Saturday, June 21, 2008

Five a day

As someone who eats a lot of meat I decided to see whether the practice of eating 'five meats a day' would have any consequence. First of all I don't eat chicken or fish for emotional reasons so it is not really a case of 5 animals a day - more like 5 meats. Salami counts as a meat as does bacon and black forest ham. It's relatively easy to follow this diet especially if you adopt a rolling fridge - if you roast a joint of beef keep some back for your 'five' for the next day. Sausages are another good source of variety and again can be kept in the fridge for a quick sausage sandwich if you need a top-up. So are there any downsides to this diet? Not really - one has to be opportunistic and eat the best quality meat for the least money to keep the costs down but so far so good.