Monday, September 9, 2013

Meat and Poultry

I don't want to write this post. I don't want to do this rule. I don't want to make these recipes.

But I have to.

RULE #5 - MEAT & POULTRY 
Select a maximum of 5 weekly meat meals (luncheon or dinner) from Group A (Chicken, Turkey, Pheasant, Organ Meats, and Rabbit) and/or select a maximum of 3 weekly meat meals from Group B (Beef, Frankfurters, Lamb) 




Portion control is KEY here. For luncheon, 4 ounces of cooked meat may be selected. For dinner, 6 ounces is permitted. It is advised that you weigh your portion. I repeat. WEIGH YOUR PORTION. Do not screw around with this.

Remove all visible fat. Broil, boil, bake or roast ONLY. And for the love of all that is holy --- NO MEAT AT BREAKFAST!

Oh - and lest we forget. Liver is REQUIRED once per week. So figure out when you are gonna fit that into your repertoire.

If I had my druthers, I would completely skip this chapter. I would be perfectly happy without the meat. Without the liver. Without the frankfurters. But - since it is the longest chapter in the book (40 pages), I assume this is an important rule. So onward we go...

As I work up the courage to prepare my next meaty recipe, please enjoy a few Retro WW meat photos.




Why can't we just grill up a nice chicken breast on the Retro WW Program? Why not just a simple frankfurter on a bun? Why must we do horrifying, traumatic things to our meat? I will never understand this.

We may need more than one week to explore this rule. Just sayin'.

5 comments:

Eartha Kitsch said...

Lord help you. You're going to be just like me when I was on Atkins. Meat. Meat. More Meat. Meat.

Nancy said...

Sweet Holy Baby Jesus. Get out NOW!

Shoes15 said...

Any diet that encourages the consumption of frankfurters can't be all bad - especially six ounces' worth...

jzgplj said...

I remember the liver rule. It was horrifying.

Mae Tyler said...

Well, meat is an essential part of a healthy diet, so this 5 weekly meals of meat sound like a terrific idea. And with a selection like that? I surely wouldn’t mind abiding to these rules. Cheers!

Mae Tyler @ St. Andrew Poultry