watch out what you wish for

dadsafrantic
dadsafrantic Posts: 186 Member
edited November 18 in Food and Nutrition
so i saw this lovely piece of grass fed rib eye on sale for $8.99 pound. i thought wow that's a great price. so i bought it. i'm thinking this is going to be great. i went a little light on intake today just so i would have plenty of room left for a 12 oz steak. no problem. what's better with steak than blue cheese and arugula? not much. so i get home and do a little salt and pepper on the steak, fire up the grill get the salad ready and cook the steak a beautiful medium rare. i let the steak rest. i sit down and dig in and...it was kinda gross. i guess my tastes have changed since i started to eat healthier. the flavor wasn't what i remembered. it's left me feeling heavy and slightly queezy. the best part is my lips feel like i've been kissing a pound of butter. sexy. i think next time i'll not have a next time. really though i think i've grown to like a small bit of many things in a single meal.

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  • bpetrosky
    bpetrosky Posts: 3,911 Member
    wizzybeth wrote: »
    That made me sad.
    As I want some of that right now. And I can't even enjoy it vicariously through you.

    You're not the only one this post made sad...think of the children.
    the_sad_cows.jpg


  • cheriej2042
    cheriej2042 Posts: 241 Member
    Maybe you never ate the steak, it sounds like it was all a dream, a really bad dream.
  • Sloth2016
    Sloth2016 Posts: 838 Member
    I had steak tonight. Thanks for posting this - great meal idea!
  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,997 Member
    edited May 2017
    I grew up eating NY Strip steaks (family owned a meat mkt) and I still eat them now, just not that often.

    Never liked ribeye; too much loose and unincorporated fat tissue which is just tossed out (adds weight and cost but not eaten) and causes flare ups when grilling. A well marbled strip steak (where the fat is integrated w/the meat) is much tasting better IMO.

    Anyway, I buy a slab of NY strip at Costco and cut them myself into 1.5-2" 1-1.5# steaks which is the best size/wt for grilling or smoking, especially if you like 'em rare like I do.

    Yum!! :)
  • L1zardQueen
    L1zardQueen Posts: 8,753 Member
    Did you check the expiration date?
  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,644 Member
    Yeah this can't be real.
  • bagge72
    bagge72 Posts: 1,377 Member
    bpetrosky wrote: »
    wizzybeth wrote: »
    That made me sad.
    As I want some of that right now. And I can't even enjoy it vicariously through you.

    You're not the only one this post made sad...think of the children.
    the_sad_cows.jpg


    Yeah like there still alive to be sad!

  • bagge72
    bagge72 Posts: 1,377 Member
    There has to be another reason! I've gone long periods without having red meat, and even the crappy stuff taste good when you go back to it!
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    Steak on the smoker and a baked sweet potato. It doesn't get much better than that!
  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,644 Member
    There will be steak on the grill this weekend... along with all the meats... Yay summer!
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    Have you eaten grass fed beef before? It tastes pretty different from standard corn finished beef.
  • Penthesilea514
    Penthesilea514 Posts: 1,189 Member
    I have noticed that my sense of taste has altered as I changed my eating habits- mainly with things being too sweet for me now. I have not noticed anything different regarding meat- thank goodness.

    I think that 1 trial is too small a sample size to determine you don't enjoy steak anymore. Repeatability is key to science- so buy a few more and invite some friends for dinner :)
  • crazyycatladyy1
    crazyycatladyy1 Posts: 156 Member
    Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
    Have you eaten grass fed beef before? It tastes pretty different from standard corn finished beef.

    This. There's quite a taste difference between the two.
  • sunfastrose
    sunfastrose Posts: 543 Member
    12 oz is a lot of steak
  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,011 Member
    I don't understand. Why would a steak taste bad because you are eating healthier? Are you saying it was the fat?

    I've heard people say they don't like fast food or very sweet or rich desserts anymore, but this is a new one I think.

    This has literally never happened to me. I like foods now that I never used to eat before, but I haven't lost my taste for anything. Thank goodness!
  • crazyycatladyy1
    crazyycatladyy1 Posts: 156 Member
    kimny72 wrote: »
    I don't understand. Why would a steak taste bad because you are eating healthier? Are you saying it was the fat?

    I've heard people say they don't like fast food or very sweet or rich desserts anymore, but this is a new one I think.

    This has literally never happened to me. I like foods now that I never used to eat before, but I haven't lost my taste for anything. Thank goodness!

    This has been my experience as well, (thankfully). Even now, having greatly reduced my meat consumption due to experimenting with a more whole foods, plant based diet, I still enjoy the grass fed steak on the grill I eat every Sunday, (the only red meat I'm currently eating). Changing up my woe hasn't changed my taste buds at all.
  • Meganthedogmom
    Meganthedogmom Posts: 1,639 Member
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    Maybe there was a reason it was cheap...

    This.
  • 4homer
    4homer Posts: 457 Member
    sunfastrose wrote: »
    12 oz is a lot of steak
    To some people yes. To me and I bet others it's a good normal portion.
  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,644 Member
    4homer wrote: »
    sunfastrose wrote: »
    12 oz is a lot of steak
    To some people yes. To me and I bet others it's a good normal portion.

    It's almost not enough.
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