Fri, Jul-13-12, 19:43
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Plan: VLC, mostly meat
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Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Quote:
Originally Posted by deirdra
Fine if they are grass fed & finished, but if you can only afford supermarket meat and the animal was corn fed, how bad is that? Would it be better to go with a moderate fat cheap meat and then add another more affordable fat to it?
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Grass-fed is too lean to be useful for energy. Corn-fed is very fat depending on how long they're corn-fed. I understand there's a few small differences in the o3/o6 ratio and content, but there's a far more important and far more significant difference in the saturated fat content. In terms of significance, o3/o6 is measured in milligrams, saturated fat is measured in grams. We're talking about orders of magnitude. If Barry is right, it's the saturated fat we should go for, and lots of it too. That's what I've been thinking myself even before I listened to Barry.
It also depends on the species. For example, Angus is much fatter than Jersey but it's also about 3x the price. I doubt there's 3x the nutrition in Angus meat. And if we corn-feed Jerseys, we get meat that's just as fat as Angus, but 1/3 the price if not cheaper because it's now fatter and thus less desirable for the masses, and basically the same nutrition. Also, the "more affordable fat" you talk about comes from corn-fed cows so there's basically no difference in your proposition.
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