcher's shop.1 -
@janejellyroll they are owned by the same family here. I know this is not the same everywhere.1
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KaylaPinguill wrote: »Okay so I recently asked someone for help for eating wise and they told me to try eating grass fed meat and vegetable only would that be a good idea ? What do you guys think?
Grass fed meat leaves out a lot of delicious and lean meat .. like fish. and poultry. and pork.
"Grass fed meat only" is waaaay too restrictive.1 -
KaylaPinguill wrote: »Okay so I recently asked someone for help for eating wise and they told me to try eating grass fed meat and vegetable only would that be a good idea ? What do you guys think?
Unless you already have a lot of land in an area that allows raising animals it will be expensive. Grass fed and pastured meats are not cheap to buy.
Also, this type of change is generally done for ethical or environmental concerns rather than for weight/fitness reasons. Grass fed meats have similar calories to other meats of the same fat content. Grass fed beef has been shown to have more Omega-3 fatty acids than conventional corn-finished beef, but since it's also typically leaner the difference isn't much in meat (the difference can be seen more in butter or tallow).0 -
KaylaPinguill wrote: »Okay so I recently asked someone for help for eating wise and they told me to try eating grass fed meat and vegetable only would that be a good idea ? What do you guys think?
As others have said, what are your goals?
I eat very little meat these days, but for a long time have purchased my non-fish meat from a local farm that pastures the animals. I think the health benefit is minimal (there's a somewhat better fat ratio), but I preferred opting out of certain aspects of animal agriculture as currently practiced. That isn't really about nutrition or weight, however. It also requires more than finding a package labeled grass-fed.
I also think of course eating lots of vegetables (and a wide variety) is a good idea.
Limiting your diet to meat and vegetables seems sort of pointless and eliminates lots of nutrient-dense foods (and sources of protein other than meat, unless you'd class legumes as a vegetable rather than a starch (but also eggs and dairy if you eat those, plus nuts and grains)). Also, lots of meat doesn't come from animals that eat grass.0 -
[lemurcat12 wrote: »KaylaPinguill wrote: »Okay so I recently asked someone for help for eating wise and they told me to try eating grass fed meat and vegetable only would that be a good idea ? What do you guys think?
As others have said, what are your goals?
I eat very little meat these days, but for a long time have purchased my non-fish meat from a local farm that pastures the animals. I think the health benefit is minimal (there's a somewhat better fat ratio), but I preferred opting out of certain aspects of animal agriculture as currently practiced. That isn't really about nutrition or weight, however. It also requires more than finding a package labeled grass-fed.
I also think of course eating lots of vegetables (and a wide variety) is a good idea.
Limiting your diet to meat and vegetables seems sort of pointless and eliminates lots of nutrient-dense foods (and sources of protein other than meat, unless you'd class legumes as a vegetable rather than a starch (but also eggs and dairy if you eat those, plus nuts and grains)). Also, lots of meat doesn't come from animals that eat grass.
But if it doesn't eat grass it doesn't contain the magical weight loss properties.1 -
KaylaPinguill wrote: »Okay so I recently asked someone for help for eating wise and they told me to try eating grass fed meat and vegetable only would that be a good idea ? What do you guys think?
Grass fed meat leaves out a lot of delicious and lean meat .. like fish. and poultry. and pork.
"Grass fed meat only" is waaaay too restrictive.
I think you missed the point.
Wild, organic, pasture raised, grass fed AND finished are all very very good choices, if one can afford. I can and I do.
I can and don't.
I eat a lot of meat and as long as it's USDA inspected and approved for sale, it doesn't matter to me what the cattle was fed.
I'll just buy the cheapest meat that I can find.
The only exception is when I treat myself to 4 oz cut of A5 Wagu Kobe beef for about $140 (or splurge on a 1/2# for $280) at the 5A5 Steak Lounge in San Francisco.
Then the pocketbook is WIDE open.
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Personally I think grass fed beef tastes awful. I much prefer the taste of corn finished. And the grass fed label does not specify that the cows are not pumped full of antibiotics throughout their life, which is important to me. I eat little beef as I much prefer venison and we have a steady supply of that just out our front door, but when I buy beef I'm more likely to buy organic because that does prohibit the use of antibiotics.0
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While I love a good steak now and then, I think diets that force to eat within a narrow food group are just plain nuts. It takes a lot of different foods to make up a balanced diet. Lets take veggies for example, while most are healthy no one in their right mind would suggest a diet of just one vegetable or one type like beans. Other than that it's plain boring too.0
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It sounds expensive.0
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Need2Exerc1se wrote: »Personally I think grass fed beef tastes awful. I much prefer the taste of corn finished. And the grass fed label does not specify that the cows are not pumped full of antibiotics throughout their life, which is important to me. I eat little beef as I much prefer venison and we have a steady supply of that just out our front door, but when I buy beef I'm more likely to buy organic because that does prohibit the use of antibiotics.
Pumped full of antibiotics? Please talk to a rancher sometime.1 -
KaylaPinguill wrote: »Okay so I recently asked someone for help for eating wise and they told me to try eating grass fed meat and vegetable only would that be a good idea ? What do you guys think?
Grass fed meat leaves out a lot of delicious and lean meat .. like fish. and poultry. and pork.
"Grass fed meat only" is waaaay too restrictive.
I think you missed the point.
Wild, organic, pasture raised, grass fed AND finished are all very very good choices, if one can afford. I can and I do.
I can and don't.
I eat a lot of meat and as long as it's USDA inspected and approved for sale, it doesn't matter to me what the cattle was fed.
I'll just buy the cheapest meat that I can find.
The only exception is when I treat myself to 4 oz cut of A5 Wagu Kobe beef for about $140 (or splurge on a 1/2# for $280) at the 5A5 Steak Lounge in San Francisco.
Then the pocketbook is WIDE open.
Funny you say that. Your treat to me is the worse piece of steak I have ever had. It was so not worth it. Nothing but fat fat and more fat with a touch of red meat. Never again.
LOL!
The fat is precisely what makes it (and all other meat) taste great!
Wagu is all about the fat. I don't eat a lot of fat generally (usually only about 50-60g per day) but for Wagu beef (once a year or 2 at most), I make an exception.
But, of course, there's no accounting for taste. 0 -
MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »Need2Exerc1se wrote: »Personally I think grass fed beef tastes awful. I much prefer the taste of corn finished. And the grass fed label does not specify that the cows are not pumped full of antibiotics throughout their life, which is important to me. I eat little beef as I much prefer venison and we have a steady supply of that just out our front door, but when I buy beef I'm more likely to buy organic because that does prohibit the use of antibiotics.
Pumped full of antibiotics? Please talk to a rancher sometime.
Is it the word "full" you refute (that I can agree with but it's just the way I talk), or are you referring to the new FDA regulations? I will hold off until I see data on the impact of that before I make any changes.0
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