red meat?

I enjoy a good steak about once a week. Just stick with lean cuts. Ribeye is too fatty. Filet mignon is lean, but expensive. If you can find flatirons, they are lean, tender and FABULOUS...and cheap! Publix carries them sometimes. Also a good marinated flank steak on the grill. Keep your portion reasonable and ENJOY. Also lean ground beef on the grill is delicous. Pour some baked beans over... yum.

Liz

No cholesterol issues here, so I eat red meat pretty often. I use the lean cuts and weight it to make sure it fits in my calorie allotment for the day. We probably eat it at least once a week. I think this week we're going to have grilled London Broil and probably a chuck roast in the crock pot, too. Yummy!

If you're accustomed to having red meat in your diet because you enjoy it, I personally don't believe it's realistic to eliminate it completly from your diet. I won't. I love cheeseburgers and refuse to give them up...as long as I'm the cook and I use very hi quality lean meat. I believe that it's healthier to make long term lifestyle changes by eating some of the so-called "bad things" in moderation instead of giving them up completly and continue to crave them...I don't want to self destruct and cave into a crave and go entirely off the wagon because we know how difficult it is to get back on track. Just my 2 cents.

LEAN red meat to me is as fine as any other lean protein source.

I've had stretches where I ate steak everyday and I don't think anything of it.

I love red meat and come from a family that had a cattle ranch. I don't give up my meat BUT I do measure it out. What we do is buy a filet mignon from BJ's or Sam's club and then slice them thin to tiny little steaks. You can marinate them and put them in a pan with those ridges and cook them. They are delicious, lean and since you check the ounces and follow your diet they really don't hurt you that much. In reality, beef is great for iron and we women need it. I'd rather eat beef then deal with supplements.

Yes, please... rare!

I think it's great... I have steak 2-3 times per week, ground beef probably 2-3 times as well.

It's high in fat and cholesterol.

Red meat is best meat

This plus I buy a grass fed cow, have it cut how I want it and then put it in my chest freezer about 1 week after it was roaming the pasture. Very little fat and none of the yucky stuff from the grocery store

I always hate seeing cows running around uncooked.

I don't buy beef much, but really enjoy a good steak. I do eat venison, bear, and bison regular simply because I have access to it, plus all are very lean meats. I also make my own venison/bear sausage and jerky. The sausage I watch beause I mix it with pork, but the jerky is solid lean meat. Very tasty.

Anyway, yeah, meat but watch the portions....

If you're doing heavy weight training, then by all means, pack on the red meat. If you are not, however, do not eat red meat. Stick to lighter meats like turkey, chicken, and fish(be careful with this one). If you are a fellow carnivore such as I, red meat is a necessity. Stick to a leaner cut, and cut your portions down to the size of your tightly closed fist. Only eat it once or twice a week, and mold your earlier schedule around this high calorie course.

That looks freakin' delicious!