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Everything about meat: other tips and tricks

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Like I was discussing yesterday, meat has its ups and downs… Take into consideration also the following:

Here are some secrets to achieve your goal: a healthy tasty meal:
-Cut off all white fatty parts from raw meat before cooking it
-Cook the chicken with the skin, but remove it before consuming the meat.
-For healthier cooking, don`t add oil to the meat; add water or beer, wine, tomato juice, spices and herbs… It gives a better taste and with a lower health cost
-The meat is fresher when the color is lighter, so chose pink pieces of meat if you want them tender.
-Boil the meat in already boiling water, in order to keep the nutrients sealed in the meat. If making soups, use cold water
-Don’t buy already minced meat. It has a high fat content. Prepare it yourself from low fat meat. It takes longer but it’s healthier.

Here are the calories table for 100 g of raw meat:

CALORIES FOR 100 G OF RAW MEAT
CHICKEN, TURKEY 100 CAL
BEEF 120 CAL
PORK 120 CAL
LIVER 150 CAL
LAMB 160 CAL

Also, keep in mind that:

- the meat from the chicken legs contains 3 times more iron than the chicken breast
- chicken leg contains more fat than chicken breast
- chicken and turkey skin is made 100% form fat
- goose and duck are richer in iron than chicken and turkey
- 150 g of roast beef contain 20% of the daily needed quantity of iron for women and 25% for men.

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Everything about meat!

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

It can be white or red… it can be pork, beef, chicken, turkey or wild game, meat is the main source of proteins for the organism, offering the needed amino acids.

Meat contains vitamins (D and B12) and minerals (Zinc, Selenium, Iron), but does not contain any fibers or glucids.

Advantages:

- With its high content of amino acids, meat participates in the construction and well maintenance of all tissues and organs

- It is used in diets due to its high protein and low lipid content

-Maintains the well functioning of the nervous system and increases concentration due to its B12 content

-Turkey meat puts you in a good mood due to the tryptophan content and also contains antioxidants (vitamin C, vitamin E and Selenium), which help prevent arteriosclerosis

-Vitamin D in meat helps Calcium fixation for best bone development

-Liver contains high quantities of vitamin A and B 12, and also Iron, Zinc and Selenium which become easy to absorb

Disadvantages:

-Be careful with the high saturated fats in meat, because they increase blood pressure and arteriosclerosis risks

-High meat consumption can lead to constipation, because of the lack of fibers

-Liver and pork can contain Trichinela spiralis, a parasite

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Fats to our diets ?

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

There are good and “bad’ fats, some toxic, some neutral, and some essential to good health. All animal and plant fats can be broken down into fatty acids, glycerin, and water. Fats and lipids are better energy sources than protein or carbohydrates. good-fats

We need to add fats to our diets because they carry the fatsoluble vitamins A, D, E, and

K. Vitamin K is easily destroyed by the use of mineral oil, Heparin and Dicumarol

(blood thinners), drugs, or aspirin. Most people overlook, the need for vitamin K, but it has recently been linked to intestinal disorders. It is important in the treatment of arthritis.

One rich source of vitamin K is alfalfa. The right kind of fat is essential for good health. most people consume too much of the wrong kind. Excess fat is stored in the liver, in arteries around the heart, and in all tissues. fats-are-all-fats-bad

Cancer of the breast, prostate, and colon, not to mention obesity and an increased risk of heart attack, are linked to a high-fat consumpation. The typical American diet consists of 40-50 % fat, a primary reason for the rise in the disorders mentioned above.

Saturated fats are behind many health problems, and should be omitted form your diet. They are behind heart disorders and arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries). High intake of saturated

fats-picture fats have been shown to elevate serum cholesterol, and contribute to heart disease and cancer. Do not consume saturated fats! They slow the liver’s ability to remove arter-clogging LDL (low-density lipopreteins) from the blood. However, the nomounsaturated fats aid in removing LDl (bad fats) from the blood stream.