I love steak. There are lean cuts and fatty cuts and I always try to buy the lean cuts. I go for the top round or top sirloin, which are readily available with grocery stores as well as butchers. Here's a little chart I found from the beef people: http://www.beefitswhatsfordinner.com/leanbeef.aspx
I eat restaurant food for lunch a few days a week (part of my job), and I will have it on my salads sometimes. I just have to make sure it hasn't been soaked in butter before cooking, which many restaurants do.
I prefer mine really rare...like, still in cow form.
I think anything in moderation can be perfectly fine on a diet. Either do a healthier swap (sorbet instead of ice cream, whole wheat for white, etc) just plain cut back(if you want those really decadent things(or burn it off, yay exercise), or make the smartest choice available(like leaner cuts of meat).
As long as you watch the typicals, like portion, calories, fat, sugar & sodium, make sure you're getting your water & veggies/fruit, & let yourself occasionally indulge in what it wants, you're good to go.
Everything in moderation & remember...your body is a temple, treat it like one!
Yup, I agree that with lean cuts and small portions, it's fine. I personally seldom have steak at home, mostly for logistical reasons, but I like steak and will have it at a restaurant if I know the calorie count or how the steak is prepared.
As to what I have instead at home, lots of chicken and ground turkey. I'd love to have other meats as well, but buying kosher is challenging (despite the fact that I live in a metro area with one of the highest Jewish populations in the U.S. outside of NYC). I can always get kosher chicken and turkey at my local supermarkets, though, and so those are my staples when it comes to meat.
Last edited by chickadee32; 03-14-2011 at 01:28 AM.
I love steak, mmmm! I would eat it more often if it weren't so expensive - that keeps me in check with it. Sirloin or filet are nice lean cuts and work into my calories fine. I just try to stay away from ribeye (which I love), and stuff like prime rib, the cuts with a lot of fat. A nice filet mignon is often a good choice at restaurants as long as it's not smothered in sauces, like the others have said. Yum!
I prefer eating tofu or beans instead, it's healthier and kinder. If you insist on eating meat please follow seagirls example and make sure the suffering is as minimal as possible.
I love steak. If I'm going to eat it, I'm going to eat the kind I like and not waste calories on leaner cuts. Because of that, I eat it about twice a year. Maybe three times.
I eat meat - mostly chicken and seafood with occasional beef - but the more I learn about the meat industry the less I want to eat commercially processed "industry meat."
For total health, not just calories and fat, look for sources of local, pastured beef. The cost may (or may not!) be slightly higher than the average steak from your grocery store, but you'll be supporting an overall healthier and more sustainable system of food production.
That aside, lean beef is definitely part of my nutrition plan from time to time. Yum.
Nummies! I don't eat it too often, but every now and then, I crave a good piece of cow... or a juice burger. My SIL was just telling me there is something in beef you don't get from other meats that vegitarians miss out on unless you take supplements... but she couldn't remember what it was. I know it has lots of iron. When trying to lose weight, I think the big thing is portion control. A wee bit goes a long way.
Double the yum! We buy 1/2 a beef at a time but it seems I always run out of ground beef first, than the steaks (grilled with spices and I usually have the size of a deck of cards), the tongue on the other hand is the last to go, and it usually goes to the neighbor
I feel warm and happy and smiley about steak. Steak reminds me why I bothered to evolve omnivorous dentition.
In fact, I ate steak just the other night, thanks to an amazing sale at a local grocery store. I was so happy! My husband cooks two six-ounce steaks. One is for his dinner, the other is dinner that night and a delicious steak sandwich or wrap the next day for lunch.
Honestly, if you look at a typical steakhouse meal: bread, salad, steak, some sort of greased up potato--the steak is probably the least unhealthy thing, if the salad has full-fat dressing, cheese, and croutons (and it usually does!).
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I try to eat 4 days of white meat to 1 day of red meat.
