Healthy Grass Fed Beef with beans/lentils

Below is an email I received from my "fat burning furnace" guru.
Rob Poulos is known for his weight loss program and healthy life style.
His recipes focus on fat burning foods.
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Hi William,

I hope this message finds you well.  I was just sitting here
working away and found my mind wandering off...

...I can't seem to stop thinking about the delicious dinner
I had last night.

Not only was it delicious, it was super healthy and fat burning too - see, its main ingredient is a rather common
food, but one that is often overlooked, especially here in
the U.S..

And as you read the rest of this newsletter, you're going to
love making this tasty dish yourself...and eating it of
course!

What is this overlooked fat burning food?  Beans and lentils

I don't know why beans and lentils get a bad rap or are just
ignored, but you're really missing out if you don't include
them in your diet every day.

Check this out:

I'm looking at a package of steamed lentils from my favorite
food store (Trader Joe's) and each serving has:

20g of complex carbs
8g of fiber
9g of protein

The key here is that along with the carbs, you get ample
fiber and protein to slow digestion and the fat storing
blood sugar spike. (the only issue with beans is the lack of
fat, so you can fix that by adding some fat via meat/fish
and/or nuts/healthy oils, etc.).

So here's what my dinner consisted of last night (the one
you can make in just a few minutes):

3 cups of steamed lentils
12 ounces of grass fed beef (more on this below)
1 bag organic frozen broccoli
1 cup organic crushed raw almonds
1 organic lemon (squeezed on for extra flavor)

I added a little unrefined sea salt to taste (this is
actually healthy...more on that in another newsletter).

THAT'S IT! I put it all together in a bowl (slice up the
meat into bite-size pieces).  This makes about 3 servings,
so my whole family enjoyed it... (my kids split 1 serving)

OK, now I mentioned grass fed beef in this recipe... well a
lot of people are unaware that the difference between
regular beef you find in your normal grocery store and grass
fed beef is startling:

When an animal lives on a heavy grain diet, their bodies
greatly reduce the production of healthy fats like omega-3s
and increases the level of omega-6s (which we already get
too much of).   We're talking like a 20 to 1 ratio of 6s to
3s... NOT GOOD!

On top of that, most of these animals are shot up with
antibiotics to help their bodies deal with the high acid
levels.

And WHAT'S WORSE...these animals are given growth hormones
to quickly fatten them in an effort to speed up harvesting.
Because of this, grain fed animals develop the heavier,
marbled muscle that you find in your every day low quality
meats.

So the result is you are eating meat that is way too high in
omega-6s, and WAY TOO LOW IN OMEGA-3s, CLA, AND VITAMINS,
and LOADED WITH ANTIBIOTICS AND HORMONES.

That's the primary reason why you should be eating meat only
every so often.

BUT HIGH QUALITY GRASS FED BEEF can be eaten as a regular
part of your healthy and fat burning diet.

See, the grass fed animals enjoy a diet higher in protein
and lower in starches.  And typically get more exercise too,
so you end up with a very healthy animal.  Plus they are
rarely if ever given hormones and there's no need for
antibiotics, of course.

Grass-fed beef is rich in omega-3s, in conjugated linoleic
acid (CLA), a proven cancer fighter, as well as vitamins A
and E, amino acids, digestive enzymes and essential
nutrients known for their antioxidant properties.

I get all of my grass fed beef from this website:

http://www.GrassFedHealthyBeef.com

They have great shipping and customer service, and of course
the best cuts of grass fed beef I've ever had.  (I just
turned my brother on to this and he loves it so much he
stocked his f.reezer with over 500 bucks of this stuff!)

I'm waiting for the invite to his next BBQ ;-).

Anyway, enjoy the recipe and I hope you try out the grass
fed beef, not only is it the best available, it is the best
tasting too!

Here's to getting lean, strong, and healthy for life,
Rob Poulos
Zero to Hero Fitness

P.S. If you have a family member or a buddy that loves beef,
you owe it to them to show them this website so they can
learn the benefits of grass fed beef (they're going to luv
ya for it):

http://www.GrassFedHealthyBeef.com

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Hope you enjoy eating the grass fed beef,  it is so... much better for you.

Thanks for reading this post and we'll see you next time we post good healthy info.