Organic Meats

Jodsmission

Has anyone tried organic meats for weight loss and seen any success? I know its better for you but have you seen any real difference in weight by switching?

Zomoniac

If the calorie content is the same, and the nutritional content is the same, you'll see no difference. Do it for better quality food and better animal welfare, not for weight loss. If anything, weight for weight the cheaper stuff is likely to offer better weight loss results since it's often artificially inflated with water to make it appear bigger.

Jodsmission

Sorry more questions...so do you find that you eat less when you eat organic meats? I am kind of on an anticorn thing and I have been looking at grass fed thinking if the animal eats the corn then I get the corn too? Have I slipped over to the dark side?

Zomoniac

Any corn transfer will be negligible. You may find you eat less because it's so much more expensive that you can't afford to be getting through several chicken breasts a day if you're buying organic.

Jodsmission

Thats true. Thanks for the input . I kind of thought I was slipping over but no one would flat out tell me I had lost it. And before I went out and bought for the whole fam all grass fed and organic I needed a reality check.

lemurcat12

I generally buy my meat from a farm, grass fed where appropriate for the animal, etc., and no, there's no difference for weight loss or in how filling it is. Some cuts of beef might be more lean than comparable cuts, but the super lean cuts that lots of dieters like are often not available (really lean ground beef, your skinless, boneless chicken breast), and pork typically has a higher fat content compared with lean commercial pork.

martinel2099

There's no difference for weight loss friend, sorry. Your wallet will get lighter though.

To be fair, I've had some pretty delicious organic meats when I felt like spending a little extra, but that's about it.

KaelaLee88

I would think that calorie-wise - these are the same. Organic meats tend not to be injected with water and preservatives but this isn't always the case.

I would only by organic for ethical purposes and if we could afford them!

Kaela x

ltlemermaid

Calorie wise there is no difference. However the quality of the meat is definitly noticable as well as cooking times (I learned that cooking fresh pasture raised poultry cooks a lot faster than conventional store bought). I get all my meat from a local farm that is grassfed/pasture raised-we get 15lbs of meat (5-chicken, 5-beef, 5-Pork)/month and that lasts for 2 adults.

As for pricing our grocery bills haven't really changed by switching our meat to farm raised--but we are getting better quality meats and know how the animals are treated, what they eat etc...

turtlebeth

We buy our beef directly from the farmer. Got a quarter cow just last month. All organic, grass fed, sweetened with alfalfa in the last two weeks before slaughter. What I have found with this beef is that it is more flavorful and denser, prolly becuase as others say it is not injected with salt water at a store. There is more marbling in the meat, but that just means you don't have to put any oil in the pan to cook the beef. I find that I cook less of it because it does not shrink as much as store bought hamburger. No difference in my weight using organic meat, sorry. BUT... it is healthier for you.

Jodsmission

Thanks to everyone for the info. I did make the massive investment for this week's groceries and bought all organic. I did notice the grass fed beef is so much leaner than the regular stuff .