Do you like eating a lot of red meat? There was a time my family was eating it at least 3 times a week, and I felt this was too much.
It became a slow gradual process partly because I was becoming lazy. Throwing a roast in the oven and adding a few vegetables is an easy thing to do.
However, I did feel eating this much every week, could not be good for our health.
So, I decided to pull my finger out and make an effort to cook more meals with pulses. And cut the meat down to once or maybe twice a week (1).
I do have a tendency to go full steam ahead in one direction when I get something in my head to do. Stuffed peppers …show more content…
This is a lot better than buying something raised in a factory fed hormones and antibiotics.
Grass Fed Red Meat Benefits
When you buy meat from factory farmed animals, you are not getting the vitamins and minerals your body needs.
Animals raised on a diet of grass produce a very healthy meat. Free of any contamination, is leaner, has more flavour and you are very unlikely to suffer from any red meat health risks.
Eating healthy organic grass-fed meat you get, a good source of protein, zinc, iron, B vitamins, vitamin E and high levels of CLA (conjugated Linoleic Acid) than grain fed.
CLA is important for building muscle and may help prevent weight loss (6).
You will also receive plenty of omega 3 fatty acids, and these fatty acids will only come from grass-fed animals. Once the animal is removed from eating rich omega 3 grass there is a steady decline in its body of this essential fatty acid. Which is why eating anything other than grass-fed makes no sense.
Red Meat Tips
The best lean red meat to eat is high fillet steak/beef tenderloin, lamb back strap, lamb fillets, and beef sirloin.
Raw meat is best stored on the bottom shelf of the fridge, to prevent any dripping onto other