Red Meat and Your Money

Meat

It is a red edible meat muscle from animals, It is high in protein iron. It could be source from a chicken, cattle, sheep and other domesticated animal.

Tasty, Tender and Juicy! Carnivour - meat eater.

Difference of Red meat and White meat?

Red Meat - It contains Myoglobin and heme iron, which is highly absorbable in our body.

Myoglobin - a protein found in the muscle cells of animals.

White Meat - like chicken or fish, andthey contain little or no Myoglobin.

Benefits of eating Red meat

1. Build muscles
2. It strengthens bones
3. It repair tissues
4. Boost immune system
5. High in protein and iron
   contains zinc

Red meat contains a whole vast of vitamins that includes Vitamin A, Vitamin D, Vitamin B complexes, Iron and Zinc.

Different Kinds of cuts in Meat

a. Brisket - cut below the breast or cut from the breast.
b. Shank - it is a cut from the leg of the cow.
c. Chuck - it is also called seven bone steak, it is located near shoulder of the cow
d. Rib - A finest part from the cow. it's meat is tender and juicy
e. Tenderloin - its the best cuts. A popular in food service area.
f. Sirloin - It is cut from the back of the cow.

Different kinds of Meat cut vary in prices, However, Do you ever wonder Why a price of steak in a supermarket and a price of steak in a Restaurant has a huge difference.

Steaks in the restaurant is costly, BUT, When you buy from your local butcher is relatively cheap. So, Before you go broke and hurt your wallet, Let's find out.

When you get a steak, you go to your Butcher - So there is only one person you are paying for, (your butcher). You are trusting your butcher what kind of cuts he will recommend.

But...

When you go to a Restaurant - you are paying for The Chef , The waiter, The place and The butcher, not to mention the electricity. So there are lots of efforts and it involves many persons in a one piece of steak in your table, (and that's what you're paying for).

When the Meat is expensive, Does it mean it is of high quality?

• Well, not necessarily. It can be expensive due to availability of the meat (Supply and Demand), another factor is the distance and how the meat was raised and that could define the price of a meat.

Tips when choosing your Meat

Trust your senses

• it should look good, not too red and should not look blackish. The fats should be pearly white.
  Meat language
• A Prime meat is a highest quality of meat, it has more fat in it. Select meat with a leaner, less juicy and tender cuts.
  Buy the right cut
• larger cuts for steaks and smaller cuts for stews and stir fry.
  Buy the right amount
• The recommended portion of meat is 180 - 220 gm per person.

Frozen Meat

• Frozen meat are less cheaper compare to the chilled meat. It is the same in nutritional value and can be stored up to 6 months - 1 year to consume.

another food tip for meat is "*** Don't buy Fresh meat to freeze it, instead, Buy frozen meat to freeze it***.

It locks the juice and the taste of the meat. The manner and source of how the meat was frozen is of also high quality.

• Do not Re - freeze defrosted meat.

What is the Difference of Minced meat, a Burger patties and a Lean Cut? And what's their SECRETS.....

1.Lean cut - The bacteria is only at the meat surface. There is not much fat in it or less fat in a leaner cut meat.

1. Minced meat - It may contains 30% fat. The bacteria is everywhere around the meat, it was mashed up and because of that, The bacteria are spread everywhere on the meat. So, it's important to have a well cooked meat to prevent prescence of bacteria.
2. Minced patties, (Burger patties) - like minced meat, they may contain fat, flavouring, starches to bind the meat. It may also contain sodium nitrate. It is also mashed up like minced meat, So therefore,the bacteria is spread everywhere around the meat. a well cooked meat is advisable.

Processed Meats

It is affordable, taste delicious and quick to cook. They contain Nitrates and Nitrites - additives that helps to retain the red color of the meat. Nitrites control or reduce the toxic bacteria of the meat.

The amount of Nitrates and Nitrites from the processed meat are strongly controlled by food authority officials.

The key point when choosing process meat is to read the label and buy from a reliable supplier.

Excessive intake of Red meat can increase to Bowel cancer according to studies. To reduce the risk of bowel cancer, we need to take more fiber with our red meat to balance and proportion our diet.

The best advice is when consuming meat is Moderation is the key. There is nothing wrong with eating meat, However, it should be well balance and proportion so we can get the best optimal benefits of meat.

Thank you for reading. I hope it has been useful.

Wishing you a wonderful day!

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Image credit at Pixabay images
Source: www.britannica.com, National geographic people

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