i want to say NO TO PORK!

I don't eat beef or pork. Haven't for the past 16 years and it has been a breeze.

I do not eat pork or any kind of shellfish. I haven't eaten it for years. Love my turkey sausage! It is really better than pork sausage anyway. I like the bacon too but it's more chewy and not melt in your mouth like pork bacon. But I actually prefer it too. It just tastes "cleaner" to me.

I have been resisting beef lately but we mostly buy grass fed steaks when I do have it.

Go ahead...say NO TO PORK! You won't regret it!

i get lean pork steaks, and their not to bad cal or fat wise, i use them as a treat, generally i eat meat free like quorn though, its a lot better calorie and fat wise, though it can be high in sodium so you need to be careful

Many people say "NO" to pork for different reasons. But be realistic, ANY meat can be FAT laden or lean. You have to make good choices. I'd also advise watching the sodium intake on your choices>>>Nitrates and Sodium are very pervasive in Many of these "breakfast and Deli type meats."

I LOVE pork tenderloin!! I will eat it for breakfast, lunch or dinner!

4oz (which looks like a big serving if you cut it into little slices)
120 calories
3g fat
24g protein

Low cal, low fat, high protein = GLORIOUS!!!

I don’t eat eel. But only because it scares me. Other than that, while I eat some things more than others, no category of meat is off limits to me.

i am with ya here, except i eat eel too :P mmmm.....unagi maki rolls (BBQ eel), soooo tasty.
and actually, pork can be pretty lean, it all depends on what cut you get. in fact, pork is the leanest it has ever been, that's why so many pork recipes call for braising or marinating, cause the pork now is so lean that it dries out just as easily as white chicken meat. i am of the mind that moderation is key for everything. and the only time i worry about eating things is when i eat out, which has dropped to very rarely. and that is more cause i am watching sodium more than anything else. high blood pressure runs in the family, and i would rather stay on the normal side before it ever gets to the point i really do have to watch it.

I LOVE pork tenderloin!! I will eat it for breakfast, lunch or dinner!

4oz (which looks like a big serving if you cut it into little slices)
120 calories
3g fat
24g protein

Low cal, low fat, high protein = GLORIOUS!!!

Agreed!! I love pork tenderloin too! And you can do so much with it depending how you want to have it for a meal... I've used it chopped up with eggs for breakfast, had it wrap for lunch or with veggies and had it over a salad for dinner, just to name a few. I get so sick of turkey and chicken that I love switching it up with some pork.

Yes! And it cooks up SO tender if you don't overcook it!

I always suggest that people stop eating pork because it is so bad for our bodies. It carries a bacteria known as trichinosis or trichina and it is not destroyed at high temperatures. But its everyone's choice. Good luck!

Trichinosis is infection with the roundworm Trichinella spiralis. Freezing meat and cooking it until well done will kill the parasite (note that it's not a bacteria).

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001655/

I have NEVER eaten pork in my life.... but I get weak for a good burger... I have given up beef during this Lenten season but am seriously giving it up for good.

I always suggest that people stop eating pork because it is so bad for our bodies. It carries a bacteria known as trichinosis or trichina and it is not destroyed at high temperatures. But its everyone's choice. Good luck!

Do you have any case reference for this statement or anything to back it up? This used to be the case in the past, but modern feeding methods have pretty much eradicated this problem except in third world countries where pigs are still fed raw meat by-products.

Also, cooking to a certain temp has always been considered adequate to kill the thrichina worm.

According to the CDC there have been very few reported cases of trichinosis in the US in recent years and even those were not necessarily attributable to pork, but possibly from wild game, especially jerky that is not cooked but cured. Curing will not kill the trichina worm like cooking will.

If you have info to the contrary I would love to hear it, but I hate to see a wholesale indictment of any part of the farming industry based on outdated information. You are also completely incorrect in your statement that it is a bacteria. It is a parasite.

From a "whole foods" perspecitve, regular bacon is better for you than turkey bacon: just read the labels. It's nothing but pork, while turkey bacon is overly processed w/a laundry list of ingredients. Basically same nutrition stats too. But I digress.

My turkey bacon lists ingredients as "Turkey and spices." But I buy mine at Whole Foods because I avoid nitrates and other nasties lurking in just about every commercial bacon package.

I don't eat a ton of meat but when I do have it I make sure it is the highest quality I can afford, whether it be from local farms or from a store like Whole Foods. I eat it all- chicken, pork, beef, lamb, seafood...but in moderation.

I always suggest that people stop eating pork because it is so bad for our bodies. It carries a bacteria known as trichinosis or trichina and it is not destroyed at high temperatures. But its everyone's choice. Good luck!

Trichinosis is infection with the roundworm Trichinella spiralis. Freezing meat and cooking it until well done will kill the parasite (note that it's not a bacteria).

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001655/

LOL! at least you got my point! what ever it is, is not good. But like I said we are all free to decide for our own.

i suppose that it would depend on the kind of pork you eat.

Yes, it does depend on the kind of pork. My interest is in the type of FDA-approved food that's sold in supermarkets.

i suggest you watch "food inc." it is a a watch it now on netflix or it can be viewed on youtube.

I think I read the book a while back. Can't be sure.
The data I'm seeking probably isn't found in movies but I can't say it's not there. What I'm looking for is research that backs up the assertion that pork is high in fat. I haven't been able to find it.

i have personally seen pigs butchered and it is disgusting. they seem to grind it all together fat, hair, bone, and what little meat is left.

I have no reason to doubt that's your impression.

I've never lived on a farm but I've read enough about the food industry to know that slaughtering large animals is pretty gruesome. One expression that I've heard about butchering hogs is that "They use everything except the oink."!

My interest, though, in this case, is not with people's impressions and feelings. I just asked for citations to an assertion because the assertion was on, one hand, contrary to what I know I've read in the past couple of decades or so and, on the other hand, contrary to the info I found after a few minutes with Google.

As far as I know, pork is a high protein, low fat, inexpensive alternative to beef. If it's not really low in fat, I'd have to rethink my dietary habits.

Thanks.


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I don't eat any meat, but pork was the first thing I cut out, when I was 11. Chicken was the last thing to go, when I was 13.

I stopped eating pork in 2003, but that's for religious reasons. I can't say I miss it since I've been able to find turkey replacements for all my old pork favorites!