We are constantly being told what we shouldn’t eat, what we should eat and how frequently we should not or should eat it and with so many diet regimes (backed by celebrities with amazing figures) it’s a wonder how we humans are able to feed ourselves at all!
A confusing topic that comes up quite often is eating beef and other red meats. It could be that because it is so tasty we struggle with this one. There aren’t many mouths that don’t water with the mere mention of a juicy steak. But the varying recommendations available in magazines, on the world wide web and on the television about eating beef has turned it into a guilty pleasure and the health conscious to the ordinary families may choose to cross it off the food list altogether or spend 4 hours down the gym trying to ‘burn it off’.
“You shouldn’t eat beef on a daily basis because it sits inside your gut rotting away for months. Red meat contributes to heart disease and is full of unhealthy fats.”
Sound familiar?
How about if I told you that red meat can be perfectly healthy and that you can eat steak every day if you want to. Getting the right balance with complimentary foods and eating in moderation is the key to a health diet. It isn’t eating red meat that is the problem; it’s the quality of that beef and what you eat with it.
Avoid: Processed red meats such as burgers and frozen meats with additives
Instead: Choose fresh cuts of organic beef from cattle that is pasture-raised
Avoid: Eating bread with beef For example, Hamburgers
Instead: Serve fresh salad and vegetables with beef. These contain fat busting enzymes.
Preparing a healthy Steak meal is simple:
- Buy in some organic beef from a trusted retailer
- Fry/Grill in own juices to how you like it
- Serve with a good portion of any of the following fat busting foods: Asparagus, Beets/Beetroot, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Celery, Cucumbers, Garlic Horseradish, Lettuce, Radishes, Tomatos.
If you want to keep it healthy but add more flavor to your steak? Simply add crushed peppercorns, crushed garlic, mixed herbs, rosemary or other herb during cooking. Or you could marinade the beef before cooking with natural yoghurt and a mix of herbs and spices. Yum!
Other Resources:
Beef Choices (PDF at beeffoodservice.com)
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