Good and bad new here. I was at the gym located next to our town's hospital. They have nutritional articles hangin from many walls. The good new is that red meat is good for you. The bad news is that too much red meat can help cause type-2 diabetes.
The iron found in red meat, especially beef, creates free radicals that attack the pancreas and also make it harder for body cells to absorb and use blood sugar.
I love beef. But I also love pultry, pork, and fish. I guess we are slowly unraveling some of Heavenly Father's mysteries. This one - all things in moderation. Meat is good, but is to be used sparingly, and mostly during the seasons where grain, veggies, & fruits are not avialble.
I wish I'd known all of this when I was a teen, or even a young man. Maybe I wouldn't have diabetes now.
The moral of this tale is that you can eat meat, just eat it in sensible portions. For instance, cook up that huge rib steak on the grill. Then cut off a 3 ounce chunk and immediately save the rest three ounce portions in small freezer bags. Make sure to extract all air from the bags. Refrigerate the portions you are saving and enjoy them at the workplace, for lunch. You co-workers will drool, and you will remain healthy.
Oh, and save that bone for soup.
Seeeeeeya; Goodweed of the North