OK — I love that you reframed YOLO to be
about organ meat!
Instead of thinking
about organ meat as something disgusting, you have to realize that it's just like any other meat.
It turns out that for all the childhood fear and drama
about organ meats, they are actually good for you.
You also emphasize a lot
about organ meats, too.
I was reading your post
about organ meats.
If you are trying to make your dollar stretch, definitely think
about organ meats.
And I asked
him about organ meats and especially liver.
Not exact matches
According to Dr. Sarah Ballantyne «
Organ meats are the most concentrated source of just
about every nutrient, including important vitamins, minerals, healthy fats and essential amino acids.»
I've heard it said that «The French enjoy food more and obsess
about it less» and I think that the French are also great at focusing on a diverse and (mostly) real food diet with an emphasis on healthy fats, properly prepared
organ meats and exquisite vegetables.
Chris Kresser is now one of the most influential people in the paleo diet and he has written many articles on the benefits of
organ meats, starches, raw dairy, fermented foods and even did a piece on Dr Oz
about how legumes are okay if well tolerated.
Start by reading our general guidelines, then move on to articles
about the fat - soluble activators, vitamins A, D and K. Dr. Price's most important discovery was that all traditional diets contained very high levels of these vitamins, found in foods like egg yolks, butter,
organ meats, animal fats and certain sea foods.
A true paleolithic diet — which includes
organ meats — had
about 600 mg of sodium a day — while up to 15,000 of mg of potassium a day.
If you got the jitters from hearing this, then you have to read this article
about how to eat
organ meat without getting disgusted.
I'm
about to start taking it up and would love to hear
about favorite recipes,
organ meats and just raw
meats in general.
Here's more
about the types of
organ meats you can buy and what they taste like.
The low fat school of nutrition benefits greatly from the fact that the public has only vague notions
about vitamin A; for the family of water - soluble nutrients called carotenes are not true vitamin A, but are more accurately termed provitamin A. True vitamin A, or retinol, is found only in animal products like cod liver oil, liver and other
organ meats, fish, shell fish and butterfat from cows eating green grass.
I had a big mental block
about this one at first, but Ramiel Nagel points out that the healthiest people consumed the whole animals —
organs and all — not only the breast, flank, or leg
meat.
I know when most people think of food and the term YOLO, they aren't thinking
about a restrictive diet and nomming on
organ meat.
I was told by a medical professional that this has to do with hypothyroidism, and my inability to convert beta carotene into vitamin A. My palms have been a normal color for some time now, that is, until
about two months ago when I incorporated High Vitamin A Cod Liver and Butter Oil,
organ meats, raw egg yolks, fish eggs, and raw goat butter into my diet.
People usually ask
about the safety of liver in particular of all of the
organ meats.
On this forum they talk
about Inuit people in the past subsisting off of cooked and raw
meats,
organs, and a ton of fats (think whale blubber) and not much else (no gardens in the extreme North!)
I'm glad to see more people from the Real Food / WAPF world open to Paleo, just as more Paleo people are learning
about bone stock,
organ meats, quality of fats, fermented foods, etc..
One exception is
organ meats like liver, which is
about 5 % carbs (13).
However,
organ meats are rich in B12, and dietary pattern 2 explained
about six percent of the variance in B12 intake, which the authors presumed to be among the seven important nutrient intakes.
Compared to muscle
meat,
organ meat is much more densely packed in just
about every nutrient, especially B12, B6, B1, B1, folic acid, and the fat soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K. Grass - fed animals provide an even better source of these nutrients over their commercially raised counterparts.
Well, people are thinking
about protein in their head kinda draw a line between like muscle
meat protein,
organ meat protein --
I'm really excited to try this because I've been wanting to incorporate more
organ meats but I'm squeamish
about the taste.
There is unresolved contention in the community
about whether
organ meats are necessary for complete nutrition on a long term (i.e. months to years) carnivorous diet.
If you think
about it, generations past didn't face many of today's degenerative diseases as frequently because their diets were naturally richer in bone broth,
organ meats, and other amino - acid rich foods.
You should feed your dog
organ meat about twice a week.
The diet of all canines should contain
about 25 percent veggies, 25 percent bone and 50 percent
meat (and five percent is varied
organ meat.)
Typical raw feeding guides call for
about 80 %
meat (including muscle, sinew and fat),
about 10 % meaty bones,
about 5 % liver, and
about 5 % other
organs.
Raw feeders advocate
about 10 % of the diet should consist of bone and the rest
meat, including a small portion of
organ meat such as liver, kidney and heart.
Think
about those ratios: lots of muscle
meat, lots of blood - rich bone, some
organ meats and a bit of veggie matter.
Our raw dog food comprises of
about 80 % muscle
meat, 10 % raw meaty bones, 5 % liver, and 5 % offal (
organ meat).
Just a note
about the «by - products» that are listed: this often contains
organ meat, which is a great blood booster for our pets, so it's not an automatic write - off.
Don't worry so much
about ratios of vitamins, minerals, percentages and weights starting out and transitioning but as you are able to feed more variety of animal protein sources, be sure to feed as close to the entire animal as possible, i.e. raw muscle
meat, bones and the
organs all together in the same meal, in as whole an animal form as possible.
When it comes to looking for your pets treats / food, it states in the article The Truth
About Animal By - Products in Dog Food, «With the sole exception of precisely identified
organ meats, two rules will help you more intelligently navigate the confusing world of
meat - based dog food ingredients.
At the end of the week, my dogs will have averaged out to
about 12 % bone and 30 %
organ meat.