Healthy Eating

By One

August 10, 2007 8:58 AM | Link to this

I have not eaten beef in ten years, and gladly so! However, with any of the meats that I do eat, I’ve always preferred the leaner cuts………..no fat, no skin (or I will remove it before eating), no veins (that I can see or they will be removed too!). Flavor? I can always add that with seasonings and marinades, and it’s all good! What I’m more concerned with right now is where our food is coming from……..China, Equador and all of these places with little to no regulations on safety. WTH is our government thinking? Wait, I know, fattening their own pockets!! They could care less if what we’re eating is safe or not!!!!

By Mary

August 10, 2007 10:15 AM | Link to this

Give me a good Ribeye, or T-bone or NY Strip and I’m a happy camper. I love, love, love steak. I eat very healthy all the time, so the occassional steak is wonderful!!!! However, I very seldom dine in restaurants, maybe once or twice a year. I love to cook and prefer my own cooking, grilling, etc. Much cheaper, and I think it’s much better they way I prepare it. Plus I don’t have to pay out the high dollars for a good steak and some wine. Give me a grill and a big fat juicy marbled steak and a bottle of red wine, and a few friends over for a party!! Beats the heck out of going to a restaurant any day!!!

By DBH 1

August 10, 2007 10:42 AM | Link to this

I’m with Mary. My wife says she is spoiled by the steaks we serve up at home. I must add we use a charcoal Weber and the only seasoning is either mesquite or hickory on our filets, strips and Porterhouses.

By Jeff

August 10, 2007 11:39 AM | Link to this

I can’t resist those 24oz Cowboy (bone in) Ribeyes at Harry’s. Tastes so good makes you wanna slap your momma.

By FCM

August 10, 2007 12:07 PM | Link to this

But it tastes so good! Steak, potato, salad, garlic bread—-sheer heaven only matched by good pasta, salad, and garlic bread! However, I tend to do both at home so the tag is well under $120. (Including the wine—red to counter act those pesky heart toxins of course!). Alas, in all things moderation is key.

By Mark Matthews

August 10, 2007 12:10 PM | Link to this

I simply love the steaks at Bones.The food is exeeded only by their great service !

By Mark Matthews

August 10, 2007 12:11 PM | Link to this

I simply love the steaks at Bones.The food is exeeded only by their great service !

By Mark Matthews

August 10, 2007 12:11 PM | Link to this

I simply love the steaks at Bones.The food is exeeded only by their great service !

By Mary

August 10, 2007 12:53 PM | Link to this

DBH 1 I much prefer my little weber to a gas grill any day. I love the flavor of the coals, the smell of charcol burning in the evening, real grilling. Gas grills are just for “cooking” outside. Big difference between grilling on an open flame, and using gas. Gas is for sissies!!!! Real Men and Women use charcol….uh oh, I think I have to swing by Wilkes Meat Market on the way home tonight…….

By LuvMySteak

August 10, 2007 2:21 PM | Link to this

I agree with you Mary — no better way to grill a steak than on a charcoal grill!!! Yummy!!! I also recommend Lawry’s mesquite marinade for grilling. It’s delicious.

By Sarah

August 10, 2007 2:29 PM | Link to this

I don’t eat cows, pigs, dogs, goats or anything else on a third world menu. Perhaps thats why my cholesterol is around 140 and I am a size four. Also, I bet I don’t stink up the bathroom anywhere near as bad as you Neandrothols.

By Kristin

August 10, 2007 2:50 PM | Link to this

138 cholesterol here (also a size six marathon runner)so poo poo on Sarah I LOVE STEAK. I agree with everyone above who stated that they love the good ol’ webber’s charcoal. Warm summer night, good strip or filet on the grill, grilled corn on the cobb and nice glass of wine = HEAVEN

By Kristin

August 10, 2007 2:51 PM | Link to this

138 cholesterol here (also a size six marathon runner)so poo poo on Sarah I LOVE STEAK. I agree with everyone above who stated that they love the good ol’ webber’s charcoal. Warm summer night, good strip or filet on the grill, grilled corn on the cobb and nice glass of wine = HEAVEN

By Sarah

August 10, 2007 2:53 PM | Link to this

Kristin, marathon runner and still a six six? Oink.

By Mary

August 10, 2007 2:56 PM | Link to this

Stop, stop!!! My taste buds are all reved up for a big thick juicy ribeye…..and a bottle of red wine.. Poor Sarah. I feel sorry for her. It must be hard just eating lettuce. She probably doesn’t have any teeth so she cant eat all that yummy meat from third worlds…….good, more for me!!!

By Ed

August 10, 2007 3:03 PM | Link to this

Size four? Yummmm. Sarah sounds hot and Mary sounds…..well, fat.

By Kristin

August 10, 2007 3:22 PM | Link to this

Sarah, I appoligize for my acomplishments and for not having an eating disorder. I am also sorry that my lifestyle is offensive to you. Maybe you stay thin by trolling? Who knows and who cares, your just one of those sad people who define themselves by what they eat in an attempt to mask it as some form of a personality. Oh well I’m done with you and have spent too much time on you already.

By Kristin

August 10, 2007 3:26 PM | Link to this

Question for fellow steak eaters, Has anyone ever had Kolbe steaks and if so how was it as far as the taste. I am curious if it is worth the $$$

By Sarah

August 10, 2007 3:33 PM | Link to this

Kristin, on your next run, run by a school. It’s you’re and your. Don’t run your gray matter out of your head, what little is left. Oink.

By ss

August 10, 2007 3:43 PM | Link to this

just because we eat meat doesnt make us a neanderthal. man has eaten meat since the beginning of time. it was given to us by God. as long as you do it in moderation there is no health problem. my chloesteral is below 140 and i am a size 2, but i also enjoy an occasional steak. it must be cooked on a charcoal grill, is there any other way?

By Mary

August 10, 2007 3:50 PM | Link to this

Kristin Kobe Steakhouse in Sandy Springs. Last time I was there, about 6 years ago, it was quite price, but the food was well worth it. If I were to go to a Japanese restaurant I would drive to Kobe (and I live in Buford). But then again, it’s been awhile……. Ed Your shallow opinion means nothing to me. I enjoy life and I’m not freakishly skinny like a 9 year old girl, but I guess that’s what you are into huh?

By tlc

August 10, 2007 3:51 PM | Link to this

Oh put lid on your can of sh#t Sarah. Mine is around 130, I eat steaks, pork, chicken and many other meats but still maintain a weight of 110 and wear a size 1. I guess you’d rather eat lettuce that’s been watered with sewage huh?

By Kristin

August 10, 2007 4:00 PM | Link to this

Mary, Thanks for the heads up. My husband and I have an anniversary comming up so that might be an option to consider. I do know that at some point this weekend I will be dining on steak. Life is too wonderful and too short to not enjoy the simple pleasures in life like a juicy steak cooked in your own backyard. PS don’t forget the wine!!

By DBH 1

August 10, 2007 4:27 PM | Link to this

Publix in Buckhead used to have Prime grade every once in a while. Best beef I have ever eaten anywhere, hands down. Never had Kobe. Anyone know where to buy Prime grade? I asked a “butcher” at Fresh Market if they had it, his response was “What do you mean?” ‘Nuff said about Fresh Market. Sarah you need to run by a school and learn how to spell. Neanderthal.

By Matt

August 13, 2007 8:44 AM | Link to this

There is a tendancy for people to think that the fat found in beef is 100 percent saturated and bad for your health. This is not true and may vary depending on the breed an how the animals were fed. Grass fattened beef will have a fairly high concentration of very desireable fatty acids called conjugated linoleic acid, which when fed to lab animals changes the animals growth and muscle depositon. Animals that have been fed grain will have a high percentage of their mabled fat as oleic acid which is also called olive oil. In some cases about 25 to 30 percent of the fat is categorized as saturated.

By Jud Williams

August 13, 2007 9:02 AM | Link to this

I have recently returned from a trip to New Zealand where much of their beef is grass fed and is not loaded with growth hormones and antibiotics. The steak I ate there tasted just like the meat we used to enjoy back when I was a young boy. I have all but completely given up eating American beef (which is banned by the UE because of our reckless use of the hormones and antibiotics). Those who can remember are very aware that today’s American beef has a very peculiar mealy taste which doesn’t resemble the bovine taste of years back. Few people are unaware that cattle in this country are fed grain for purposes of fattening them up for market. Grain is not a natural food for cattle. They are grazing animals and this may be the reason for the taste change that has been emerging over the years. The big question is of course: why does the UE (European Union) not allow the importation of beef raised in the United States? Do they recognize that the growth hormones and antibiotics are the reason that Americans are the fattest people in the world and young children are reaching puberty at an increasingly younger age? And that middle aged men are increasingly growing breasts. Now that is a strange phenomenon isn’t it? And that possibly the hormone balance in young children is being affected by their absorption of growth hormones coming through the food chain and is causing unnatural gender changes as they grow into adults. And why do our elected representatives choose to ignore these trends. Is it true that the beef raisers have these same representatives in their pockets? You will notice that in every debate about the “weight problem” in the US that every argument and theory is put forth while expressly ignoring the strong possibility that growth hormones may in fact be the real culprit.

By pat

August 13, 2007 9:11 AM | Link to this

Steaks are dangerous, you idiot? How about fast food. Natural foods are fine in moderation. Get a job and life you fool.

By Joe

August 13, 2007 10:45 AM | Link to this

I prefer lean cuts of meat for the most part. However, I have a friend who thinks that a filet mignon is garbage because it doesn’t have enough ‘fat’. She insists that her meat be very marbled. She says she’d rather eat the fat on a prime rib than the meat itself. She says the “rind” on a ham is better than the meat. And she’s extremely healthy! She is approximately 500 pounds and has every possible ailment a person can have without being dead. She refuses to change her eating habits because to do so would make her life “not worth living”. She admits that food is her one love and she loves it each and every day to the greatest extent possible.

By Rick

August 13, 2007 11:18 AM | Link to this

man, I love steak, but evidently it makes some of you very mean.

By Diogenes

August 13, 2007 11:29 AM | Link to this

So steaks are bad for my health? So, potentially, are driving to work, riding my bike (especially around at Atlanta), and touring Belize, where I went on my last vacation. Let’s face it, people, all life is terminal! To deny enjoyment between birth and death is not to have lived. All those health nuts are going to feel very silly lying on their deathbeds some day, dying of nothing … .