Anyone eat only the lean meats?

MaskedFitness
MaskedFitness Posts: 63
in Food and Nutrition
I decided that cutting red meats as well as pork out of my diet is best for cutting down, I only eat chicken,turkey,and fish. What about you guys/gals?
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  • Dave198lbs
    Dave198lbs Posts: 8,810 Member
    I eat bacon. steak, ground beef, fish, chicken

    nothing wrong with red meat.

    dont buy the hype against it
  • jronan21
    jronan21 Posts: 11 Member
    I tend to do more chicken, fish, and turkey but I still do red meat and have success. I do watch the % lean on ground beef but bacon is a must once in a while...lol.
  • crystalflame
    crystalflame Posts: 1,049 Member
    I primarily eat lean meat. I'll have steak, lamb, or bacon from time to time, but it's a treat rather than a staple of my diet. It works well for me and helps me keep my fat macros where I want them. However, there's nothing inherently bad with red meat when eaten in the right serving size.
  • Tedebearduff
    Tedebearduff Posts: 1,155 Member
    I decided that cutting red meats as well as pork out of my diet is best for cutting down, I only eat chicken,turkey,and fish. What about you guys/gals?

    I do the same but not really by choice I have a intolerance to red meat so I just don't eat it.... Like I can eat it ... but I don't like the full day of side effects.
  • sisa1965
    sisa1965 Posts: 52 Member
    I am allergic to chicken and fish so thank goodness I am having success with red meat.
  • sandhillsmom
    sandhillsmom Posts: 319 Member
    I lean toward chicken, but I also have lean pork, beef, veal, turkey. Lean hamburger, fish, shellfish, occasional bacon, sausage, even hotdogs and brats are okay. Basically I buy and eat what is on sale when I go shopping!
  • MSxJENNY
    MSxJENNY Posts: 106 Member
    my trainer told me that there's nothing wrong with eating red meat.. as long as it's not farm grown & they're lean cuts (round, loin, etc).. it's a good source of protein

    but i don't eat red meat myself.. maybe once in a blue moon if i go to my parent's house. i only buy seafood & chicken & turkey.
  • lwagnitz
    lwagnitz Posts: 1,321 Member
    Don't eat pork because it's disgusting to me. I hate fatty meat.
    And I eat beef on only rare occasions, and even then I try to eat it with as much fat as minimal as possible, and well well well well done lol.

    It's not a health thing, I just really freaking hate fatty meat...and pork lol.
  • BaconMD
    BaconMD Posts: 1,165 Member
    my trainer told me that there's nothing wrong with eating red meat.. as long as it's not farm grown
    Your trainer says to only eat red meat that is grown where, in a lab?
  • GoldspursX3
    GoldspursX3 Posts: 516 Member
    Eat a homemade ribeye sandwich at least once a week.

    Plan on having a deep freezer full of bambi after this weekend.
  • SherryTeach
    SherryTeach Posts: 2,836 Member
    Pork tenderloin is one of my staples. I have several yummy recipes for this lean meat. Baked with Dijon mustard, caraway seed and celery seed. Or roasted with beef broth, cinnamon, nutmeg and orange slices. Yum, yum. .120 calories in 4 ounces.
  • ToughTulip
    ToughTulip Posts: 1,118 Member
    What makes pork and beef bad exactly?

    You can have lean cuts of both
  • michelleindeed
    michelleindeed Posts: 117 Member
    my trainer told me that there's nothing wrong with eating red meat.. as long as it's not farm grown
    Your trainer says to only eat red meat that is grown where, in a lab?

    I'm assuming she means free-range beef, bison, etc is just fine.
  • RainbootsToBikinis
    RainbootsToBikinis Posts: 465 Member
    I don't eat red meat, but it's more that I just don't care for it over any health reasons. I eat a lot of turkey, chicken, and fish. I'll eat ham on occasion, but never steak or pork chops or things like that.
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    I only eat lean meats (light parts of poultry, egg whites, and some fish) because I have a digestive disorder. My liver can't process a lot of fat at one time so I can only eat small amounts of healthy fats spread out throughout the day. Therefore, I stick with the leanest protein sources I can find. I have to watch my non-animal fat sources, too, but they aren't as bad at triggering negative reactions as animal fats are.
  • Ironhead3td
    Ironhead3td Posts: 40 Member
    I eat turkey bacon, and lean ground beef 93% lean and up. I eat roasted/baked/grilled fish, chicken and turkey. Occasionally I'll have steak too. I also try to only eat lite lower sodium deli meat too.
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    i love pork. bacon hasnt stood in my way of losing fat. i can eat the hell out of some bacon :embarassed:

    the only meats i stay away from are full sodium lunch meats and red meat. i avoid red meat not because it's unhealthy but because it's yucky !

    you definitely dont have to stick with chicken and turkey
  • Dave198lbs
    Dave198lbs Posts: 8,810 Member
    I eat turkey bacon, and lean ground beef 93% lean and up. I eat roasted/baked/grilled fish, chicken and turkey. Occasionally I'll have steak too. I also try to only eat lite lower sodium deli meat too.

    turkey bacon is an insult to real bacon and does not deserve to be called bacon.
  • fmbomzo
    fmbomzo Posts: 382 Member
    I generally only buy chicken, turkey and sometimes fish at the grocery store. I do love a nice ribeye, ribs and pork chops, but I typically only eat them in restaurants as a treat. I don't think there's anything inherently wrong with red meat, I just don't do so well when I consume beef, specifically, on a regular basis. It makes my system sluggish with the exception of a ribeye. If I eat that for dinner, I'm starving the next morning.
  • ToughTulip
    ToughTulip Posts: 1,118 Member
    I have a question!

    I see a lot of people specify that when they eat beef it is free range, grass fed etc, but never see anyone mention anything like that for chicken or turkey. Why is that?
  • GoldspursX3
    GoldspursX3 Posts: 516 Member
    I eat turkey bacon, and lean ground beef 93% lean and up. I eat roasted/baked/grilled fish, chicken and turkey. Occasionally I'll have steak too. I also try to only eat lite lower sodium deli meat too.

    turkey bacon is an insult to real bacon and does not deserve to be called bacon.

    ^^^^^What he said. I think I am going to Loveless Cafe and getting some of their cajun bacon for this Sunday's Brinner.
  • Dragonwolf
    Dragonwolf Posts: 5,600 Member
    I have a question!

    I see a lot of people specify that when they eat beef it is free range, grass fed etc, but never see anyone mention anything like that for chicken or turkey. Why is that?

    My guess is because white meats don't have the stigma that red meats do (whether it has to do with how the CAFOs raise/feed fowl, I don't know). Also, I'm fairly certain birds don't actually eat grass (aside from incidental ingestion), and since "free range" doesn't have an actual, official meaning like "grass fed" does, you can't really go by such labels.

    There are numerous problems with CAFO meat, most stemming from the unnatural diet the animals are fed (corn is actually very bad for ruminants like cows), and nearly all of which are avoidable by sticking with grass fed/pastured.

    That said, if you can get truly free range poultry, it would very likely be quite a bit better in a number of ways than CAFO poultry. (If you want a real treat, find a hunter who can get you some grouse, pheasant, wild turkey, or other wild poultry, yum!)
  • Culley34
    Culley34 Posts: 224
    I mostly eat skinless chicken breast and turkey. Sometimes I'll have a lamb kebob.

    On rare occasion, I'll have a ribeye or sirloin.
  • BaconMD
    BaconMD Posts: 1,165 Member
    my trainer told me that there's nothing wrong with eating red meat.. as long as it's not farm grown
    Your trainer says to only eat red meat that is grown where, in a lab?

    I'm assuming she means free-range beef, bison, etc is just fine.
    Maybe... Free-range animals are still "grown" on a farm, though. It's not like some guy goes out into the forest and hunts down wild chicken nests to collect free-range eggs, nor does he hunt wild cows in the jungle.
  • lwagnitz
    lwagnitz Posts: 1,321 Member
    I have a question!

    I see a lot of people specify that when they eat beef it is free range, grass fed etc, but never see anyone mention anything like that for chicken or turkey. Why is that?

    My guess is because white meats don't have the stigma that red meats do (whether it has to do with how the CAFOs raise/feed fowl, I don't know). Also, I'm fairly certain birds don't actually eat grass (aside from incidental ingestion), and since "free range" doesn't have an actual, official meaning like "grass fed" does, you can't really go by such labels.

    There are numerous problems with CAFO meat, most stemming from the unnatural diet the animals are fed (corn is actually very bad for ruminants like cows), and nearly all of which are avoidable by sticking with grass fed/pastured.

    That said, if you can get truly free range poultry, it would very likely be quite a bit better in a number of ways than CAFO poultry. (If you want a real treat, find a hunter who can get you some grouse, pheasant, wild turkey, or other wild poultry, yum!)

    My aunt has free range hens and since they aren't penned up in cages (which is the definition of free range) they have the ability to eat little stones and bugs like they do in the wild. Seriously the best eggs I've EVER had. She lives 3 hours away so I can't get them much, but when I do, it's always difficult to go back to store bought eggs.
  • IronmanPanda
    IronmanPanda Posts: 2,083 Member
    Nope. I eat all the meats.
  • ToughTulip
    ToughTulip Posts: 1,118 Member
    I have a question!

    I see a lot of people specify that when they eat beef it is free range, grass fed etc, but never see anyone mention anything like that for chicken or turkey. Why is that?

    My guess is because white meats don't have the stigma that red meats do (whether it has to do with how the CAFOs raise/feed fowl, I don't know). Also, I'm fairly certain birds don't actually eat grass (aside from incidental ingestion), and since "free range" doesn't have an actual, official meaning like "grass fed" does, you can't really go by such labels.

    There are numerous problems with CAFO meat, most stemming from the unnatural diet the animals are fed (corn is actually very bad for ruminants like cows), and nearly all of which are avoidable by sticking with grass fed/pastured.

    That said, if you can get truly free range poultry, it would very likely be quite a bit better in a number of ways than CAFO poultry. (If you want a real treat, find a hunter who can get you some grouse, pheasant, wild turkey, or other wild poultry, yum!)

    Okay that makes sense! I have been wondering why I don't see many specify that they didn't eat cage free chickens, or no antibiotics, etc.

    I can't afford it so I haven't bothered to really look into it to be honest :embarassed:
  • naples89
    naples89 Posts: 33 Member
    Top round is pretty much the leanest steak you can buy, I enjoy it.
  • Sarabeth1980
    Sarabeth1980 Posts: 62 Member
    I eat elk, venison, beef raised by my in-laws, chicken, pork, turkey, tuna, salmon. You name it, I eat it. I don't eat much processed meat though. When I do my yearly labs the Dr is usually shocked by my cholesterol numbers. I get asked what I eat to have such great numbers. I really think the quality of your meat makes a huge difference. Obviously the deer and elk are "organic", we buy tuna and salmon off the boat, not farm raised.
  • kelleyp31
    kelleyp31 Posts: 24
    I eat chicken, turkey and shrimp... veryyy rarely eat beef and I don't like pork or fish.

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