What else is a "red meat" besides beef?

Question

My doctor wants me to eat some red meat until my iron builds up. Is that just beef? Or do I have other choices?

Answer 1

Try Lamb, good iron source but lower in cholesterol than beef.

Answer 2

The exact definition varies by time, place, and culture, but the meat of adult mammals, such as beef, mutton, and horse is invariably considered "red".
You can also get iron from Chicken Livers, Dark Meat Turkey, Pork Loin Chops, Baked Beans and Kidney Beans, Molasses and Spinach.

Answer 3

Veal, lamb, any organ meat (liver, kidneys, heart) venison (deer), buffalo. The most important thing is to eat things high in iron - which is primarily liver and even certain vegetables. Maybe try an iron supplement/vitamin? I would research foods high in iron (especially vegetables) then double check with my doctor. Good luck and good health!

Answer 4

Other red meat commodities include: beef, sheep & lamb, veal, pork, fur, wild game & bison, ostrich, and elk.
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Don't forget to include foods rich in vitamin C with your meat.
This vitamin helps for iron absorption.

Answer 5

Ground beef is usually made from tougher meat and leftover meat created when the sides of beef are carved into steaks and roasts.About 17-18% of US ground beef comes from dairy cows.

Answer 6

There's Lamb. There's Venison. And if "red meat", to you, doesn't mean strictly cattle, there is Buffalo.

Answer 7

Any game meat is considered red meat as well. Try deer, bear, etc.

Answer 8

Not that I am an expert, but aren't most game animals red blooded? You know like Deer (Venison).

Answer 9

Bison and lamb come to mind right away. Veal is just baby cow, so it's still beef.

Answer 10

Beef is the norm in grocery stores but venison comes to mind. ;-)