As far as I'm concerned, whoever first minced a bit of meat, added herbs and spices and forced it all into some animal gut deserves a statue in Trafalgar Square.
Avoiding diet-related illnesses is a choice we must make; many are caused by our adherence to the modern Western diet that features lots of meat, added fat, sugar, and refined grains.
The Obama Administration is getting behind a proposed ban on the slaughter of horses for meat, adding to the growing opposition to a plan for resuming the practice in New Mexico.
The 'Healthy foods' cluster had relatively higher intake of lowfat dairy products, fruit, whole grains, poultry, fish and vegetables, and lower consumption of red meat, added fats and high-calorie drinks (Table 1).
One, as Mr. Pollan points out, is that populations who rely on the so-called Western diet — lots of processed foods, meat, added fat, sugar and refined grains — "invariably suffer from high rates of the so-called Western diseases: obesity, Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer".
To a cup of any type of pureed meat, add 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon of the spices of your choice.
I also tried increasing the quantity of smoky meat, adding ham hocks and bacon to the traditional smoked sausage, typically kielbasa.
If there is any liquid left over from the storage of the meat, add that.
If the volume begins to dip below the surface of the meat, add more wine.
This questionnaire probes participants for the portion size of foods consumed, along with composition (eg, low- vs high-fat cuts of meat) and added condiments (eg, butter or jam added to toast).
You could begin with ground meat, add spices of your choice and use other liquids in place of the stock.
