Am I eating too much beef jerky?

I'm 56 years of age, 6"2, 205 lbs and work out regularly aerobically
and with weights. I'm not into fad diets and believe that caloric
moderation with an exercise regimen is the most sensible way to go.

Lately I've developed a real "taste" for beef jerky and have been
eating quite a bit of it ( the packaged type) the last few weeks.
About 1/4 to 1/2 lb. per day lately. I'm trying to lose a bit more
bodyfat and I find that the the jerky is filling and I'm less likely to
snack on "junK" foods.

Beef jerky is high in protein, low in fat and seems pretty healthy
except for the fact that it contains of sodium.

Any comments or feedback will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Sy


I know that in the "Old West" dried meat was very popular. Of course,
people generally didn't live to be over 55 anyway!

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I'm 56 years of age, 6"2, 205 lbs and work out regularly aerobically
and with weights. I'm not into fad diets and believe that caloric
moderation with an exercise regimen is the most sensible way to go.

Lately I've developed a real "taste" for beef jerky and have been
eating quite a bit of it ( the packaged type) the last few weeks.
About 1/4 to 1/2 lb. per day lately. I'm trying to lose a bit more
bodyfat and I find that the the jerky is filling and I'm less likely to
snack on "junK" foods.

Beef jerky is high in protein, low in fat and seems pretty healthy
except for the fact that it contains of sodium.

Any comments or feedback will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Sy


I know that in the "Old West" dried meat was very popular. Of course,
people generally didn't live to be over 55 anyway!


Ignore these other dummys. There is enough saturated fat in Slim Jims
(i assume that is your poison) that eating one a day you'll likely
have a coronary in 5 years. There is NOTHING good in these, and
there's enough nitrates in them so your body will be in perfect
condition 50 years after they bury you (even without a coffin).
Several cowboys from the 1700's wild west where they ate a lot of
jerky were recently unearthed, and they were perfectly preserved, so
much so even their clothes didn't decay.
Seriously: that **** will kill you long before your time.

On 2 Jun 2004 05:16:53 -0700, (Not Stabbem,
someone else.) wrote:


Ignore these other dummys. There is enough saturated fat in Slim Jims
(i assume that is your poison) that eating one a day you'll likely
have a coronary in 5 years. There is NOTHING good in these, and
there's enough nitrates in them so your body will be in perfect
condition 50 years after they bury you (even without a coffin).
Several cowboys from the 1700's wild west where they ate a lot of
jerky were recently unearthed, and they were perfectly preserved, so
much so even their clothes didn't decay.
Seriously: that **** will kill you long before your time.

There is a world of difference between "Slim Jims" and "Beef Jerky".

I eat the dried packaged variety, not Slim Jims. Reading from the
label on the "Great Value" brand from Wal-Mart:

1 oz. contains:

calories-80
total fat-1 g., saturated fat 0g
cholesterol 25mg
sodium-370 mg.
total carbohydrates-7g.
protein-11g








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wrote:

On 2 Jun 2004 05:16:53 -0700, (Not Stabbem,
someone else.) wrote:


Ignore these other dummys. There is enough saturated fat in Slim Jims
(i assume that is your poison) that eating one a day you'll likely
have a coronary in 5 years. There is NOTHING good in these, and
there's enough nitrates in them so your body will be in perfect
condition 50 years after they bury you (even without a coffin).
Several cowboys from the 1700's wild west where they ate a lot of
jerky were recently unearthed, and they were perfectly preserved, so
much so even their clothes didn't decay.
Seriously: that **** will kill you long before your time.

There is a world of difference between "Slim Jims" and "Beef Jerky".

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wrote:
I eat the dried packaged variety, not Slim Jims. Reading from the
label on the "Great Value" brand from Wal-Mart:

1 oz. contains:

sodium-370 mg.

Your body only needs 500 mg of sodium/day. WHO recommends no more than
5 g/day. Your half-pound of jerky contains 6 times what you need, and
60% of the max, never mind the salt you're getting from other places.
Doesn't sound healthy to me.

Neil

"Neil Gendzwill" wrote
Your body only needs 500 mg of sodium/day. WHO recommends no more than
5 g/day. Your half-pound of jerky contains 6 times what you need, and
60% of the max, never mind the salt you're getting from other places.
Doesn't sound healthy to me.

Salt loss in sweat can be 2 to 3 grams per liter. See the link below. So
if you sweat two pounds (or a kg), you need a fair amount of salt to
replenish.

Ever notice a salty food craving after a long run?

For ultra runners (I'm one) this is pretty important -- I consumed 7+
liters of Gatorade and water in the last 50 miler I did (and I sweated out a
bit more, being several pounds lighter at the finish). This is a lot of
salt to excrete. I took in about 6 grams of salt suppliments during this
run, and got a small amt from the food and gatorade.

sportsmedicine.about.com/cs/nutrition/a/aa030101a.htm

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I eat the dried packaged variety, not Slim Jims. Reading from the
label on the "Great Value" brand from Wal-Mart:

1 oz. contains:

calories-80
total fat-1 g., saturated fat 0g
cholesterol 25mg
sodium-370 mg.
total carbohydrates-7g.
protein-11g


Umm, this stuff will KILL YOU dummy!

Charlie wrote in message . ..
On 2 Jun 2004 05:16:53 -0700, (Not Stabbem,
someone else.) wrote:


Ignore these other dummys. There is enough saturated fat in Slim Jims
(i assume that is your poison) that eating one a day you'll likely
have a coronary in 5 years. There is NOTHING good in these, and
there's enough nitrates in them so your body will be in perfect
condition 50 years after they bury you (even without a coffin).
Several cowboys from the 1700's wild west where they ate a lot of
jerky were recently unearthed, and they were perfectly preserved, so
much so even their clothes didn't decay.
Seriously: that **** will kill you long before your time.

There is a world of difference between "Slim Jims" and "Beef Jerky".

Oh, a conosewer?

Not Stabbem, someone else. wrote:
Ignore these other dummys. There is enough saturated fat in Slim Jims
(i assume that is your poison) that eating one a day you'll likely
have a coronary in 5 years. There is NOTHING good in these, and

Only an idiot would confuse Slim Jims with jerky.

--
jamie )

"There's a seeker born every minute."

A high amount of salt is used to dry it,
so you may be consuming about 50 times the recommended
daily sodium. That could aggravate blood pressure and
kidney problems, if you have any tendency in thay area.