Ground beef, draining fat...
megan_01_18
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Hey all!
I'm confused on the ground beef...if I get a higher fat, say 80/20 ground beef, but I drain all the greasy fat after cooking, can I count it on my diary as a lower % fat ground beef? If so, what do you count it as? 85/15? 90/10? 93/7?
Thanks!
I'm confused on the ground beef...if I get a higher fat, say 80/20 ground beef, but I drain all the greasy fat after cooking, can I count it on my diary as a lower % fat ground beef? If so, what do you count it as? 85/15? 90/10? 93/7?
Thanks!
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megan_01_18 wrote: »Hey all!
I'm confused on the ground beef...if I get a higher fat, say 80/20 ground beef, but I drain all the greasy fat after cooking, can I count it on my diary as a lower % fat ground beef? If so, what do you count it as? 85/15? 90/10? 93/7?
Thanks!
Use the calories for 80/20.0 -
Just because you remove some of the fat through cooking, it is still a higher fat content ground beef. Still go by the calories it says on the package, because you are only removing a small amount of the fat when it renders through cooking.0
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There's still more fat in the meat than is released, you log it as you bought it. Sorry!
I bought 80/20 once when it was on sale, and after logging and realizing I only had room for 50g and seeing my sad sad taco I decided to switch away from beef. It isn't worth it to me, cost or calories.0 -
Not what you asked, but. Draining delicious beef fat is a sad, sad practice0
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Nope - log the meat you actually purchased.0
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No. That's like logging the 90/10 beef as 0 fat.
Does anyone NOT drain the fat from ground beef? I mean come on.0 -
The thought of not draining it makes me queasy... I even drain the little bit that comes out of 93/70
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There's still more fat in the meat than is released, you log it as you bought it. Sorry!
I bought 80/20 once when it was on sale, and after logging and realizing I only had room for 50g and seeing my sad sad taco I decided to switch away from beef. It isn't worth it to me, cost or calories.
Nonsense, tacos are never a sad thing!
OP, I don't eat too much ground beef anymore but to be on the safe side I'd stick with 80/20. Always better to overestimate than underestimate, IMO.0 -
amyrebeccah wrote: »kommodevaran wrote: »Not what you asked, but. Draining delicious beef fat is a sad, sad practice
I do it sometimes if it seems like it will make the whole recipe too greasy, but what kills me is people who RINSE the meat.
Rinse the meat? That sounds gross!0 -
Rinsing is also dangerous. Some people grew up thinking you're supposed to rinse chicken but all that does is put loads of bacteria in your sink and wherever else that water might splash.0
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Thanks everyone! I LOVE beef, and in recipes that call for it, substituting turkey just doesn't do it for me I'll just log what I bought then. I always wondered about this and am glad to see what everyone's input is.0
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I would log it as 90/10. You aren't going to get all the fat out, but logging fat you don't consume will skew your calories for the day. I would only log what I eat.0
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I think the usda site might have estimates for cooked ground beef. Google it. That being said, keep in mind that it is all estimates and that logging as raw will give you a buffer of sorts for any variance in the estimates.0
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This is an old link / study but I thought it was interesting. I've wondered the same thing before too. I usually go down a notch like someone said above because i do drain it very well. And I haven't noticed it effecting me in a negative way. But I guess if you like to keep a little wiggle room in your logging, logging it as what it says wouldn't be a bad idea.
http://foodsafety.wisc.edu/assets/pdf_files/reducing fat in ground beef.pdf
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I log it as whatever it is. I usually get 93/7 or 90/10 and drain any excess fat. It's not much difference. Probably makes up for the gum and Tic Tacs I don't bother logging.0
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The fat is where the flavor is and will satisfy your hunger longer so you eat less.0
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meganridenour wrote: »No. That's like logging the 90/10 beef as 0 fat.
Does anyone NOT drain the fat from ground beef? I mean come on.
You actually do? No no no.0 -
Try grass fed ground buffalo/bison - it's 96% fat free, a 4 oz serving is only 125 calories, 4 gms fat, and 25 gms protein and tastes much better than ground beef.0
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sassybutclassy1 wrote: »Try grass fed ground buffalo/bison - it's 96% fat free, a 4 oz serving is only 125 calories, 4 gms fat, and 25 gms protein and tastes much better than ground beef.
Is that something that your grocery store generally stocks? I think if I tried to find that here, I would be laughed out of the store...0 -
ForeverSunshine09 wrote: »amyrebeccah wrote: »kommodevaran wrote: »Not what you asked, but. Draining delicious beef fat is a sad, sad practice
I do it sometimes if it seems like it will make the whole recipe too greasy, but what kills me is people who RINSE the meat.
Rinse the meat? That sounds gross!
Ummm... Guilty!! Hehe. I don't typically use ground beef but I have had gallbladder issues in the past so when my husband isn't looking I spray it down with a little warm water. He can always tell lol.0
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