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[smiller]

Can someone tell me where this type of meat falls? I know it's as lean, if not leaner than turkey and chicken but would it fall in the 5 oz category or the 7 oz category. My hubby loves to hunt so I'm expecting a freezer full of venison for winter. Also, what about venison jerky? Any response would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

[Nancy]

Sheila, as with all meat or fish servings, select the leanest portion, cut off all visible fat before preparation. Weigh the meat after it is cooked.

As per the nutritionist at Medifast and Take Shape for Life, "use about a 5 ounce portion of venison."

I would treat it as beef.

[smiller]

Thank you for the response, I know we'll end up with a ton of it before the season is over...

[Nancy]

Smiller ~

It's interesting how our menu varies among the Forum people living in different regions of the country. My Daddy took me fishing with him from the time I was a little girl and he and my brother have hunted all types of game. Unca lived in northwest B.C. and hunted many unusual types of game. One winter when we visited him he had bear, moose, venison, ptarmigan and other wild game hanging in his meat locker in the shed. He literally fired up the chain saw, lopped off a hunk and I roasted it in the wood cook stove. Lemme tell ya, THAT was an experience for a city girl!

There are some on the Forum here that find a packet of Essential 1 Chicken or Tuna Salad to be just about as wild a protein source that they care to handle! Our daughter views venison as serving Bambi on a plate...