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Pure, unadulterated leaf lard is a luxury to cook with. I treasure it.
Actually, leaf lard, the fat around the kidney and the loin is usually used for baking as it lacks the normal pork flavor of lard and makes very flaky pie crusts. The stuff is fairly hard to find these days.
I get my share of fat in the food that I eat....and even that is too much. When I choose a roast at the market, I buy one with the one side having a layer of fat on one side, and then roast it fat side up, so that the meat gets a continuous baste on it. The fat side, when the roast is fully cooked, has diminished down to a thin outer layer. That layer is so thin that I don't worry about it. It's delicious. All the rest of the fat, on everything else, is quite disgusting to eat (even if it is tasty). You folks enjoy eating your fat - as the disgusting title of this thread describes. I'll go on passing on the fat and allow my cardiovascular system to work for as long as it can. Fat kills you. You need to exercise a little common sense. Once you get the heart condition you'll have plenty of regrets. I'm very surprised at how many of you do not avoid at least this ONE thing. Oh well; carry on.
I get my share of fat in the food that I eat....and even that is too much. When I choose a roast at the market, I buy one with the one side having a layer of fat on one side, and then roast it fat side up, so that the meat gets a continuous baste on it. The fat side, when the roast is fully cooked, has diminished down to a thin outer layer. That layer is so thin that I don't worry about it. It's delicious. All the rest of the fat, on everything else, is quite disgusting to eat (even if it is tasty). You folks enjoy eating your fat - as the disgusting title of this thread describes. I'll go on passing on the fat and allow my cardiovascular system to work for as long as it can. Fat kills you. You need to exercise a little common sense. Once you get the heart condition you'll have plenty of regrets. I'm very surprised at how many of you do not avoid at least this ONE thing. Oh well; carry on.
Oh, my. You ARE aware, I hope, that unsaturated fats and omega-3 fatty acids, used in lieu of saturated and trans fats, are actually healthy and beneficial for your cardiovascular system? "Fat" doesn't kill you. There are fats and oils that are beneficial to your heart and circulatory health, and to your digestive system as well.
I realize that this thread is predominantly about unhealthy animal fats, but saturated fats aren't the only type of fat out there. It's simply not true that "fat = death."
It's easy enough to sub in heart-healthy fats for those that are unhealthy...I do it all the time. Using olive oil for sauteeing instead of butter or tropical oils, using canola for baking rather than shortening or butter, snacking on nuts rather than chips, tossing a cubed avocado in salad rather than using dressing/cheese, etc. And, obviously, all fats, whether heart-healthy or not, should be eaten in moderation, for caloric reasons, and not eaten to the exclusion of whole grains, fruits, and vegetables.
. All the rest of the fat, on everything else, is quite disgusting to eat (even if it is tasty). You folks enjoy eating your fat - as the disgusting title of this thread describes. I'll go on passing on the fat and allow my cardiovascular system to work for as long as it can. Fat kills you. You need to exercise a little common sense. Once you get the heart condition you'll have plenty of regrets. I'm very surprised at how many of you do not avoid at least this ONE thing. Oh well; carry on.
Yes, we should avoid anything that brings a little pleasure in life ... and all be sitting in the nursing home fifty years from now dying of nothing.
Nothing like a THREADJACKER to take the fun out of posting!
Then there was the commercial with the woman eating the stick of butter from the wrapper....
LOL! Never saw it, but sounds fun!
I did it on a dare.
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I'll go on passing on the fat and allow my cardiovascular system to work for as long as it can.
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Fat kills you. You need to exercise a little common sense. Once you get the heart condition you'll have plenty of regrets.
I'm very surprised at how many of you do not avoid at least this ONE thing.Oh well; carry on.
I hope you're at least taking some Fish Oil Pills, or your cardiovascular system won't be working as well as you think.
Like anything else, it's a question of degree......and trust me, nearly all people in this country get well more than enough fat in their diet.
That aside, I love some fat as a flavoring in meats/etc - but a piece of fat itself? No, that's rather gross. If I want something that chewy, I'll get some gum.
The brain needs a bit of fat in order to work properly......no wonder the folks I see out there with a body fat index of 0 seem a little crazy.
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