Ms. Meat

Why Eating Meat Can Make You Feel Awesome Hi all, Welcome to MrandMsCooking.com—a website created by a community of cooking enthusiasts with the goal of providing books for novice cooks featuring the best recipes, at the most affordable prices, and valuable gifts. Before we go to the recipes in the book “Hello! 365 Lamb Recipes”, I have some interesting things to share with you. After a tiring day at work, all you want is to take a bite of a flavorful, tender steak, a juicy, delicious burger, or short ribs that are slow-cooked to perfection. And when you get that opportunity, you suddenly feel satisfied and happy. Any vegetarians here? My apology, but this piece doesn’t suit you. More than feeding your innate carnivore, what is it about eating meat that pleases both the palate and tummy? Well, science has certain explanations for that. 1. Meat provides a variety of nutrients. Meat contains all the 9 essential amino acids necessary to build and rebuild cells. Meat also offers other types of nutrients. Meat has lots of vitamin B12 for energy and endurance. It also provides other essential vitamins and minerals, most of which are more available in the body and can be absorbed more easily than the nutrients from fruits, veggies, and other plant-sourced foods. However, several plant-based foods also have all the essential amino acids such as quinoa. As a vegetarian you can mix foods to get all the nutrients your body needs. 2. Meat makes you feel full for longer. From the moment you start chewing food and long after you finish your meal, it takes longer to digest a high-protein food than other food. Although you quickly use up the sugars in carbs, the amino acids in meat must travel through the liver before they get absorbed by the body. The building blocks of protein, amino acids take longer to break down than carbohydrates. They’re more complex than carbs, and so they’re harder to digest. Thus, meat can make you feel full longer. 3. Meat feeds the brain. Protein from meat doesn’t only create muscle. It also goes to your brain in the form of neurotransmitters. Without a balance in neurotransmitters, mental issues such as anxiety and depression may occur. To prevent neurotransmitter imbalances, add meat to your diet. People below 30 years of age who consume meat less than thrice weekly (and work out less than thrice weekly) have a higher tendency for mental distress, according to a new study. This could be due to lack of dopamine and serotonin, both of which are composed of amino acids (such as tryptophan and tyrosine) that meats contain. 4. Bacteria induce your meat cravings. Each time you crave a huge, juicy steak, you could be imagining how it smells or tastes. Or probably it’s the doing of your gut bacteria. Lecithin, choline, and carnitine in red meat pick out specific bacteria in the colon. These bacteria generate a waste product from the red meat, and your body absorbs it. The waste product acts as a stimulant, which causes our addiction to meat. The bacteria in your colon may not be good for you, either. Trimethylamine and trimethylamine-N-oxide, two of the bacteria’s byproducts, have been found to cause atherosclerosis in mice. (Yes, studies that use mice aren’t as relevant as studies involving humans. Still, the findings are worth thinking about, right?) 5. You have a personal connection with it. Paleolithic diet advocates believe that modern people love meat because ancient people did. Accurate or not, I agree that the past influences your appetite. How you grew up eating can have such a big impact on your day-to-day living—particularly the meals you had as a child, the kind of household you grew up in, and how your family established food cues and behaviors. For example, if you grew up thinking of meat-based meals as a source of comfort and satisfaction, that can affect you greatly. Some classic comfort foods have meat in them. Therefore, for many people, eating these meals can make them happier, more comfortable, or excited. The dietitian in me doesn’t want to dismiss the concept of personal relationship with food, simply because every person has one. 6. Too much meat can be harmful. Sadly, as studies suggest, too much saturated fat and toxic chemicals in processed meat outweigh the health benefits of meat. Going back to your personal relationship with food, perhaps it’s better to find love somewhere else. Love is a two-way street. Come to think of it: You wouldn't marry someone who doesn't love you back, right? Treat your relationship with food in a similar fashion. Information available about food can be overwhelming: Meat is good, but it’s bad. Meat is amazing, but it’s terrible. I believe it all boils down to making your own choice." • Beef Sirloin Recipes • Bacon Recipes • Game Meat Recipes • Slow Cooker Chicken Recipes • Buffalo & Bison Recipes • ... I really appreciate that you have selected “Hello! 365 Lamb Recipes” and for reading to the end. I anticipate that this book shall give you the source of strength during the times that you are really exhausted, as well as be your best friend in the comforts of your own home. Please also give me some love by sharing your own exciting cooking time in the comments segment below.