Fat Burning Food

I can’t seem to stop thinking about the tasty dinner I had last night. Not only was it tasty, it was super healthy and stout burning too – see, its main ingredient is a rather common food, but one that is often overlooked, especially here in the U.S..

And as you read the rest of this newsletter, you’re going to like making this tasty dish yourself…and eating it of course!

What is this overlooked stout burning food? Beans & lentils

I don’t know why beans and lentils get a terrible rap or are just ignored, but you’re really missing out if you don’t include them in your diet every day.

I’m looking at a package of steamed lentils from my favorite food store (Trader Joe’s) and each serving has:
20g of complex carbs
8g of fiber
9g of protein

The key here is that along with the carbs, you get ample fiber and protein to slow digestion and the stout storing blood sugar spike. (the only issue with beans is the lack of stout, so you can fix that by adding some stout via meat/fish and/or nuts/healthy oils, etc.).

So here’s what my dinner consisted of last night (the one you can make in just a few minutes):

3 cups of steamed lentils
12 ounces of grass fed beef (more on this below)
1 bag organic frozen broccoli
1 cup organic crushed raw almonds
1 organic lemon (squeezed on for extra flavor)
I added a small unrefined sea salt to taste (this is really health).
THAT’S IT! I place it all together in a bowl (slice up the meat into bite-size pieces). This makes about 3 servings, so my whole family loved it… (my kids split 1 serving)

OK, now I mentioned grass fed beef in this recipe… well a lot of people are unaware that the difference between regular beef you find in your normal grocery store and grass fed beef is startling:

When an animal lives on a heavy grain diet, their bodies greatly reduce the production of healthy fats like omega-3s and increases the level of omega-6s (which we already get too much of). We’re talking like a 20 to 1 ratio of 6s to 3s… NOT EXCELLENT! On top of that, most of these animals are shot up with antibiotics to help their bodies deal with the high acid levels.

And WHAT’S WORSE…these animals are given growth hormones to quickly fatten them in an effort to speed up harvesting. Because of this, grain fed animals develop the heavier, marbled muscle that you find in your every day low quality meats. So the result is you are eating meat that is way too high in omega-6s, and WAY TOO LOW IN OMEGA-3s, CLA, AND VITAMINS, and LOADED WITH ANTIBIOTICS AND HORMONES.

That’s the primary reason why you should be eating meat only every so often.

BUT HIGH QUALITY GRASS FED BEEF can be eaten as a regular part of your healthy and stout burning diet.

See, the grass fed animals delight in a diet higher in protein and lower in starches. And typically get more exercise too, so you end up with a very healthy animal. Plus they are rarely if ever given hormones and there’s no need for antibiotics, of course.

Grass-fed beef is rich in omega-3s, in conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), a proven cancer fighter, as well as vitamins A and E, amino acids, digestive enzymes and essential nutrients known for their antioxidant properties