AFF Weight Gain/Loss Program

[XB GS 351 Coupe]

Originally Posted by b0son

what makes chicken a poor quality meat? what's the metric you're using to judge meat? protein content? fat content? myoglobin content?

The way 99% of chickens are raised makes it poor quality meat.(unless you are raising your own free range chickens of course), chickens are mostly raised in cages getting fed soy based GMO feed, making for meat with a very poor nutrient profile.

Whilst beef is generally free range, cows in Australia roam free on large acreage farms foraging for foods, especially cows destined for slaughter. Some will go to feed lots to fatten up before slaughter which slightly reduces the nutrient profile of the meat but no where near that of chicken.

Ideally if you can afford it the best would be grass fed and grass finished beef, which has a much better Omega 6 to Omega 3 ratio. (or wild game meats which most do not have access to)

Ideal ratio would be 1:1 most western diets have a ration of 10:1 to 25:1, a lot of it caused by soy based foods.

[b0son]

Originally Posted by XB GS 351 Coupe

Ideally if you can afford it the best would be grass fed and grass finished beef, which has a much better Omega 6 to Omega 3 ratio. (or wild game meats which most do not have access to)

Ideal ratio would be 1:1 most western diets have a ration of 10:1 to 25:1, a lot of it caused by soy based foods.

I'll admit, I've never really given that aspect much thought, but then, I eat a lot of fish (high in omega 3). I'm not sure a diet where the only major protein source is only read meat, would be all that healthy (depending on how it's cooked).

[XB GS 351 Coupe]

Originally Posted by b0son

I'll admit, I've never really given that aspect much thought, but then, I eat a lot of fish (high in omega 3). I'm not sure a diet where the only major protein source is only read meat, would be all that healthy (depending on how it's cooked).

Fish is great, good quality fish is also very expensive. I try and eat some quality fish once a week, sometimes twice depending on what specials I pick up.

I wish I was better at fishing so I could catch my own, but I only tend to feed them using my hook to present them with food.

I cook my beef in ghee, tallow or bacon fat in a wrought iron frypan, or on the BBQ. If you are concerned about the health aspect of cooking meat do not cook in in any sort of rancid fats such as olive oil or any other plant based oils or any sort of coated non stick fry pans.