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Is it okay to have red meat every day?  And is hamburger meat an okay choice?  Has anyone made meat balls with it?

 

I never ate meat much before.  Sometimes sausage , but I mostly had chicken. You always hear its not great to eat too much meat so it feels very odd to be eating it regularly now. I need to know how much is recommended weekly so that I don't overdo it. 

Also, I had lamb again the next day with no reaction sobi suspect now that it was the ground turkey that I had a reaction to. 

Thanks

Sue

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Rachel Ann

Hey Sue,
 
When Dr. B looked over my history, before I had my first appointment, she told me (through Lynn) that I needed to eat more red meat. Did she say anything like that to you?
 
I eat grass fed beef, and Dr. B told me to eat it as often as I wanted because it's so good for me.  Everyone is different, but if you can get grass fed beef, it's really good.  I do eat chicken everyday also, but I don't think there is anything wrong with eating plenty of beef unless it somehow makes you feel worse. 
 
Hope this helps,

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cprince

Hello Sue!
I agree with Lisa! I think Dr. B recommends eating grass beef everyday at least for one meal, especially important early in treatment. I rarely ae red meat prior to starting treatment, but Dr. B really pushed me to eat red meat as much as I wanted, and pretty much the only meat I really tolerate at this point. I now find it odd the days that I don't have beef at least one meal a day. Grass fed beef has more omega 3's and antioxidants compared to other beef! 

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Pico

I thought most people on this forum recommended grass fed red meat for our diets - but you say it has omega 3's.  So obviously you wouldn't recommend. Is that right?  I just purcased a lt of meat that was grass fed!  I'll have to let you know how it goes with me. 

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DLFox123

Hey Sue,
Dr. B told me that red meat often helps with the anxiety - personally I would have no problem with eating it every day.

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Pico

Is there any kind of red meat that Dr Brizman highly recommends?  I understand that grass fed is good. I find organic hamburger easy to make and affordable.  Any other kind of red meat recommended?  
Thanks for all of your replies. 
Sue

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Mimij67

Sue, I think any and all cuts are fine. I think grass-fed is far superior health-wise and one important step above organic. I hope you have access to a farm-supplier. There are also farms around the country that ship meat which might bring down the price if you have a place to store it. Do you live near a Whole Foods?They sell grass fed beef.
I too only ate red meat 1x per week, and this was the first thing Dr. B told me to change. It has really helped me on this diet. I make meatloaf "muffins" with an egg and some yeast-free bread crumbs and garlic powder and salt. When I started list two, I added sauteed onions to my meatloaf muffins. These are great to freeze. Over the holidays my sister made some turkey gravey with the water from boiled tukey innards, some celery/carrots and a few mediterranean herbs. We added butter and spelt flour and had a nice gravy to freeze and serve with the meatloaf. You also can make the olive oil mayo with garlic powder/salt and spread on hamburgers or meatloaf. Sometimes we splurge and make a ribeye or other cut. When you can add in tomatoes you can make a beef stew. I haven't done that yet. On list 3 I make a beef and bean "chili" with mild paprika and oregano if tolerated. I serve it with yogurt, avocado, cheese. Dr. B ok'd for list 2/3 Alvarado Street Sprouted Wheat tortillas which I eat with the chili. No yeast, bad oils, or sugar or other weird stuff. Hard to find. Some people make their own tortillas. 
I was also glad I checked with my local butcher because they make some beef and chicken sausages without sugar, wine or yeast, and with herbs I can tolerate. It is worth asking around. They have been a nice addition!!

If we don't excel at health, the only other option is disease.

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Mimij67

My beef and bean "chili" (no chili powder or cumin, that is list 4) has garlic too. Let me know if you want the recipe. It is list 3.

If we don't excel at health, the only other option is disease.

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Pico

Wow Mimi - you opened up a whole new culinary world for me. I've been doing  everything so I uncreatively and plain. Thanks for all the great ideas. 
 
Sue. 

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sandmor

Hi Mimi, can I please have the recipe for the beef and bean chili.  Sounds delicious!  Im also on list 3 but I haven't really attempted to try anything yet.  How did you first try tomatoes?  Which herbs are you tolerating? I'm only using sea salt.  
Thanks