Is red meat healthy or not?
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Is red meat healthy or not? It is not that easy to answer. If you ask even a little left and right you will hear many conflicting stories. This article will help you understand the pros and cons.
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What is red meat?
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It may not be completely clear to most people, but what exactly is red meat? To begin with, meat can be divided into 4 groups:
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11 minMain dishpeanut oil, tofu stir-fry cubes finely seasoned, stir fry sauce sweet and sour, thick noodles, carrot julienne, beetroot julienne, yellow bell pepper, watercress,rainbow salad with tofu -
45 minMain dishRed cabbage, mild olive oil, quinoa plus, forest outing, lemon, sesame oil, soy sauce less salt, Bio Today tahini white in pot, tap water,grilled red cabbage with quinoa salad -
30 minDessertBrie, Roquefort, port salut, gruyere, Camembert, walnut, garlic, thyme, honey, grape, baguette, Red onion, red grape, raisins, Red wine, Red wine vinegar, Brown sugar,generous cheese plate with onion marmalade -
30 minDessertFull Milk, whipped cream, macaroon, custard powder, vanilla sugar, sugar, protein, amaretto, almond liqueur, basic recipe cooking pears,macaroon pastry with casserole
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Types of meat
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Organ meat: This seems obvious to me, these are the edible organs of animals such as kidneys, leather and sweetbreads.
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Processed Meat: This type of meat is consumed daily by most people. Bacon, salami, ham, porridge and pâté, for example, all fall under the heading of processed meat. [! 147329 => 1140 = 6!] White meat: White meat is the muscle meat of poultry and poultry. This includes, for example, chicken, turkey, rabbits, quail and pheasants.
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5 minDrink without alcoholbananas, cool fresh apple-pear raspberry juice, Soy drink vanilla,soy fruit shake -
20 minMain dishsauerkraut, sticking potato, liquid baking product, half-to-half minced, Spice meatballs, pineapple, olive oil, liquid baking product,gratin sauerkraut dish with minced meat -
40 minMain dishlemongrass, fresh ginger, Red peppers, onions, tomato cubes, fresh cod fillet, coriander, oil, ground turmeric (koenjit), coconut milk, salt,fish in creamy coconut sauce -
15 minSide dishsweet potato, soft goat cheese, egg, spring / forest onion,stuffed sweet potato with egg
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Red meat: All the kind of meat you can think of that does not fall under one of the above mentioned categories is actually red meat. Red meat is the muscle meat of mammals. This includes, for example, pigs, cattle, deer, sheep, goats, horses and hares. Some species of ducks, pigeons and ostriches also fall under the category of red meat.
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There is a big difference in what distinguishes red meat from white meat. Red meat is high in myoglobin and white meat is not.
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Myoglobin?
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20 minMain dishTasty vine tomato, (olive oil, fresh basil, onion, garlic, Parmigiano Reggiano, zucchini spaghetti, pumpkin spaghetti, mini buffalo mozzarella,lukewarm pumpkin and zucchini spaghetti -
15 minSide dishtraditional olive oil, curry powder, wheat flour, coconut milk, sambal oelek, chicken broth tablet, water, fresh mango,curry sauce with mango -
30 minMain dishtraditional olive oil, lean ground beef, frozen Mexican wok vegetables, salsa sauce mild, taco shell, grated young cheese, creme fraiche,Mexican vegetable in tacos -
95 minMain dishmaize chicken, lemon, coarse sea salt, pepper, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, thyme, zucchini, tomatoes (small to), black olives without pit,provençal chicken with zucchini and tomatoes
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Myoglobin is a type of protein (oxygen binding protein) that occurs in large quantities is meat. Red meat contains the greatest concentration of this protein. White meat contains a lot less of this protein. This protein provides the red color of the meat. This protein actually takes care of the oxygen transport in the meat.
Advantages
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After writing this article I have decided to eat a maximum of 2x meat every week (red meat that is). How do you feel about this? Are you planning to leave all the red meat, or are you going to eat it?
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