RE: Vegetarian-Like Tips for Meat Eaters.
Hmm, good thoughts @metzli.
We have been phasing out pork in our house.
We dont buy pork, fish/seafood, or much else really. We eat primarily venison that #hippiehusband hunts (and we process), and rabbit we raise (but we sold them.. Long story) or organic chicken that we buy live and butcher.
I prefer to have organic, hormone free, grass fed, etc etc meats. Which are expensive.
We recently went paleo-ish (at least 100% gluten, dairy, soy, msg free), so things like rice, corn, potatoes (white), beans/legumes, are off the menu.
Eating organic "vegetarian" without those⬆ gets expensive with a family of 6.
I dont feel like eating less meat is really that good for you. I think eating QUALITY meat, looots of good fats, and quality organic produce is important in a healthy diet.
Adding in more grains/legumes (bean burrito vs beef, etc) isnt necessarily healthier.
Grains & legumes tend to be inflamitory foods.
:)
Yes. Quality meat. We are very lucky (for city people) our local butcher sources all the meats from local ranches and labels them for us. Organic, non -gmo, grass fed, grass fed - grain finished for extra taste. Etc.
Spending that extra bit does slow your meat consumption. Lol.
I started writing about the quality of meat and found myself in a whole new article.
Regarding beans and legumes, I think it various by people and by region - some people don’t thrive eating them, others do. There is evidence of my ancestors eating bean tacos dating back by hundresds of thousands of years. Of course, they didn’t fry their beans or eat them with cheese and wheat.
They ate them with corn tortillas, and avocados and tomatoes and maybe even some onions. Simple, delicious, healthy, and for every day health way better than daily steak.
Im not sure I agree thar beans & corn tortillas are way healthier than a daily steak.
Steak is a good protein. Most have nice fats in them, iron, etc.
Id take some good meat over beans and corn any day, out of health, not just preference.