Meat and PotatoesThe Best and Worst

By: Sarah Smythe, April Dunn, and Maryana Blyznyuk

Can Meat and Potatoes be Nutritious?

YES because… Red meats like buffalo, bison, and ostrich are

healthier. Beef is 27% leaner than it was 20 years ago Pork is 31% lower in fats (Johanson, 2008)

NO because… A thanksgiving dinner can be up to 4500

calories! (Filipic, 2004)

Most meat and potato people rarely eat vegetables.

(Maze, 2006)

(Liebman, 1995)

Foods of a Meat and Potato Person

The Meat Burgers Steak Hot Dogs Sausages All Red Meats Chicken with skin Turkey with Skin

The Potatoes French Fries Baked Potatoes Mashed Potatoes

The Others Cheese Foods made with butter

and other oils Whole and 2% milk

(Liebman, 1995)

Dietary Complications

Heart Disease (Fallon, 2000) Prostate cancer Stroke Colon Cancer Heart Attack Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Diabetes (Liebman, 1995)

Ways to Eat Healthier

When shopping stay in the outer aisles Read food labels Eat sensible food portions Add more fruit and healthy snack choices Learn the best alternatives to junk food The more color the better Don’t Skip Meals Don’t eat within a few hours of going to bed

(Anderson, 2007)

Quiz What red meats are healthier than beef?

answer: Buffalo, Bison, and Ostrich What diseases can be caused from unhealthy eating?

answer: Example- Heart attacks and Diabetes What are a couple of ways to eat healthier?

answer: only shop in outside aisles What are typical foods of a meat and potato person?

answer: Hamburgers and Fries What happens to the heart as a result of plaque build

up?

answer: Blood clots resulting in heart attacks

References Liebman, B (1995). A meat & potatoes man. Bnet, Retrieved February 4, 2008,from http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0813/is_n5_v22/ai_16995317

Fallon, S (2000). Sad Changes in the Standard American Diet. The Weston A. Prince Foundation, Retrieved February 4, 2008, from http://westonaprice.org/traditional_diets/sad_changes_american_standard. html

Anderson, R (2007). Ten Ways to Eat Healthier — One Meal at a Time. Discovery Health: Nutrition and Fitness, Retrieved February 6, 2008,

from http://health.discovery.com/centers/nutritionfitness/nutrition/articles/expert/ anderson/eatinghealthy.html

Maze, J (2006). Healthy Buffolos. Purveyors if Heart and Healthy Meats, Retrieved February 6, 2008, from http://www.healthybuffalo.com/

THE ENDMade by:

Sarah Smythe

Maryana Blyznyuk

April Dunn