Eat Steak Every Day

Everyday we are told what we shouldn’t eat, what we should eat and how frequently we should not or should be eating it and with the hundreds of diets (backed by famous faces with fabulous physiques) it is truly amazing that we humans know how to feed ourselves at all!

One food topic that brings much confusion is eating red meat. It could be that because it is so tasty we struggle with this one. There aren’t many mouths that don’t water with the mere mention of a juicy steak. But the conflicting advice that we read on the Internet, in magazines and on TV about red meat has turned it into a guilty pleasure and the health conscious to the ordinary families may choose to avoid it at all costs or spend hours working it off at the gym.

“You shouldn’t eat beef on a daily basis because it sits inside your gut rotting away for months. Red meat is full of fat and contributes to heart disease.”

Sound familiar?

How about if I told you that red meat can be perfectly healthy and that you can eat steak every day if you want to. Getting the right balance with complimentary foods and eating in moderation is the key to a health diet. It isn’t eating red meat that is the problem; it’s the quality of that beef and what you eat with it.

Avoid: Processed red meats such as burgers and frozen meats with additives
Instead: Opt for organic, fresh, pasture-raised beef

Avoid: Eating bread with beef For example, Hamburgers
Instead: Serve fresh salad and vegetables with beef. These contain fat busting enzymes.

It is simple to prepare a health Steak dinner:

1. Purchase some organic steaks from a trusted retailer
2. Fry/Grill in the meats juices to how you like it
3. Serve with a large portion of any of the following fat busting foods: Brussel Sprouts, Asparagus, Carrots, Cabbage, Beets, Celery, Cucumber, Garlic Lettuce, Radish, Horseradish, Tomato.

If you want to keep it healthy but add more flavor to your steak? During cooking, just add crushed or chopped garlic, crushed peppercorns, rosemary, mixed herbs or other herbs and spices. Alternatively, marinade the steak beforehand cooking using your own mix of herbs and natural yoghurt. Yum!

Other Resources:

Beef Choices (PDF at beeffoodservice.com)