I once asked Sally Fallon if grass finished meat was good for me and she said "if you can get enough fat with it"! :-)

Allan Balliett
Shepherdstown, WV USA 

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On Sep 7, 2011, at 10:48 AM, [log in to unmask] wrote:

> There is a debate in the paleo community over lean meat.  I come down firmly on the fat is good for you side -- a side that seems to be slowly taking the field.
> 
> "70% lean" is not lean by any standard nutritionist's standards.  Said differently, it is 30% fat.  Yum.
> 
> Jim
> 
> 
> Quoting Allan Balliett <[log in to unmask]>:
> 
>> I noticed that some of the mail order grass fed beef suppliers are supply
>> some 70% lean ground beef and I recall reading somewhere that fatty grass
>> fed burger builds muscle fast.
>> 
>> I can't find any Paleo diet authority recommending burger as a food choice
>> better than lean grass fed beef, though.
>> 
>> I assume that I'm correct in my assumption that the fat in a grass fed
>> burger all good for you (?)
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> -Allan
>>