my first raw meat meal

[Guest guest]

Well, I just had raw steak for my first time!

It was actually really good, much better than I expected. An my best friend

and my mom had been thinking I was pretty wierd for eating raw steak, but my

friend tried a bite and thought it was good enough to ask for another bite.

I'd been getting grass-fed buffallo swiss steak, a quarter pound each week,

the last three times I went shopping, to freeze, and my first quarter pound

was ready to start thawing last night. I buy only buffalo because it is the

only meat that there that is labelled " grass-fed only. " I ate a tbsp of

coconut oil, a salad with raw onions, and a probiotic supplement before I ate

it, just as a precaution against bacteria. I thought it was very good, very

tender and easy to chew, and pretty tasty. It was good enough to eat just

for being a good dish, rather than only for the nutritional value. I imagine

excellent dishes could be made out of it with sauces and marinades-- dijon

mustard seems like it would go well, but I didn't bother with any of that,

especially for just being a quarter pound for myself. I spread a teaspoon of

raw honey on it though, and a quarter lemon of lemon juice, b/c I thought it

might kill some bacteria, and maybe tenderize it, and let it sit for a couple

hours. I had moderately bad stomach discomfort before I ate it from some

coffee I had earlier, and from having a light and not-so-great lunch cause I

was on the run, which went away after I had the steak. I just ate the meal,

so it's not a good time to comparitively judge how it made me feel yet.

For anyone who's had a problem eating raw meat, especially if it was too

tough, try what I did. A quarter pound of buffalo swiss steak marinated in a

teaspoon of raw honey and a quarter lemon of lemon juice for two hours. I

don't know if it's the kind of steak, or if the lemon and honey tenderized it

well, but you won't have _any_ problem eating it, as it was easier to eat

than a lot of cooked meat dishes I've had. So far it seems to sit very well

in the stomach, too.

Peace,

Chris

____

" What can one say of a soul, of a heart, filled with compassion? It is a

heart which burns with love for every creature: for human beings, birds, and

animals, for serpents and for demons. The thought of them and the sight of

them make the tears of the saint flow. And this immense and intense

compassion, which flows from the heart of the saints, makes them unable to

bear the sight of the smallest, most insignificant wound in any creature.

Thus they pray ceaselessly, with tears, even for animals, for enemies of the

truth, and for those who do them wrong. "

--Saint Isaac the Syrian

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 10/14/02 8:16:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time, r_rom@...

writes:

> I've eaten pounds of raw beef and lamb so far, with no noticeable

> problems. I don't use the " precaution " measures you mentioned. I buy

> stew beef pieces and lamb that is said to be pastured. I also

> haven't gotten to prepare raw meat in any special way to make it tasty

> other than just add some salt and spices.

Oh, I'm sure it's fine not to take the precautions, especially if your

healthy. But my immune system is in horrible shape ( over the last few

months, I've come down with conjunctivitis three times and a hacking cough,

largely, I think, resulting from MAJOR dental infections, and two root

canals, and the likely migration of the infectious buggies to other

localities) and I don't want to take the risk. I think until I rebuild my

body, my teeth and immune system especially, I should be trying to get 4 tbsp

of coconut oil any day anyway, so I figure I should definitely include it if

I do anything that has a risk of bad bacteria, and I figure raw meat is

likely to have small amounts of bad bacteria that a healthy person can easily

handle, and a not so healthy person might either not be able to handle, or

handle with a little more stress on their immune system that is already

weakened.

Chris

____

" What can one say of a soul, of a heart, filled with compassion? It is a

heart which burns with love for every creature: for human beings, birds, and

animals, for serpents and for demons. The thought of them and the sight of

them make the tears of the saint flow. And this immense and intense

compassion, which flows from the heart of the saints, makes them unable to

bear the sight of the smallest, most insignificant wound in any creature.

Thus they pray ceaselessly, with tears, even for animals, for enemies of the

truth, and for those who do them wrong. "

--Saint Isaac the Syrian

[Guest guest]

I've eaten pounds of raw beef and lamb so far, with no noticeable

problems. I don't use the " precaution " measures you mentioned. I buy

stew beef pieces and lamb that is said to be pastured. I also

haven't gotten to prepare raw meat in any special way to make it tasty

other than just add some salt and spices.

Roman

ChrisMasterjohn@... wrote:

>

> Well, I just had raw steak for my first time!

>

> It was actually really good, much better than I expected. An my best friend

> and my mom had been thinking I was pretty wierd for eating raw steak, but my

> friend tried a bite and thought it was good enough to ask for another bite.

>

> I'd been getting grass-fed buffallo swiss steak, a quarter pound each week,

> the last three times I went shopping, to freeze, and my first quarter pound

> was ready to start thawing last night. I buy only buffalo because it is the

> only meat that there that is labelled " grass-fed only. " I ate a tbsp of

> coconut oil, a salad with raw onions, and a probiotic supplement before I ate

> it, just as a precaution against bacteria. I thought it was very good, very

> tender and easy to chew, and pretty tasty. It was good enough to eat just

> for being a good dish, rather than only for the nutritional value. I imagine

> excellent dishes could be made out of it with sauces and marinades-- dijon

> mustard seems like it would go well, but I didn't bother with any of that,

> especially for just being a quarter pound for myself. I spread a teaspoon of

> raw honey on it though, and a quarter lemon of lemon juice, b/c I thought it

> might kill some bacteria, and maybe tenderize it, and let it sit for a couple

> hours. I had moderately bad stomach discomfort before I ate it from some

> coffee I had earlier, and from having a light and not-so-great lunch cause I

> was on the run, which went away after I had the steak. I just ate the meal,

> so it's not a good time to comparitively judge how it made me feel yet.

>

> For anyone who's had a problem eating raw meat, especially if it was too

> tough, try what I did. A quarter pound of buffalo swiss steak marinated in a

> teaspoon of raw honey and a quarter lemon of lemon juice for two hours. I

> don't know if it's the kind of steak, or if the lemon and honey tenderized it

> well, but you won't have _any_ problem eating it, as it was easier to eat

> than a lot of cooked meat dishes I've had. So far it seems to sit very well

> in the stomach, too.

>

> Peace,

> Chris

>