On May 21, 8:27*pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> What do you do with it?
>
> When I was a kid, my mom had a old jar that she used for it. *Usually a
> Marshmallow Crème jar. *When it was full she would throw it out. *She was
> never one to use bacon fat for anything. *Oddly enough she would cook the
> meat to death, drain and blot all of the fat off and then add fat back in,
> in for form of margarine. *No telling how she got that idea. *I don't do
> that. *But I also don't like fatty meat.
>
> And these days I seem to be getting fatty meat! *I did look at Costco and
> they seem to only sell one kind of organic and it is fattier than I would
> want for most things. *So I bought about a 5 pound package of their ground
> meat. *Again they have only one kind and again it seems fattier than it used
> to be. *I can't say for sure what percentage it used to be but I have bought
> it before and I don't remember all the fat in it. *I cooked the whole
> package last night and filled a 14 oz. green bean can with all of the fat
> that came from it! *I don't have any empty jars except for canning jars and
> I don't want to waste one of those!
>
> I let the fat cool overnight and set up. *Then I put the can in a used
> zippered plastic bag and then in another used zippered plastic bag for good
> measure. *I will throw it out.
>
> Looks like I am going to have to go back to buying the very expensive
> organic beef at Central Market. *It is very lean.

The only beef fat that I enjoy is when I get a slice of prime rib
roast. Any other cut, forget about it. I can't stand fat on steak.
Some marbling, OK. Even though I like PR fat, I don't like the fat on
a rib steak.

On May 22, 4:29*am, A Moose in Love >
wrote:
> The only beef fat that I enjoy is when I get a slice of prime rib
> roast. *Any other cut, forget about it. *I can't stand fat on steak.
> Some marbling, OK. *Even though I like PR fat, I don't like the fat on
> a rib steak.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I guess I'm the outsider here. I love fat. I like fat on a steak
that has been charred around the edges and I like
fat on a pork chop that's cooked and browned. I love bacon and I
love to use bacon fat for cooking many things.
Schmaltz is a gift from Nature and is delectable in so many uses.

And.....fat is good for you...contrary to the 'conventional wisdom' of
'low fat is heart healthy'. But that's for another argument.

ImStillMags wrote:

> And.....fat is good for you...contrary to the 'conventional wisdom' of
> 'low fat is heart healthy'. But that's for another argument.

That's not contradictory. Low fat *is* good, but high fat is bad.

"George M. Middius" wrote:
>
> ImStillMags wrote:
>
> > And.....fat is good for you...contrary to the 'conventional wisdom' of
> > 'low fat is heart healthy'. But that's for another argument.
>
> That's not contradictory. Low fat *is* good, but high fat is bad.

Brian?

Gary wrote:

> > > And.....fat is good for you...contrary to the 'conventional wisdom' of
> > > 'low fat is heart healthy'. But that's for another argument.
> >
> > That's not contradictory. Low fat *is* good, but high fat is bad.
>
> Brian?

Bryan is ... exceptional.

On May 22, 5:18*pm, George M. Middius > wrote:
> Gary wrote:
> > > > And.....fat is good for you...contrary to the 'conventional wisdom' of
> > > > 'low fat is heart healthy'. * But that's for another argument.
>
> > > That's not contradictory. Low fat *is* good, but high fat is bad.
>
> > Brian?
>
> Bryan is ... exceptional.

Thank you, but I completely disagree with your statement that "Low fat
*is* good, but high fat is bad."
I may be "exceptional" (I'd like to think so). but my diet is not.
Atkins, or more precisely, Atkins-inspired substitution of calories
from fat for calories from carbs is perfectly valid. It works,
George. It dramatically lowers plasma triglycerides, and optimizes
the body for fat burning rather than fat storage. If a person
deliberately consumes a high balance of good fats, it increases HDL/
LDL ratio. There are plenty of folks here who restrict carbs.
I was talking to the pastor at work today, and he remarked about how
good I'm looking these days. I told him about my high fat/high
vegetable way of eating, and he asked about the healthfulness of high
protein diets. I told him that I do not eat a more appreciable of
protein, probably less, but that I eat more fat and less carbs, and
*way* more fiber, mostly in the form of green vegetables.

I am only exceptional in that I have been more disciplined in staying
on the program so intensely. I went from being a guy who looked 7
months pregnant to one who has muscle definition all over in 7
months. Now I'm going out to watch my son do skateboard tricks, but
on the way back in, I'm going to see if there are any sweet cherries
that the birds missed.

--Bryan

On Tue, 22 May 2012 17:22:21 -0700 (PDT), Bryan
> wrote:

> I told him about my high fat/high
> vegetable way of eating, and he asked about the healthfulness of high
> protein diets. I told him that I do not eat a more appreciable of
> protein, probably less, but that I eat more fat and less carbs, and
> *way* more fiber, mostly in the form of green vegetables.
>
> I am only exceptional in that I have been more disciplined in staying
> on the program so intensely. I went from being a guy who looked 7
> months pregnant to one who has muscle definition all over in 7
> months. Now I'm going out to watch my son do skateboard tricks, but
> on the way back in, I'm going to see if there are any sweet cherries
> that the birds missed.

My husband didn't need to lose any weight, but he did - so his problem
has been how to maintain his weight on a low carb diet. The good news
is that his numbers, including blood sugar, have improved - but the
best part is he's sleeping well. I made a Flemish style beef stew
with beer in it yesterday. I used a wheat beer and served it on a bed
of whole wheat noodles. He didn't have very many noodles, but what he
had plus the wheat beer... he woke up in the middle of the night last
night and couldn't get back to sleep for a long time. So he's
learning that he needs to keep the carbs low all day long and he can't
eat anything remotely carby for dinner. Which means cooking is going
to be really boring for me.


--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

especially since i have just been through this with a cardilogist and a
vascular surgon that cleaned the dh's korotted artery, Lee
"ImStillMags" > wrote in message
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On May 22, 4:29 am, A Moose in Love >
wrote:
> The only beef fat that I enjoy is when I get a slice of prime rib
> roast. Any other cut, forget about it. I can't stand fat on steak.
> Some marbling, OK. Even though I like PR fat, I don't like the fat on
> a rib steak.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I guess I'm the outsider here. I love fat. I like fat on a steak
that has been charred around the edges and I like
fat on a pork chop that's cooked and browned. I love bacon and I
love to use bacon fat for cooking many things.
Schmaltz is a gift from Nature and is delectable in so many uses.

And.....fat is good for you...contrary to the 'conventional wisdom' of
'low fat is heart healthy'. But that's for another argument.

On May 22, 4:40*pm, ImStillMags > wrote:
> On May 22, 4:29*am, A Moose in Love >
> wrote:
>
> > The only beef fat that I enjoy is when I get a slice of prime rib
> > roast. *Any other cut, forget about it. *I can't stand fat on steak..
> > Some marbling, OK. *Even though I like PR fat, I don't like the fat on
> > a rib steak.- Hide quoted text -
>
> > - Show quoted text -
>
> I guess I'm the outsider here. *I love fat. *I like fat on a steak
> that has been charred around the edges and I like
> fat on a pork chop that's cooked and browned. * *I love bacon and I
> love to use bacon fat for cooking many things.
> Schmaltz is a gift from Nature and is delectable in so many uses.
>
> And.....fat is good for you...contrary to the 'conventional wisdom' of
> 'low fat is heart healthy'. * But that's for another argument.

I've mentioned it here before; years ago, I read an article on the
front page of the Wall Street Journal. It made the claim that pork
fat is healthy. It has many heart healthy nutrients. I thought it
kind of odd at the time, but now I realize that there is some truth to
it. btw, I forgot to mention that I do like bacon.

I with you Imstillmags, the goodness of the fat is wonderful. It flavors the meat, and you just cannot beat good charred fat on a steak or chop. For cryin out loud, your brain is 60% cholesterol fat. Y'all need to try some really good healthy cooking. Fatless meat is like shoe leather.

AND the guy, Ancel Keys, who started this low fat craze, had skewed research. He only included the results that proved what he was saying. Any of the research that disproved his theory he disregarded. We've all been duped by the govt who bought his lies, and it's slowly, well, not so slowly now after a generation of his crap, killing us with diabetes starting at kids ages.