Originally Posted by
Road Fan
I'm surprised you are not using whitefish, canned tuna packed in water and salmon as protein sources. All are pretty high, and boned Atlantic salmon is between $9 and $11 per pound at Whole Foods and at Costco, for an estimate of reasonable prices. Really lean ground beef is in the same ballpark here in Ann Arbor, and both are much leaner than $5 ground beef, at about 30% fat.
I don't have a carb problem, so I put reheated grilled whitefish or salmon over microwaved white rice with whatever else. Likewise, some canned with veg, chickpeas, olives and feta are also real nice. A 5-guys burger is a great occasional treat, but need not be a staple.
Bottom line: consider fish!
Also, Consumer Reports is reporting that ground chicken from many national sources has considerable bacteria which can themselves be harmful: E. coli and other bonafide nasties!
I don't mind fish but I don't want it plain. I cant eat mayo or lemon or most sessions so it would have to be plain. tuna is dry without mayo I have a little smoked salmon now and again but it has a lot of sugar in it. I love sushi but its not a option anymore. I only buy higher quality meats usually grown pretty locally I cant stat cheap meats. I get it sometimes in stirfry at a Chinese place. the problem is this ha made me so picky because of the limitations that I have gotten stuck in ruts and cant really change.