Lynnet Bannion wrote:

> Cavemate K wrote:
>
>> I like eating mostly steak, lamb, and chicken thighs with the 
>> occasional leaner stuff like fish and ground turkey. Does this sound 
>> like a "doer?"  
>>
> As I recall, Steffanson did it with mostly fatty lamb and mutton.  He 
> made sure they gave him the
> fattiest cuts and ate all the fat.  75% ground beef gives about 57% 
> calories from protein and
> 43% from fat, which is not enough if that is the only fat (or 
> carbohydrate) you eat.
> Physiologically you should not eat more than about 35% protein in your 
> diet for continued health.
>
>    Lynnet


As a rule of thumb, if fat and protein grams are about equal, you end up 
with about a 2:1 ratio of fat to protein, in terms of calories.  If you 
can find sausages without a lot of extra junk in them, they will often 
give you this ratio.

Todd Moody
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