Who's still eating beef?

Knight said:
Thought if I ever won millions I might buy
Brand MARKY'S
Size 5 Pound (Pack of 1)
Weight 4 Pounds
Diet Type Keto
Biological Source Cattle

$620.95 ($7.76 / Ounce)

https://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Bee...t=&hvlocphy=9030802&hvtargid=pla-892283686475

Haven't hit yet.

In beef we do buy USDA choice NY Strip, Petite sirloin, boneless chuck for grinding, eye of round, &for a special occasion whole filet mignon. Pork, chicken, rack of lamb, center cut lamb chops or leg of lamb,<--- those when slaughtering in New Zealand makes buying at a decent price, mako shark or dried cod all staples to alternate proteins.
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We've bought Wagyu chopped beef and frankfurters, really didn't like either of them. If we ever want to try a Wagyu steak, it will be in a restaurant that specializes in cooking them, I read that many times they are just cooked on hot stones so they're not overdone.

Bought hamburger patties at Sam's Club that were a mix of Wagyu beef and regular beef, they were excellent. Unfortunately when I went to buy them again, they no longer carried them. I will buy them if I ever see them again.
 

Nathan said:
I've not been buying beef very often for a few years, mostly trying to eat healthier.
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We also don't eat beef nearly as much as we did when we were younger. We try to space out the meals with non-beef dinners in between. We can, and have, gone for a couple of weeks in the past without meat, plenty of other things to fill in. Eggplant Parmesan, Chili rellenos, Refried beans with chili sauce, veg. refried beans, onion and cheese in whole wheat tortilla wraps, wide noodles, shrimp, fish, eggs, tomato basil soup with grilled cheese, etc. Lamb and chicken are healthier than beef, and we eat that often too.
 
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When I was a kid, I never understood why my dad would never eat chicken or turkey but he ate beef.
I asked him "Why won't you eat chicken or turkey?" He said, "It's foul."

He may have seen what I saw while hiking a few years ago.
The trail passed by a ranch with several horses & chickens. A horse was pooping & two chickens ran up to the pile & started eating....things in it. Really surprised me until a woman who had horses & chickens explained that chickens will eat whatever seeds, etc. the horse didn't digest.
 

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I still do. Mostly roasts or hamburger. I like the frozen hamburgers that I get from Walmart for about $9. a bag. I also get meat that is marked down if I see any. Pork and chicken too. I never bought the expensive cuts anyway.
 
Carnivore here! Well, two, since my spouse is also a meat lover. But he's also a pasta and bread lover, whereas I am.....not. Being allergic to grains - ALL grains except oat - I eat very low-carb.

Love beef. Grew up in Chicago back when they would bring the cattle in by rail to the old Stockyards. Gads, the smell! But such great beef, compared to the carp we get in CA. Don't get me started on "100% grass-fed beef", ugh.

We spend a lot on groceries and dining out. If I buy Snake River Angus - the market only carries the Choice, not the Prime or Prime Plus, unfortunately - it runs $16.99 to $36.99, depending on what cut I'm buying.

I like anything but onglet - it's the one cut I can't stand, for some reason. Generally buy filet mignon as even tho Spouse prefers rib-eye, he hates eating fat so the amount of waste on it drives me batty, LOL. Love cooking with chuck but we don't eat as much any longer, so a big pot of stew is just too many days of leftovers. I like leftovers but after 2 days I am DONE with them and want something else.

I detest Japanese beef. I call it "beef for people who don't eat beef." Yes, it's juicy - because it has the fat content US beef used to have, but the flavor is really mild and nondescript. Definitely prefer the Kobe-Angus hybrids Snake River and Creekstone Farms, et. al. are raising.

I envy squatting dog his Angus herd! There's so many good markets and butchers in our area, but there's only one that specializes only in Black Angus Prime. Hard for me to get to, except once in a while. Going to have to try to work it into our regular rotation of bunching errands together in a weekly shopping blitz ;)
 

Who's still eating beef?​


Wife has been buying turkey burger
I was surprised at the taste, not bad

We bought several lbs of some local ground round @ $2.50/lb
That was last summer
It was from a ranch 20 miles south of us

It's in the freezer
Treating it as an investment

I will buy and grill some ribeye steaks when folks are over
Not caring about price......yet
 
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win231 said:
When I was a kid, I never understood why my dad would never eat chicken or turkey but he ate beef.
I asked him "Why won't you eat chicken or turkey?" He said, "It's foul."

He may have seen what I saw while hiking a few years ago.
The trail passed by a ranch with several horses & chickens. A horse was pooping & two chickens ran up to the pile & started eating....things in it. Really surprised me until a woman who had horses & chickens explained that chickens will eat whatever seeds, etc. the horse didn't digest.
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From the days of old when Noah had to recycle this stood the test of time.

Manure helps vegetables grow by providing a continuous release of nutrients, including minerals, and also building up the structure of soil with organic matter. Composted manure is an especially good slow-release fertilizer that won't burn plant roots.


When the chickens produce droppings, they fall through the well-designed wire-meshed open spaces or wooden slates on the floor, and get into the pond where they provide key nutrients to fish. The fish eat the chicken droppings, which give them protein, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals.



Seems like chickens eating what horses poop is nothing new, just not something that generates a good mental picture.
 
win231 > My Father and I used to go out to the chicken farms shovel up a few five gallon buckets of chicken manure to spread on our vegetable garden. There was a conveyor belt under the cages that dumped all the droppings at the end of each row of chickens. I will not go into detail but those chickens had a hard row to hoe.
 
Jan14 said:
If I’m hungry for beef I do still buy it. Protein is so important. Red meat very high in iron. I figure I pay high prices for junk food so I’ll pay for a good cut of meat that will benefit my health. I do eat mostly chicken because that’s my preference.
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You may be surprised to find that Spinach & other leafy greens have more iron than meat.
Leafy greens, such as spinach, kale, swiss chard, collard and beet greens contain between 2.5–6.4 mg of iron per cooked cup, or 14–36% of the RDI. For example, 100 grams of spinach contains 1.1 times more iron than the same amount of red meat.
 
win231 said:
You may be surprised to find that Spinach & other leafy greens have more iron than meat.
Leafy greens, such as spinach, kale, swiss chard, collard and beet greens contain between 2.5–6.4 mg of iron per cooked cup, or 14–36% of the RDI. For example, 100 grams of spinach contains 1.1 times more iron than the same amount of red meat.
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Yes, but you have to eat 1.8X as much vegetables to get the equivalent of iron from meat:

The heme iron found in meat and animal products is generally more easily absorbed by the human body than the non-heme iron found in plants. For this reason, the recommended daily intake of iron is 1.8 times higher for vegetarians and vegans than those who eat meat.
21 Vegetarian Foods That Are Loaded With Iron
 
Lethe200 said:
Yes, but you have to eat 1.8X as much vegetables to get the equivalent of iron from meat:

The heme iron found in meat and animal products is generally more easily absorbed by the human body than the non-heme iron found in plants. For this reason, the recommended daily intake of iron is 1.8 times higher for vegetarians and vegans than those who eat meat.
21 Vegetarian Foods That Are Loaded With Iron
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I have had to seriously watch my iron intake as I absorb 5 times more iron than normal. Cut way back on red meat and spinach.
 

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