Transcript Stories Around Red Meat

Stories Around Red Meat
Is it good for you?
Scientist are suggesting that eating to much
red meat damages your health.
Red meat is high in saturated fat, which is
associated with breast cancer and
colorectal cancer.
People who have a higher proportion of
eating red meat, their death rate increased
and so did their risk of cancer and heart
disease.
Should I still eat meat?
Some doctors and people say that not
eating meats will give you and
undernourished diet.
Meats provide iron, protein and nutrients
No one is saying that you shouldn’t eat
burgers and bacon, but cutting back can
save you from heart disease, cancer, and
dying.
7 ways to eat meat and stay healthy
 Shop for the best kind: Choose cuts labeled USDA Select Grade,
they have less fat.
 Go lean: Choose packages labeled "lean" or "extra lean". Lean
means the meat has fewer than 8.5 grams of fat per 3-ounce
serving; extra lean has fewer than 4 grams.
 Stay on the Grass: Try to buy meat labeled "grass fed" or "pasture
raised." It may have 25% to 50% less fat.
 Slice it Away: Strip external fat before cooking it, and slice away all
the fat left after cooking it.
 Keep it Separate: Broil, grill, or roast meat on grills or pans that
drain away fat.
 Towel off: To reduce calories and grease, blot meatballs and
burgers with paper towels after done cooking.
 Know your Limits: Minimize meat centered meals, no more than one
serving of meat per week.
Is any meat healthy?
 Grass-fed beef and other grass-fed ruminant
animal meats.
 Bison
 Buffalo
 Lamb
 Venison
 Fish and Salmon are better to eat rather than
some red meats.
Healthy ways to cook your meat.
 Grilling: Healthy way to cook meat, fish, and
poultry.
 Broiling: Healthy way to cook meat, fish, and
poultry and cooking time is short.
 Pressure cooking: Healthy way to cook meat,
fish, and poultry and cooking time is really short
which preserves the nutrients. Good for making
soups and stews.
 Stir Frying: Healthy way to cook meat, fish, and
poultry. Short cooking time and adds very little
fat.
Healthy recipes and dishes for meat
 Flank Steak with Corn Salsa: The salsa and marinade for this
Mexican-inspired Flank Steak with Corn Salsa dish are quick and
easy to make. The prep work, which can be done ahead, takes only
15 minutes. Serve this three-ingredient salsa with pork or chicken,
too.
 Beef and lamb are great meat choices for heart-healthy main course
recipes. Whether it's a marinated steak, chili, glazed lamb chops, or
a stew, meat can and should be part of a heart-healthy diet.
 Baked Turkey Sausage with Whole Wheat Penne: Healthy turkey
sausage adds great flavor to this dish and tastes great. The fresh
vegetables and garlic take this dish over the top.
Do meats have any vitamins or nutrients?
Meat is the only natural source of some Bvitamins and contains 40 percent of the
daily recommended amount of zinc. It also
contains iron and amino acids. Protein
found in meat is 95 to 100 percent
digestible by the human body while only
65 to 70 percent of plant proteins can be
digested.