Ha, Ha, you were down voted for discussing beef. I was banned from the Foodies tribe for a chicken and dumplings recipe.

Food is politics and it appears that foodies is controlled by a few radical vegans.

It would be fun to have a tribe that allowed people to discuss all aspects of cooking and nutrition.

As for myself, I believed strongly in the food pyramid. My waistline ballooned on a diet dominated by whole grains and veggies. I used just enough seed oils to keep the veggies from sticking to my teflon coated pan.

I decided to replace the highly processed seed oils with whole fats and have lost some weight as a result.

One thing I learned in researching fats is that the human body is poor at digesting carbs. It turns out that the body turns carbs into fat.

The body is adept at processing whole fats. The human body will turn the marbleized fat found in expensive steaks into energy and will expel what it does not need.

I've found that a small piece of an expensive steak will give me long term energy.

The grisly parts of meat contain collagen ... which has health benefits. I buy cheap meat and cook it low and slow.

The Food That Surprised Me

I discovered that my body responds well to bone morrow. I've started making stews with grisly meats and morrow bones. I include onions, potatoes, beans and pineapple. Pineapple has an enzyme that breaks down meat.

The stew is extremely rich but I seem to lose weight when I eat it.

!WINE