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This Meat is the Healthiest in the World, Even Healthier Than Many Vegetables
MSN ^ | January 16, 2025 | Marian Avila

Posted on 01/23/2025 5:57:22 AM PST by Red Badger

In the world of nutrition, we're often reminded of the importance of eating fruits and vegetables to keep a balanced diet. But hold onto your hats, folks—a recent study has revealed that pork fat ranks as one of the healthiest foods on the planet, even outdoing many veggies. With a nutritional score of 73 out of 100, pork fat lands in the eighth spot on a list of the world's top 100 healthiest foods, according to BBC Future.

Pork fat, also known as lard, is a fantastic source of B vitamins and minerals. Plus, it's more unsaturated and healthier than lamb or beef fat. This type of fat contains monounsaturated fatty acids, like oleic acid, which is also found in olive oil—famous for its heart health benefits. But remember, moderation is key!

In the lineup of the healthiest foods, pork fat beat out 92 other foods, including peas, red cabbage, tomatoes, mackerel, lettuce, oranges, and sweet potatoes. This might come as a shocker to many, as veggies have traditionally been seen as the healthiest choice. However, pork fat offers a nutritional profile that shouldn't be underestimated.

To get the most nutritional bang for your buck from pork fat, it's crucial to consider how the pigs were raised. According to Surrey Live, lard provides fat-soluble vitamins like vitamin D, especially if the pigs were raised outdoors. Pasture-raised pork fat tends to be healthier due to its better nutrient content.

As with any part of your diet, moderation is essential. While pork fat has many benefits, it's important not to go overboard. The saturated fats present in lard are okay in moderate amounts, but too much can have negative health effects.

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TOPICS: Agriculture; Food; Health/Medicine; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: fat; lard; notmeat; porkfat
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To: Red Badger

Went to a bar in downtown Frankfurt. The stairs went down a few floors. It was a converted bomb shelter. Order up a drink and feast on the free bread and lard. Not a joke.


141 posted on 01/23/2025 4:11:20 PM PST by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: Bob434

That is about judgment, but the reason to not eat pigs, snails, crab, slugs, and fish that scrounge like catfish, is because they are scavengers. The first to eat a body dumped into the ocean are the crabs.


142 posted on 01/23/2025 4:14:16 PM PST by Glad2bnuts
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To: Glad2bnuts

Peter was told all foods are acceptable- if you wish to avoid dirty animals and bottom feeders, then fine, but it is not a biblical commandment nor sin to eat them


143 posted on 01/23/2025 5:07:02 PM PST by Bob434
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To: Glad2bnuts

Wow! My kind of inlaws! soudns liek they ate very well!


144 posted on 01/23/2025 5:08:12 PM PST by Bob434
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To: Albion Wilde

Was a ton better than the tasteless crap they fry them in today- tried soem the other day at mcd’s- NOPE! Still lousy


145 posted on 01/23/2025 5:09:57 PM PST by Bob434
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To: Glad2bnuts

Yuo can’t do better than lard- duck fat is also a must for fryign especially potatoes- crisp em good in duck fat- oh my, soem good- we are able to buy soem from walmart, but it is expensive- best is to cook a duck and keep the fat drippings, and cook small potatoes in the bottom of the pan the duck is cooked in so the fat drips down onto them while they are cookin- wow! Good stuff!


146 posted on 01/23/2025 5:11:43 PM PST by Bob434
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To: Glad2bnuts
Mickey D’s supposedly used lard

Nope. Beef tallow.

147 posted on 01/23/2025 5:13:42 PM PST by Albion Wilde (“Did you ever meet a woke person that’s happy? There’s no such thing.” —Donald J. Trump)
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To: Glad2bnuts

Nope, but I do have Scottish ancestry on both sides. 31% according to Ancestry.com. The rest English, Irish and bit of German.


148 posted on 01/23/2025 5:54:59 PM PST by redangus ( )
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To: Bob434

Our feral pigs would make quick work of a coyote. Much larger and meaner.


149 posted on 01/23/2025 9:30:09 PM PST by TheThirdRuffian (Orange is the new brown)
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To: Red Badger

So, if I call someone a lard-ass, is that actually a compliment?


150 posted on 01/23/2025 11:18:32 PM PST by citizen (Political incrementalism is like compound interest for liberals - every little bit adds up.)
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To: bk1000

you’re going to the wrong grocery stores. Generic national/large regional one likely won’t but all of the grocery stores by me you can get it easy. I live in northern Chicagoland an ethnically diverse populous.


151 posted on 01/24/2025 2:11:13 AM PST by medical conservative
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To: Bob434

Yeah that was beef tallow.


152 posted on 01/24/2025 2:11:13 AM PST by medical conservative
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To: medical conservative

My inlaws made up some beef tallow last year and sent it to us- g9nna cut some potatoes into thin slices and fry them today I think!


153 posted on 01/24/2025 7:14:48 AM PST by Bob434
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To: TheThirdRuffian

They do hunt wild pigs with dogs, course some dogs dont live to fight another day. It would be a fair fight I think- coyotes outnumbering their victim. But yeah, the pigs ain’t exactly defenseless for sure.


154 posted on 01/24/2025 7:16:44 AM PST by Bob434
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To: Red Badger

Well, I’m screwed. Messianic Christian. I eat kosher. Pork is a no-no.


155 posted on 01/24/2025 7:18:22 AM PST by hoagy62 (Hail Trump! Trump won! By a lot!)
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To: hoagy62

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+10:9-16&version=NIV


156 posted on 01/24/2025 7:19:23 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Glad2bnuts

Thx...maybe since it has been about 40 years since I last tried it, maybe it is time.


157 posted on 01/24/2025 7:52:57 AM PST by goodnesswins (Don’t be REALITY PHOBIC!)
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To: Red Badger
I love Beef liver. Pork liver not so much.............

Exactly. I would never touch calf or pork liver. Totally different taste.

158 posted on 01/24/2025 2:51:31 PM PST by Buttons12 ( )
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