Obviously not the best. I would assume killing a deer with your bare hands and then eating the meat is the best, and then snacking on slim Jims is the worst.
But where does lunch meat rank? Ya know, sliced lunch meat from the deli? Right now I'm shoving some turkey in my mouth. Also have ham, and hard salami.
Where would lunch meats rank on the health/keto scale
No idea, but the salt gets to me when I eat a lot of cold cuts.
Most are fine. Salami, roast beef, pastrami and ham are your best bets. Believe it or not but turkey and chicken tend to be a little higher in carbs.
The main issue with processed deli meats is that they cause cancer. If it's actually just a real roast turkey breast or piece of beef that is cooked and sliced up, that's obviously fine, but the standard processed lunch meats are full of carcinogenic nitrates/nitrites. Probably also very high in sodium. Maybe also contain added sugar and/or other preservatives and additives.
All interesting. Especially the bit about ham and salami being best (unless you're trolling me lol)
Horrible shitty processed meat that's mostly ass holes n elbows , that's full of chemicals, preservatives, sodium.
Unless it’s some all natural , homemade type jerky, it’s about the shittiest meat protein you can consume.
Does it have carbs? No. Eat it.
Never had an issue with it knocking me out of ketosis if that's what you're asking.
turducken -The main issue with processed deli meats is that they cause cancer. If it's actually just a real roast turkey breast or piece of beef that is cooked and sliced up, that's obviously fine, but the standard processed lunch meats are full of carcinogenic nitrates/nitrites. Probably also very high in sodium. Maybe also contain added sugar and/or other preservatives and additives.
Do you worry about eating celery or spinach? There's more nitrates/nitrites in those than most cured meats. Hell people cure meats with celery extract because it's got so much in it. Any "uncured" meats in stores use this as a preservative. #2 cure goes in at .25% the weight of the meat you're curing, its also around 93% salt. The actual nitrates are about 6.5% and nitrites are 1% that's of the .25% of the meats weight. So a 1kg piece of would have .025 grams of nitrite, and .1625 grams of nitrates. That doesn't include what's washed off. I cure meats all the time and people freaking about about nitrates and nitrites is silly. If you eat arugula it has a higher nitrate and nitrite mmol than cured meats.
If eating lunch meat vs "real" meat is the biggest issue you have with your diet, you're doing better than probably 90-95% of people.
You'll be fine.
honestus -turducken -The main issue with processed deli meats is that they cause cancer. If it's actually just a real roast turkey breast or piece of beef that is cooked and sliced up, that's obviously fine, but the standard processed lunch meats are full of carcinogenic nitrates/nitrites. Probably also very high in sodium. Maybe also contain added sugar and/or other preservatives and additives.
Do you worry about eating celery or spinach? There's more nitrates/nitrites in those than most cured meats. Hell people cure meats with celery extract because it's got so much in it. Any "uncured" meats in stores use this as a preservative. #2 cure goes in at .25% the weight of the meat you're curing, its also around 93% salt. The actual nitrates are about 6.5% and nitrites are 1% that's of the .25% of the meats weight. So a 1kg piece of would have .025 grams of nitrite, and .1625 grams of nitrates. That doesn't include what's washed off. I cure meats all the time and people freaking about about nitrates and nitrites is silly. If you eat arugula it has a higher nitrate and nitrite mmol than cured meats.
Interdasting if true. I dont really eat much celery or spinach or arugula so it's not something I think about
turducken -honestus -turducken -The main issue with processed deli meats is that they cause cancer. If it's actually just a real roast turkey breast or piece of beef that is cooked and sliced up, that's obviously fine, but the standard processed lunch meats are full of carcinogenic nitrates/nitrites. Probably also very high in sodium. Maybe also contain added sugar and/or other preservatives and additives.
Do you worry about eating celery or spinach? There's more nitrates/nitrites in those than most cured meats. Hell people cure meats with celery extract because it's got so much in it. Any "uncured" meats in stores use this as a preservative. #2 cure goes in at .25% the weight of the meat you're curing, its also around 93% salt. The actual nitrates are about 6.5% and nitrites are 1% that's of the .25% of the meats weight. So a 1kg piece of would have .025 grams of nitrite, and .1625 grams of nitrates. That doesn't include what's washed off. I cure meats all the time and people freaking about about nitrates and nitrites is silly. If you eat arugula it has a higher nitrate and nitrite mmol than cured meats.
Interdasting if true. I dont really eat much celery or spinach or arugula so it's not something I think about
I cure a lot of meats and ferment salamis and other sausages. The amount of actual nitrates and nitrites is very low in these. Vegetables are usually on par with most cured meats. Now, that said if someone's dumb and they use a ton of cure you could be in trouble but most cured meats are fine to eat.
honestus -turducken -honestus -turducken -The main issue with processed deli meats is that they cause cancer. If it's actually just a real roast turkey breast or piece of beef that is cooked and sliced up, that's obviously fine, but the standard processed lunch meats are full of carcinogenic nitrates/nitrites. Probably also very high in sodium. Maybe also contain added sugar and/or other preservatives and additives.
Do you worry about eating celery or spinach? There's more nitrates/nitrites in those than most cured meats. Hell people cure meats with celery extract because it's got so much in it. Any "uncured" meats in stores use this as a preservative. #2 cure goes in at .25% the weight of the meat you're curing, its also around 93% salt. The actual nitrates are about 6.5% and nitrites are 1% that's of the .25% of the meats weight. So a 1kg piece of would have .025 grams of nitrite, and .1625 grams of nitrates. That doesn't include what's washed off. I cure meats all the time and people freaking about about nitrates and nitrites is silly. If you eat arugula it has a higher nitrate and nitrite mmol than cured meats.
Interdasting if true. I dont really eat much celery or spinach or arugula so it's not something I think about
I cure a lot of meats and ferment salamis and other sausages. The amount of actual nitrates and nitrites is very low in these. Vegetables are usually on par with most cured meats. Now, that said if someone's dumb and they use a ton of cure you could be in trouble but most cured meats are fine to eat.
I just avoid processed food in general. I was more talking about a prepackaged bag of processed sandwich meat than a cured meat like you're describing.
Hot dogs are processed? WTF?