How many calories in horse meat?
RoosterB
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Just had burgers for dinner. Anyone know how many calories are in horse meat? Not sure whether they're in the MFP database yet.
On a more serious note tho, if we don't even know what is in food, just how accurate is the calorific info on the packaging?
On a more serious note tho, if we don't even know what is in food, just how accurate is the calorific info on the packaging?
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Google it0
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lol... good question. My thoughts exactly!0
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It's in the database0
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i see what you did there.
am i the only one here who got the joke?0 -
Hey Hunger Games you're right Haha. Now I just need to figure out the proportions.
Based on tonight's news, it could be almost 100% horse.0 -
I think it's just best not to eat processed meat so you know for sure what you're eating.0
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i see what you did there.
am i the only one here who got the joke?
No.0 -
I'd eat horse if it were available.0
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5 to 4 odds on that you are are fillying yourself up on horse meat. Neigh! I am just joking.0
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hahaha!0
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On a more serious note tho, if we don't even know what is in food, just how accurate is the calorific info on the packaging?
What exactly don't you know about what is in your food that as nutritional labels?
You buy a pre-made sandwich, if the restaurant that prepared it bothered to put a nutritional label on it, it's going to be a guess at best, because it will depend a lot on who squirted the mayo, etc. If you buy a package of oreos, the ingredients are listed so you know whats in there, and the calories are probably accurate within ~10%ish....we'll never, ever get perfectly accurate measurements.0 -
LOL Once YEARS ago in my mom WW book there was Squirrel Meat......0
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Morebean I'm not sure how accurate the nutritional info for a burger would be if it is based on beef but actually the meat is horse. That's what this post is about I assume?0
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It's in the database..or you can just google it and look up the nutritional value if you don't trust the database entries0
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Hey my mom fed us squirrel meat, rabbitt meat, heck I bet there was even a opposum in there somewhere. Thats why when I got older and moved out I gained weight, finally good food.0
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+1
I guess since the change in legislation they only INVESTIGATE the veracity of nutritional/calorific content AFTER they have EVIDENCE that it is inaccurate.
A low calorie e-cookie for those that spot the problem with enforcement there...0 -
I'm currently in the north of France, horse meat can easily be found at the butcher's or the local market. Not really a fan, but it isn't uncommon here. Mostly from Irish stock from what I hear.0
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Horse meat can be easily found in the UK too. Except it's labelled 'Beef'. Some of it might be donkey though...
I think this thread is proof that a fair proportion of people in the US have no idea what's going on outside amurika.0 -
Not sure on the calories, but I understand that its high in protein - so a win surely?0
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i see what you did there.
am i the only one here who got the joke?
Definitely not
OP Surely horse and beef aren't that far off, but if you're buying cheap, pre packaged ready meals watch the sodium :laugh:0 -
Not sure on the calories, but I understand that its high in protein - so a win surely?
Horses are leaner, so also lower in saturated fat. Win-win.0 -
LOL Once YEARS ago in my mom WW book there was Squirrel Meat......0
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LOL!0
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LOL Once YEARS ago in my mom WW book there was Squirrel Meat......
Grey or red?0 -
LOL Once YEARS ago in my mom WW book there was Squirrel Meat......
Grey or red?
Gray is more ethical. Either way you need a couple of them for a proper meal.0 -
On a more serious note tho, if we don't even know what is in food, just how accurate is the calorific info on the packaging?
This is so true. We may as well guess with processed foods. At best they are an average guess, at worse, well it could be anything.
Personally I'm trying not to worry about it too much, or I would drive myself mad. I have no qualms eating horse, but I'd like to know its horse....0 -
I'd eat horse.
I mean, I already eat wallaby, kangaroo, rabbit, quail, duck...
I find it hilarious that people are so freaked out over it really. Would they still buy it if it was labeled perfectly honestly?0 -
Ignore all the neigh sayers, I'd be chomping at the bit for a nice horse steak. High protein, low fat. What's nice to like hay?
Odds on it tasting nice and juicy too?0 -
I'd eat horse.
I mean, I already eat wallaby, kangaroo, rabbit, quail, duck...
I find it hilarious that people are so freaked out over it really. Would they still buy it if it was labeled perfectly honestly?
It's not the fact that its horse that's the problem. It's that a) you can't trust the label and b) you can't be sure that the animal that went into the product has been subject to the standard procedures for raising animals for consumption. If you dont know whats IN the product you don't know where it cane from. Chief of the concerns with horse is the presence of a antibiotic known as 'bute' which is carcinogenic.0 -
I'd eat horse.
I mean, I already eat wallaby, kangaroo, rabbit, quail, duck...
I find it hilarious that people are so freaked out over it really. Would they still buy it if it was labeled perfectly honestly?
It's not the fact that its horse that's the problem. It's that a) you can't trust the label and b) you can't be sure that the animal that went into the product has been subject to the standard procedures for raising animals for consumption. If you dont know whats IN the product you don't know where it cane from. Chief of the concerns with horse is the presence of a antibiotic known as 'bute' which is carcinogenic.
I think I'd rather eat horse than beef, considering how poorly raised a lot of commercial beef is. Makes me glad that it's hard to find anything BUT grass-fed beef in Tassie.0
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