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I am an omnivore,
but I love my chicken, as you may have noticed, and I also love a bit of red
meat. Who could turn down a nice bit of oxtail stew, leg of lamb, or a typical
Sunday’s roast chicken? There is something so mouth-watering about the smell of
the roast chicken in particular, and you just can’t beat that oxtail on a cold
evening.
Now, I don't care
what health professionals say about not eating red meat, because I know better.
Yes, I really do, because they don't know me, and they don't know how my body
responds to different foods, as I have struggled to explain to them over the
years of my experiments with eczema and my diet. When I eat certain types of meat,
my eczema gets better. I suspect it’s because I tend to slow-cook my meat. That
allows us to digest it easier, as the meat fibres are more tender, thus
reducing the work and time your body needs to digest it. It also is beneficial
because I think slow-cooking aids nutrient absorption, especially because I
think the broth it creates must hold a lot of the nutrients and we would
typically eat/drink that too as part of the meal.
When it comes to meat, the best meat is on the bone. Yes, I know some people
claim they don't like it, but basically they're just being fussy. And this goes
for poultry as well as red meat. For me, I need red meat because I have an
ongoing iron absorption problem, and iron tablets are utterly rubbish. I do get
iron from eating a variety of vegetable sources, but for me it is far easier, less
stressful on my body, and a lot more delicious to eat red meat once or twice a
week. Even if you don't have any iron problems, there are three great reasons
why eating any type of meat on the bone is cool:
- Meat on the bone is cheaper, because people pay more for the convenience of having it stripped off the bone, sliced, processed, packaged more conveniently, so you will able to save money on your grocery budget by buying the bone meats etc;
- It has a LOT more flavour, because the meat that’s closest to the bone typically is juicier and thus more flavoursome;
- It's actually very healthy for you, as the bone also provides nutrients from the marrow and suchlike.
Can't say fairer than that. I am not recommending that you eat meat all the
time, especially red meat, as I do credit those same health professionals that
I think don't know anything with actually knowing a little bit of truth - it's
a strain on your body to eat lots of red meat. It can also be harder to digest
- it takes longer to go through your body, so it can make you a bit sluggish.
At the end of the day, I value red meat on the bone and poultry on the bone
both for health and for flavour. Luckily for me, it is also very economical to
buy these meats.
Happy Eating!
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Haha, you really seem to love chicken! :)
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