Zebra calories and the like?

TheGoblinRoad
TheGoblinRoad Posts: 835 Member
edited November 10 in Food and Nutrition
It occurred to me while I was writing a ridiculous blog post: Has anyone on our planet ever analyzed how many calories a zebra has as opposed to a hippo, and so on?

And yes, it might be weird that someone who practices a vegan diet wonders this. It's not like I'd eat either. Maybe soy zebra.

If you want to read the silly post, it's here:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/TheGoblinRoad/view/weight-loss-diary-of-a-lion-211192
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  • TheGoblinRoad
    TheGoblinRoad Posts: 835 Member
    maybe giraffes are slimming.
  • ahealthy4u
    ahealthy4u Posts: 442 Member
    lmao OMG What a h
  • TheGoblinRoad
    TheGoblinRoad Posts: 835 Member
    Disclaimer: If Zebra burgers and Giraffe Tacos become a thing, this thread will have had nothing to do with it.







    I hope.
  • Lesa_Sass
    Lesa_Sass Posts: 2,213 Member
    You are hilarious dude! I am soooo sending you a friend request. :smile:
  • TheGoblinRoad
    TheGoblinRoad Posts: 835 Member
    it's not me that's hilarious. It's the Elephant making posts on my account!
  • TheGoblinRoad
    TheGoblinRoad Posts: 835 Member
    Thanks to a diligent MFPer, I've been sent this link that's very informative! I just KNEW it about the boar.

    http://www.rd411.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15431:exotic-game-meats-nutritional-content-&catid=96:grocery-shopping-and-food-preparation&Itemid=390
  • Bysshe
    Bysshe Posts: 428 Member
    I don't know about zebras and giraffes, but alligator is delicious! So is caribou. ^__^
    And now after reading that list of animals I want some frog legs! Mmmmm... I'm such a country girl. haha
  • TheGoblinRoad
    TheGoblinRoad Posts: 835 Member
    I don't know about zebras and giraffes, but alligator is delicious! So is caribou. ^__^

    taste like chicken?
  • Bysshe
    Bysshe Posts: 428 Member
    Caribou, to me, tastes like a mix of cow meat and deer meat. Made the juiciest burgers EVER! And alligator does kind of taste like chicken... but sweeter.
  • TheGoblinRoad
    TheGoblinRoad Posts: 835 Member
    Pass!


    :)

    But I think that shows some courage to try new things!
  • Bysshe
    Bysshe Posts: 428 Member
    I love trying new things. You never know if you are going to like something unless you try it!
    My belief is it takes 3 bites to know if you truly like/or dislike something. If you say no with one bite you didn't give your pallet time to really taste it. if you hate it after 3 bites, that food is probably not for you.
    I think my next food adventure will be edamame
  • TheGoblinRoad
    TheGoblinRoad Posts: 835 Member
    I love trying new things. You never know if you are going to like something unless you try it!
    My belief is it takes 3 bites to know if you truly like/or dislike something. If you say no with one bite you didn't give your pallet time to really taste it. if you hate it after 3 bites, that food is probably not for you.
    I think my next food adventure will be edamame

    I LOVE edamame. I could eat a bucket.

    However, please do yourself a favor and order it fresh at a Japanese restaurant. The frozen version pales in comparison, and you won't have experienced it the way it's supposed to taste.
  • artofbs
    artofbs Posts: 17 Member
    All those sound interesting but it really doesn't get better than eating a national emblem... Kangaroo! It is a very lean meat and oh so tasty.
  • TheGoblinRoad
    TheGoblinRoad Posts: 835 Member
    All those sound interesting but it really doesn't get better than eating a national emblem... Kangaroo! It is a very lean meat and oh so tasty.

    And do you eat it with ketchup? Or Vegemite? :)
  • deadstarsunburn
    deadstarsunburn Posts: 1,337 Member
    Maybe I need to throw some frog legs into my diet....73 calories and 50 g of protein!!!
  • Dayna154
    Dayna154 Posts: 910 Member
    I have had exotic meats
    Gar - didnt really care for but may have been given a bad piece
    Cougar - was DELICIOUS!!
    Raccoon - wild gamy taste
    Caribou - DELICIOUS
    Bear liver - YUCK!! I dont care for liver though very greasy

    This was all while I grew up at home and we did black powder muzzle loading.. at a rendezvous.. It was a great thing to experience..
  • TheGoblinRoad
    TheGoblinRoad Posts: 835 Member
    Maybe I need to throw some frog legs into my diet....73 calories and 50 g of protein!!!

    Yeah, almost disappointing to be a vegan. Maybe they have soy versions.
  • TheGoblinRoad
    TheGoblinRoad Posts: 835 Member
    I have had exotic meats
    Gar - didnt really care for but may have been given a bad piece
    Cougar - was DELICIOUS!!
    Raccoon - wild gamy taste
    Caribou - DELICIOUS
    Bear liver - YUCK!! I dont care for liver though very greasy

    This was all while I grew up at home and we did black powder muzzle loading.. at a rendezvous.. It was a great thing to experience..

    You have zero fear, don't you? Like a samurai.
  • deadstarsunburn
    deadstarsunburn Posts: 1,337 Member
    Maybe I need to throw some frog legs into my diet....73 calories and 50 g of protein!!!

    Yeah, almost disappointing to be a vegan. Maybe they have soy versions.

    lol maybe, I'm vegan too and protein is such a pain in the *kitten*.
  • Quasita
    Quasita Posts: 1,530 Member
    The only "exotic" meats that I have had...
    Cow tongue... not exotic yet people act like it's freaky that I liked it
    Squid: FANTASTIC I love filleted squid tentacles. None of that fried calamari crap for me! People who think calamari is squid need to be re-educated in fine Japanese or Korean cuisine.

    I will try things but... I honestly would rather see beautiful animals than eat them.
  • TheGoblinRoad
    TheGoblinRoad Posts: 835 Member
    I will try things but... I honestly would rather see beautiful animals than eat them.

    Same here. Plus I think farm animals are beautiful, hence my choices. I really don't object to others choices, though. :)
  • Takes2long
    Takes2long Posts: 367 Member
    maybe giraffes are slimming.

    That made me laugh out loud!! i have to keep reading!
  • Takes2long
    Takes2long Posts: 367 Member
    Same here. Plus I think farm animals are beautiful, hence my choices. I really don't object to others choices, though. :)
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    We have a lot of beautiful farm pictures. We take very good care of all our animals, even naming them. Not the chickens, but everyone else!
  • ahealthy4u
    ahealthy4u Posts: 442 Member
    LOL wild game is to be better for you. like I said before the stranger it is the better it is to before you
  • Quasita
    Quasita Posts: 1,530 Member
    I will try things but... I honestly would rather see beautiful animals than eat them.

    Same here. Plus I think farm animals are beautiful, hence my choices. I really don't object to others choices, though. :)

    I'm the same way. My housemate and I are "conscious omnivores". We eat mostly vegetarian, but will have eggs, cheese, chicken occasionally, tuna... But always keep conscious of the life and/or life sustaining products given up for our meals. We kinda exercise the idea that because we are very busy but don't make a ton of money, occasionally we have to have some real lean meat, but I know we are both moving more towards a 100% veggie style. The addition of quinoa and chia to our diets has helped a lot :)
  • TheGoblinRoad
    TheGoblinRoad Posts: 835 Member
    that's a good practice.

    I'm more an all-or-nothing kinda guy, admittedly, but if more omnivores were like you, the environment would benefit!
  • artofbs
    artofbs Posts: 17 Member
    All those sound interesting but it really doesn't get better than eating a national emblem... Kangaroo! It is a very lean meat and oh so tasty.

    And do you eat it with ketchup? Or Vegemite? :)

    Marinated is quite nice... Vegemite goes better with eggs on toast... Won't comment on the sodium levels in that combo...:smile:
  • marcuszoller
    marcuszoller Posts: 1
    I had kangaroo steak for dinner this evening, very good medium rare. I also have zebra burgers in the fridge for later in the week!
  • albali
    albali Posts: 225 Member
    I lived in China for a while and ate some interesting things there: civit cat, snake, sea urchins, dog, sea slugs, quails, pig cheek, bull's tesicles, fish eyes...mostly quite low in fat I believe!
  • gdunn55
    gdunn55 Posts: 363
    I've eaten things that most people think are crazy:

    Raccoon: If cooked right tastes like rabbit
    Rabbit: If cooked right tastes like chicken
    Aligator: It's good especially with Tabasco sauce
    Elk: Very very tasty
    Deer: Again see Elk
    Carribou: It was a roast and it had it's own taste in my opinion but I'd eat it again
    Bear: Had it in a smoked sausage and I almost bit my finger eating it.

    Being from the country I've had some things eaten wild that to me tastes better than store bought and that's hog and turkey. If the turkey breast is cooked right it tastes better than anything you can find at a grocery store. We fried some up one night and this kid thought it was chicken nuggets. Wild hog is the same, if it's been eating good, you'll eat good.
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