This post is for the meat eating comunity.
While I support meat-less diet, I respect the fact that many of the readers do not share my opinion, just yet.
Thus, ....
GROUND BEEF
Pink Slime Found In 70% of Supermarket Ground Beef.
The price of beef has risen dramatically in recent years. That has led many of us to shift away from steaks and towards cheaper hamburgers. At the same time, the meat vendors, in search of better margins, increased the use of the cheapest possible kind of ground beef: "pink slime."
………..70% of ground beef sold in supermarkets contains the ammonia-treated sludge, which is the product of a method for salvaging meat scraps from otherwise unusable parts of a carcass. Whenever a cow is butchered there are pieces that are cut off that aren’t considered for human consumption. There is a greater risk for E. coli in those parts of the cow. It is used mainly just for pet food. So to make sure that pink slime won’t be a problem, they pull out a chemical – ammonia. Since the pink slime comes from the caw, USDA allows the vendors to call it MEAT. As much as we want to think that USDA protects us, the agency protects the industries first. (it is all about the money.)
Pink slime is widely used and it is in the mix of the ground beef used in school lunches, so as in restaurants’ burgers.
How to Avoid It?
Learn where your food comes from. In my opinion , You should never ever buy ground beef labeled as hamburger. That is almost a guarantee that you will be getting some pink slime in there. Next time at your local grocery store, grab : eye round , top round roast or sirloin (leaner beef) and ask someone behind the butcher counter if they can grind it for you. If you can get it, choose organic or grass-fed beef (GFB). The GFB is lower in saturated fat and cholesterol, and higher in omega-3 fatty acids. If the ground beef is labeled certified USDA organic, then, it cannot contain any filler.
Key message for today:
1. Do yourself a favor: choose organic meat, grass-fed beef, and invest in a grinder, but always go for lean meat: Eye Round Roast or Sirloin! Learn about harmful Saturated Fats in beef, lamb, pork, poultry with skin, lard and cream, butter, cheese. Try to make the right choice so you do not harm your body.
They say that wild salmon is best, but Is it safe to eat farm-raised? Is there a difference?
The American Heart Association recommends eating fish, at least twice a week to ensure you get plenty of heart-healthy omega 3 fatty acids. Nearly all salmon Americans eat are farm-raised in dense – packed pens near ocean shores. That fish is low in omega 3 and high in omega 6.
Omega-3 and omega-6 are types of essential fatty acids - meaning we cannot make them on our own and have to obtain them from our diet. American diet shows deficiency of omega 3 is it is full of omega 6.
The body also constructs hormones from omega 3&6 fatty acids. In general, hormones derived from the two classes of essential fatty acids have opposite effects. Those from omega-6 fatty acids tend to increase inflammation (still an important component of the immune response), blood clotting, and cell proliferation, while those from omega-3 fatty acids decrease those functions. Both families of hormones must be in balance to maintain optimum health.
Well, remember, the chance that you have it balanced is slim because of the limited omega-3 in our diets. The answer is to either supplement or go for the food that has plenty of it. Eating farm-raised fish occasionally is not a great concern, but risks can add up if you eat salmon often.
Reports showed that farm raised salmon in US has the highest levels of PBS, toxic man-made chemicals. (Canadian salmon has less of it.) We should limit consumption of farm-raised salmon to once a week.
In addition, trim skin and fat as much as possible and use cooking methods such as grilling and boiling to reduce fat. In general, however, you can cut down on omega-6 levels by reducing consumption of processed and fast foods and polyunsaturated vegetable oils (corn, sunflower, soy, for example).
At home, use extra virgin olive oil Eat more oily fish (opt for wild caught) or take fish oil supplements, walnuts, flax seeds, and omega-3 fortified eggs. Your body and mind will thank you.
1. Increase the intake of heart-healthy omega-3. The imbalance between omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids contributes to obesity and depression.
2. Avoid over-eating HIGH OMEGA 6 FOODS like Vegetable Oil, Sunflower oil, Mayo, Caesar, Italian dressing.
Eco Details
- Most salmon sold in U.S. supermarkets and restaurants are farmed and labeled Atlantic salmon. Most are imported from Chile and Canada. (Wild Atlantic salmon is endangered in the U.S and cannot be caught commercially.)
- Salmon farming is associated with numerous environmental concerns, including water pollution, chemical use, parasites and disease.
- Wild salmon from Alaska (Pacific Ocean) come from a well-managed fishery and are low in contaminants.
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