Fish is not that filling?


#21

Really not a surprise, do you have any clue how many entries are in that thing? How many brands? How many cuts? How many iterations of each? I went buy the first that cronometer brought up on each and set it for 8oz. I couldn’t even tell you which ones I picked at this point.

I just grabbed these two, whether they’re the same ones or not I couldn’t tell you but this is what I’d eat/use. Now if you want to be anal about it you could say you buy cheap badly trimmed meat at Walmart and so the “fat content” is higher… but that’s not real, that a shortcut processing trick/scam to artificially make it heavier to increase sale price. I go by the typical fat content in the actual cut (a little more realistic). I understand some people cut off the backside of steak that 99% of people trim off and pretend it’s jerky but those are also the same people dipping everything they eat in bacon grease so I assume most aren’t doing that and going by the realistic marbled in fat that the cut in question has. Even as a tracker you can really only be so anal about this, unless you’re going to send your ribeye through a DEXA before you eat it first or something…

I’m talking total fat content, I don’t concern myself with the breakdowns as I see no point to it. Unless you’re eating a ton of one specific type for some reason that may be an issue for you specifically, even as a tracker I see that as a waste of time. That’s just me. I know some people have decided that it’s a specific fat type that’s the cause of all their issues, I think for a very small minority there may be something there but for the majority it’s just overblown.


#22

fish isn’t a heavy hitter. not dense. kcals are lower against meat food.
Like a lb of salmon is around 800 kcals and a lb. of steak, full and not trimmed fat has around 1200 at least and probably more depending on that steak cut being measured…to fill up on fish eat alot more of it.

then eating fish with even butter will not hit that satiaty factor dense muscle type meat will ever give most people.

fish in my zc world is a ‘side item’ to eat. never a main meal. It is like eggs, so many people can feel full with eggs and to me, they mean nothing, like fish :slight_smile: So everyone will do well on it or just find it is the most unsatisfying food to eat…whichever one you are, if it is not filling you up, eat alot more of it. Or pair with eggs like mentioned. Anyway to fill up is good but just eating a whole lot more of it is best if your hunger is that tough.


(FRANK) #23

Need lots of tarter sauce. That helps. Plus some type of keto side salad, like broccoli/cauliflower salad.


#24

I really appreciate you showing the screenshots, because I was a bit baffled by this discussion.

I would say that the first entry, of Beef Steak, Sirloin, No Visible Fat Eaten goes some way to explaining the discrepancy.

But more than that - for any Brits reading! - sirloin in the US and UK aren’t the same cut (I think sirloin for the US is called rump here, which isn’t a particularly fatty cut) - which also explains my confusion!

I was looking at my sirloin that I’m eating now and thinking, “How can this be less fatty than a salmon?!”

I love salmon and have always eaten a good amount of it. I’d say my conclusion is that the leaner cuts of beef might have less fat than salmon, but the fattier cuts of beef will have more fat than salmon. The lesson is to choose your cuts wisely (and also be aware that choosing not to eat the visible fat will affect your intake).


#25

it is more about calorie density of the food.

eat 1 stick of butter…it is about 800 kcals
are ya full? nope. and for most probably some icky gut troubles coming your way :wink:

eat 800 kcals of steak, more full then that butter LOL

fat is filling but it is also about what meat/seafood/fish is also wrapped around that food intake.

dense protein vs. not dense for satiaty.


(Jack Bennett) #26

I tried mackerel in that recipe too and it worked really well. Sardines are up next :grinning::fish:


#27

There are some different names for same cuts sometimes (which I’ll never understand) but Sirloins and rumps are different parts of the cow. The Sirloin is from the top near rear section right above the tenderloin. The rump / bottom round is the lower back of the legs.


#28

Your diagram is just American cuts. I have uploaded the British cuts for comparison.

On the British diagram, you can see how your sirloin matches our rump.


(Doug) #29

Okay, so caviar, right? :stuck_out_tongue:


(Joey) #30

That’s me, for sure. I’d pay extra for the highest fat-content burger meat at Walmart if need be… but it’s always cheaper. Go figure!

One good reason to do so: The various “kinds” of fat are not at all equivalent as they produce meaningfully different health outcomes.

Mono, poly, trans, … hey… we’re still talking about fat, right? :wink:


#31

HAH! That’s awesome.


(Bacon is a many-splendoured thing) #32

Just to add to the confusion, the USDA entries I picked showed the following:

Fat per 100 g Salmon, Raw Beef, Ground, Raw
Saturated 0.81 g 7.291 g
Monounsaturated 1.348 g 8.48 g
Polyunsaturated 0.811 g 0.505 g

This may very well explain why the salmon was so much less satisfying.


(Jane) #33

Well, you managed to find a cut of meat PLUS no visible fat eaten to back up your claim LOL

Ribeye, hamburger (80%) and sirloin “with visible fat eaten” are both higher than salmon per 100 g with ribeye being over 3 times and hamburger double the fat of salmon.

So, both claims are correct - just need to clarify which cut of beef.


#34

Nice try but if you actually read up you would have seen my original comparison was to a piece of Sirlion, which isn’t fatty. “No visible fat eaten” typically means as “I didn’t eat what normal people cut off”. Not that there was zero fat in the steak. That was my whole point. The cut matters.


(Bob M) #35

Sorry, I should say that I gave up on fish. I just made an omelette with a lot of cheese. One time, I took very fatty (10% fat) yogurt, with dark chocolate, cacao pieces, and coconut.

Personally, I think if I’m hungry after eating a meal when I wouldn’t normally be, then I’m hungry. I also really don’t care about macros, having never looked at a single one of them the last 7 years.

To the extent that I ate fewer calories, that might be a problem. But I regularly take lean beef, say eye of round:

Calories 276; Fat 7g; Saturated Fat 2.4g; Protein 49.8g

That’s a 3.5 ounce serving. Four ounces salmon:

A lot fewer calories. A lot less protein.

Maybe if I wanted to retest this (which I don’t, as I really don’t like fish), I would eat the same calories in fish and beef and compare.

But I got a bit shocked, as a pound of lean beef seems way more filling than what I thought was a pound of fish. But I did not measure to ensure they were the same weight; I only took 4 pieces of fish. I just assumed they were a pound. But I realize now even if they were a pound, one pound fish is not the same calories as one pound of beef, several hundred fewer calories in fact.

Normally, I LOVE to test things, but since I eat fish weekly only during Lent, it’s really kinda meaningless if I don’t like fish in the first place. (Sorry to those of you who do like fish.)


(Jane) #36

But sirloin “with visible fat eaten” is higher in fat than salmon. Same cut of meat - just how you eat it.


(Karen) #37

Yes I am same, I love fish but it doesn’t really satiate and I think taking some hard boiled eggs in to eat with the fish would be key to staving of the hunger pangs. Am better with Beef for feeling satiated. Even pork and lamb does cut it. I do like to get variety though I am sure it can only do good to mix it up. Perhaps take some sliced beef to have with the fish.

When I am at work I usually take a tin of tuna or mackeral and also a packet of slices topside beef. Or cooked chicken with some grated cheese on too and a know of butter and mikey it. Its got to be quick and easy for me. You have to get to the mikey quickly though because when the guys put their processed food in it you’re waiting an age for it to be done :smile:


(Bob M) #38

I was wondering if this might be your (or my) body saying it needs something it finds in beef or eggs, but does not find in fish?

I think it could also be a calorie thing, as fish is generally not that many calories. However, I eat lean beef a lot and that seems to be filling. Thus, my idea above.

One day, I should test and actually attempt to match calories between beef and fish and see what happens. Fish for “lunch” (my first meal) one day or maybe two days in a row, then lean beef for one day or two days. Compare.