As you might be aware, I stopped eating meat in December for a trial and haven’t had much since. Whilst I didn’t stop for ethical reasons or Buddhist reasons, I stopped because I didn’t want to eat all that bad and processed meat.
Coming to a review after three months, I have eaten a steak two weeks ago. And I enjoyed the steak but could have happily lived without it. Then I had a chicken kebab recently, and I enjoyed that a lot!
What is the right way forward though? Should I stop eating meat, or enjoy to eat whatever I like?
The problem is the fatty content of the meat. I lost about a stone (6 kilograms) since Christmas, but feeling ill for the last 5 weeks, I discovered that I love to eat and enjoy good food. Hence I think that I might go back and eat meat on a reduced basis, e.g. only good quality meat. I want to cut down on saturated fat, and processed meat. Sausages and burgers are just wrong!
I have to find a way on qualifying that. A ham and cheese sandwich wouldn’t qualify, but a chicken breast wrapped in parma ham would. A tin of corned beef or some pork chops wouldn’t qualify either in my opinion, nor would cubed chicken on a pizza. But a corn-fed chicken, or lean pork from the butcher would.
My aim is to continue to eat vegetarian for the majority of my meals during the week. Green, healthy and full of energy. And, to compliment that, when I go out and maybe once at the weekend, I would eat meat where I know it is quality meat and not the burger from McD.
I keep you posted how it works.
Cheers
Volker
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#1 by Mitch on 25/03/2010 - 07:14
I think eating some meat in moderation won’t hurt you. That’s how my wife does it, mainly vegetables and fruit, with just a touch of meat here and there. Her meats are basically turkey and fish.
#2 by Volker on 25/03/2010 - 11:13
Guess you are right. Why beat myself up for the occasional steak