beef!

[countof3]

Is beef just super hard to digest? We eat it once a week, just made homemade burgers, I made a baby patty, about 3 oz after cooked and I was stuffed halfway through. I can get about 3 oz of chicken down fine...

[Carolyn H.]

I can barely eat chicken, but I can do 2oz of ground beef. It's very much a YMMV kind of thing.

I buy organic, grass-fed ground beef which I tend to leave more rare (and moist) than I might more 'generic' beef that's raised in a feed lot and more likely to pick up bacteria. Grass-fed also has better Omega-3 to Omega-6 ratio and is healthier for you. It's something to consider.

[countof3]

I'll have to stop in at trader Joe's and see if they have it. Sounds like a good change.

[loulou7]

Depends on how much fat was in the beef, how dry you cooked it, and if you put anything on it to "moisten" it.

I can generally get beef down easier than I can chicken breasts, since they are so dry. But any kind of meat has to be chewed well, moistened with something to make it "slippery", can't be cooked too well.

[Brandilynn]

The leaner and dryer the meat, the less it takes to satiation. If its rare meat, or slippy with sauce I can consume more to get to satisfied.

[loulou7]

Feb 3, 2012 7:45:09 GMT -5 Brandilynn said:

The leaner and dryer the meat, the less it takes to satiation. If its rare meat, or slippy with sauce I can consume more to get to satisfied.

Really? That's interesting. I can barely get dry meat down, regardless of how much I chew it. I get that "stuck" feeling, it's extremely painful, and more often than not I eventually yack it back up.

I used to be a chicken breast only kind of gal, but since surgery I'm liking the dark meats more, now I prefer thighs. Much easier to get down and keep down.

And, if I'm not mistaken, this was my 100th post!!!

[Avonlea]

I can eat well-chewed ground beef and I'm three weeks out. But not a lot of it, maybe two ounces at the very most.

[countof3]

I too cannot get overcooked meat down. I keep my burgers pink. Fish is the fav protein. Chicken has to come off the grill the second its done.

[califsleevin]

As noted by others, it's one of those YMMV things. My wife had problems with ground beef after her DS and her doc said that it was not uncommon and that many patients find filet better tolerated (thank you , Dr. Bob, for that "prescription"!) and it still doesn't settle as well as other things six years later. On the other hand, I had little problem with it even early on.

[susan1219]

I know I have problems with chicken. I have yet to try beef, but I am going to tomorrow. I have been playing it safe with tuna and ground turkey.

[Brandilynn]

*facepalm*

I meant more, yes, sorry! My lack of good sleep is showing through. The rarer the more.

*back in bowl*

[pattipop]

I can eat ground beef but I have to chew it til hell won't have it. I usually spread a bit of dip made with fage yogurt on it, that helps a lot.

[rixiebike]

Beef has been working for me (but I lost my love for the flavor), but surprisingly bad experiences with chicken.

[countof3]

Chicken took months to adjust to and still cam only get 2 oz in tops.

[nandmsmom]

I do pretty well with beef. Chicken is tolerable, but not the easiest thing for me to eat.

[Brandilynn]

Do yall ever chew papaya enzymes after eating? I really am under the impression that doing that helped me to not have any food issues.

[jaellie]

I found beef very hard to eat early out. I would use a lot of sauce or gravy to give it moister. I also use to love baked chicken breast (years of dieting)...but now post op DS I prefer dark mark. Much moister. Also found any meat cooked on the bone is more tender. My DH can grill a mean steak. My go to food in a pinch is still rotisserie chicken. I am also a crock pot queen. Love coming home from work and dinner is done! Prevents me from carb binging.

[Deleted]

I did hamburger early on (3-4 weeks out) but had to put applesauce on it...and would eat about 2 oz and be full.

[hoosiermama]

Hamburger cooked solid still sits in my stomach like a giant ball of urrgh. I can eat any hunk o meat and lunch meat but I still avoid hamburger solids.

[Deleted]

Chicken has been harder on me than beef since day one. (But I don't eat dark meat.) However, ground beef in a patty or meatloaf is always iffy. Mass production burgers are the most questionable of all for me, even five years out. I can take one bite of the thing and know whether to continue.