Mmmmm…. meat! How much of it do you eat?
The times they are a-changin’ and us humans are eating less meat, mostly less red meat. Are you? Do you think you’re eating more or less red meat than you were 15 years ago? What’s the reasoning behind your answer?
Please vote in our poll below and tell us. Leave a comment too if you’ve made any changes to your red-meat-eating habits. We’re curious to hear your thoughts.
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I did not answer the poll because I have been vegan for 20 years so no meat then and now.
Vegetarian I can get, but vegan, that’s a lot of discipline… Gotta hand it yo ya!
So your answer could/should be “About the same” 🙂
I haven’t eaten red meat in over 35 years
Actually I’ve been a vegetarian for about 30 years…
Nothing like a good thick steak! Tan on both sides and warm in the middle. Stick a fork and it should moo, cut it and it will bleed. Maybe a little mashed but nothing else needed. Red 4-5 times a week, fresh fish the rest.
I’m with you Captn!
Mmmmm… red meat. Blood cholesterol saturated fat and triglycerides surging through your arteries. What could be better than that?
Hmmm…..Dad lived to 98. Cholesterol over 300. Mom, still living at 92, cooked well rounded meals, with meat included.
One case doesn’t prove anything. BUT, I had a client who died in his 30s, a little overweight, and high cholesterol. Heart attack.
What could be better than that? – MMMMMORE red meat!
None. Due to extremely high Coronary Calcium numbers, we went to a vegan diet. In 18 months, my numbers had dropped over 20 percent.
When I was butchering cattle from my wife’s cousin’s farm once a year and lived in my stick and brick house, I kept my freezer full. Now we live in our motorhome fulltime. I’m at the mercy of store prices. We don’t buy as much so we don’t eat as much red meat.
John-Got gout 4 years ago, so no pork,beef, liver apples, beer, wine, mixed drinks, but thank goodness bourbon is allowed, since it is distilled. So as a retired chemical engineer I am allowed to run a chemical reaction each night and convert bourbon to urine.
I love Love LOVE red meat!! I am blessed with extremely low cholesterol and all related issues. I am eating less red meat only because my wife has higher cholesterol and has cut back considerably on her intake. I would eat filet three nights a week and there’s nothing like a big, thick juicy cheeseburger to satisfy my appetite! We eat lots of fruits, vegetables, salads, etc., so don’t feel guilty when I can indulge and personally don’t buy all the hype about how “bad” red meat is overall.
The “hype” is science.
Less now, after my late wife passed away, my new wife seems to like having me around so we eat healthier. We go out for a good steak dinner every two to three weeks, at home we’ll eat chicken or pork or a salad, she makes unbelievable salads.
I’m all for eating healthy, whatever that may mean, but I’m not so sure eating meat is the villain. Processed sugars (especially corn syrup) hurt you (strangely more than cane sugar), and America is obsessed with carbs (fueling obesity) and experimental fats (again, nothing to do with health unless you have gall bladder issues).
To me, far and away, the most important health advice is making sure you KEEP MOVING. You need protein and you need fats and you need modest carbs, but sitting still literally kills you no matter WHAT you eat.. .
Rather have a good burger any day, i.e. ground steak. 😊
Actually, none. I’m not a vegetarian just don’t care for meat
Compared to 15 years ago, I’m eating MUCH MUCH more red meat. I purchase a steer every year (I’m not a farmer) and have it delivered on the hoof right to the butcher, where it magically become a PICKUP full of boxes — 700lbs usually. That’s my beef for the year, and I eat it in about 10-11 months — yes, that’s 2lbs a day, although I have help.
Before you ask, my Cholesterol is actually slightly LOW — some of us are made to eat meat.
None.
much, much, much less.
During the week I can only get the clock when I’m trying to answer a poll.
None. Haven’t eaten red meat since 1978.
none
Fifteen years ago I had a different wife, who preferred a lot of chicken. My current arrangement basically puts me back in the situation (meat-wise) I was in earlier. So I checked “More” due to the time specified.
You forgot the category, “I’m vegetarian” :))
I’ve been a vegetarian for almost 50 years. No-one will convince me that the hormone-growth cocktails that are fed to animals are not passed on to us through eating their flesh. I believe that’s one of the main reasons why 10-yr-old girls look like they’re 16 nowadays. And, I also believe that if the public saw what goes on in slaughter houses and livestock auctions, they might re-think their food choices. I’m not trying to condemn anyone; I just wanted to present some food for thought (pun intended). Happy Day, everyone, and please stay safe out there!
9 .5 years ago, my cardiologist came in the room and told me that I had a choice. He said eat to live or live to eat. He also said that I should not have any more four legged animals. No beef, pork, lamb, venison, etc… only seafood and poultry.
Do I miss a good steak and prime rib every so often, you bet I do! But it’s my choice. We make ground turkey burgers, chili and tacos. So many ways to prepare fish, shell fish, and other poultry. We can prepare poultry to taste as good as beef and pork, the only difference is the color and inside appearance as well as the dripping blood.
BTW, the cardiologists told me this after he placed three stents, one in the 90% blocked LAD.
My wife and I have been vegetarians for more then 40 years.
So two years ago I lost a Kidney to Cancer. Red meat is on a limited basis. I eat more Chicken now but still need to cut more protein out of the diet.
I love a good T-bone or ribeye occasionally but most of the time we eat fish or chicken. Over the past five years I would say our red meat consumption has dropped 60 to 70%.