The Banting/LCHF Thread

[swift412]

Heh, about 2 years ago my staple diet was pizza and Steers every day. The price of Steers (and lots of other fast food places) [-]is getting[/-] has gone insane. I mean for R69 you could probably buy 500g of sirloin and still have change for veggies...

 

[FlashSA]

Heh, about 2 years ago my staple diet was pizza and Steers every day. The price of Steers (and lots of other fast food places) [-]is getting[/-] has gone insane. I mean for R69 you could probably buy 500g of sirloin and still have change for veggies...

This is exactly the issue I had. I looked at R69 on my plate and thought about the home cooked eisbein I had last night which cost R29/kg and some electricity to run the oven. Or the tasty rib eye steak I had the night before that which cost R35 and elec to fry in butter. Once you have done the real food thing for long enough, there is this mind shift and fast food becomes overpriced rubbish, even to me who used to worship it!

 

[FuLL_MeT4L]

This is exactly the issue I had. I looked at R69 on my plate and thought about the home cooked eisbein I had last night which cost R29/kg and some electricity to run the oven. Or the tasty rib eye steak I had the night before that which cost R35 and elec to fry in butter. Once you have done the real food thing for long enough, there is this mind shift and fast food becomes overpriced rubbish, even to me who used to worship it!

You buying your meat in the 90s at those prices?

 

[RanzB]

Haha thought the same thing.. R35 for a ribeye?

 

[faniebraai]

Haha thought the same thing.. R35 for a ribeye?

for that piece, not per kilo

/facepalm.jpeg

 

[RanzB]

for that piece, not per kilo

/facepalm.jpeg

Duh.. But still, R35 must be tiny.

 

[faniebraai]

Duh.. But still, R35 must be tiny.

banting = size of your hand = tiny

 

[RanzB]

banting = size of your hand = tiny

Not for me

 

[FlashSA]

Haha thought the same thing.. R35 for a ribeye?

Less than R100 a kg gives a nice 300g steak. First rule of ditching carbs = find a good meat supplier.

 

[RanzB]

Less than R100 a kg gives a nice 300g steak. First rule of ditching carbs = find a good meat supplier.

Cheapest good quality ribeye I can find here is R130/kg. Free-range, hormone free, antiobiotic free..

 

[FlashSA]

Cheapest good quality ribeye I can find here is R130/kg. Free-range, hormone free, antiobiotic free..

Granted, not free range my side so your pricing is justified. Still infinitely better than fast food.

 

[RanzB]

Definitely.. Wish good meat prices were cheaper though

 

[FlashSA]

Definitely.. Wish good meat prices were cheaper though

I have managed to obtain lamb directly from a small farm which is completely free range and similarly priced to local butchers. The flock get to roam around massive lands. The taste is markedly different to shop bought lamb. Plus lamb chops have awesome fat bang for buck.

 

[RanzB]

True, but I'm not the biggest fan of the taste of most lamb. What price do you get, and do they deliver?

 

[FlashSA]

True, but I'm not the biggest fan of the taste of most lamb. What price do you get, and do they deliver?

Haven't bought since last year so can't recall pricing. They are a small family run farm and restaurant at Haga Haga on the Wild Coast. My family has a beach house in that area. Farm is called Oppie Plaas on Facebook. They deliver to EL.

 

[RanzB]

Shot dot. Keen to give it a try for the taste.

 

[KleinBoontjie]

I have managed to obtain lamb directly from a small farm which is completely free range and similarly priced to local butchers. The flock get to roam around massive lands. The taste is markedly different to shop bought lamb. Plus lamb chops have awesome fat bang for buck.

:wtf: Where does the shop bought lamb come from then?

Pffft, city folk

 

[RanzB]

:wtf: Where does the shop bought lamb come from then?

Pffft, city folk

Lambs kept in pens? I dunno.

 

[KleinBoontjie]

Lambs kept in pens? I dunno.

I grew up on a farm and live in the country side, never heard of that. Maybe not impossible, but to my knowledge, all sheep comes from farms where they have grazed on the lands.
IMO, taste maybe different because of storage or difference in feed, grass etc. I remember the New Zealand sheep that was imported back in the 90's was tasting different.

I saw that thread of the lab grown burger patty, maybe they've started to grow sheep in a lab too :twisted:

 

[RanzB]

I grew up on a farm and live in the country side, never heard of that. Maybe not impossible, but to my knowledge, all sheep comes from farms where they have grazed on the lands.
IMO, taste maybe different because of storage or difference in feed, grass etc. I remember the New Zealand sheep that was imported back in the 90's was tasting different.

I saw that thread of the lab grown burger patty, maybe they've started to grow sheep in a lab too :twisted:

Thanks for the info. So you reckon mentioning free-range here is just a selling point?