Thread: Kangaroo v's Chicken

Actually, I'm glad you did Scottie because Ive been eating a stack of roo lately but there was an article I recently read that said its still a red meat and must be eaten in small portions in order not to increase cancer risks, particularly bowel cancer risks, that are associated with over consumption of red meat. Does anyone know about this? I know too much red meat is not great for you but for some reason I thought kangaroo was better that your usual red meat.

I'm always cautious with this stuff as both parents have had cancer, one fatally.

Sounds tasty Scottie, I'll have too give Roo a go. I don't think I've ever eaten it.

Originally Posted by Skegsy

Then theres some marginaly higher thermic effect, wich means you expend more energy proccessing, and it's not raised on hormones or antibiotics.

Just noticed this post above. It's an urban food myth that Chicken's are given hormones. The practice was stopped in Australia in the 60's. You still find 'hormone free' on the packaging for chicken products because the vendors know that so many consumers believe this myth. Unfortunately this marketing practice just perpetuates the myth.

Originally Posted by scottie2301

And cheap as too, about $8 for almost 1Kg of roo meat.... So plenty left over for meal 3 tomorrow!

Could i ask where?

Originally Posted by Jaiman

Could i ask where?

Supermarket mate... It was on special, but only by about $2, so you're looking at around $10/kg usually... Essentially the same price as chicken breasts...

Originally Posted by Tranquilo

Sounds tasty Scottie, I'll have too give Roo a go. I don't think I've ever eaten it.

You'll enjoy it if you like a strong flavoured meat... Its definitely different to any other read meat, its almost a salty flavour...
1 thing to be cautious of is overcooking it, it gets bloody tough and chewy if its even overcooked a little... best to have it medium/rare to medium...

Originally Posted by azzah

Actually, I'm glad you did Scottie because Ive been eating a stack of roo lately but there was an article I recently read that said its still a red meat and must be eaten in small portions in order not to increase cancer risks, particularly bowel cancer risks, that are associated with over consumption of red meat. Does anyone know about this? I know too much red meat is not great for you but for some reason I thought kangaroo was better that your usual red meat.

I'm always cautious with this stuff as both parents have had cancer, one fatally.

just thought i would add that i too would like to know if eating too much kangaroo has an adverse health effect. oim on the same page eating around 500gms a day..
if anyone know if it is not wise to consume this amount feel free to jump in
cheers

Originally Posted by chump88

just thought i would add that i too would like to know if eating too much kangaroo has an adverse health effect. oim on the same page eating around 500gms a day..
if anyone know if it is not wise to consume this amount feel free to jump in
cheers

If you're concerned you could try mixing it up with a little goanna, snake or croc thrown in for a change.....

But seriouslly, I wouldn't have thought there would have been any probs with consuming that much.

Originally Posted by soriminah

If you're concerned you could try mixing it up with a little goanna, snake or croc thrown in for a change.....

But seriouslly, I wouldn't have thought there would have been any probs with consuming that much.

ha , dont know about snake or goanna,!! croc is nice tbo

Originally Posted by azzah

Actually, I'm glad you did Scottie because Ive been eating a stack of roo lately but there was an article I recently read that said its still a red meat and must be eaten in small portions in order not to increase cancer risks, particularly bowel cancer risks, that are associated with over consumption of red meat. Does anyone know about this? I know too much red meat is not great for you but for some reason I thought kangaroo was better that your usual red meat.

I'm always cautious with this stuff as both parents have had cancer, one fatally.

Well......

I've eaten almost exclusively red meat meals for the last 45+ years and I have no cancer markers, no cholesterol issues, and no health issues can be linked back to red meat consumption, other than contributing a lot of iron to my Heamo. condition.

Remember when eating eggs was bad for you?
Then ALL fat was bad for you....

I often wonder how much of the "risks" with X, Y, or Z, are propagated by vested interests?

As almost everyone here is fond of saying, "we're all different", so maybe I'm just lucky.

However, Azzah, you didn't say what cancer your parents had, as whilst some have genetic implications, others don't.

Originally Posted by Tranquilo

Sounds tasty Scottie, I'll have too give Roo a go. I don't think I've ever eaten it.



Just noticed this post above. It's an urban food myth that Chicken's are given hormones. The practice was stopped in Australia in the 60's. You still find 'hormone free' on the packaging for chicken products because the vendors know that so many consumers believe this myth. Unfortunately this marketing practice just perpetuates the myth.

i think skegsy was referring to the chickens being raised on a non natural diet, ie grain.
that will fuck up the amino profile of the bird and its fat content/ratio.

Dad had bowel and Mum had breast. I think its the risk of bowel cancer with red meat that concerns me.

Originally Posted by azzah

Dad had bowel and Mum had breast. I think its the risk of bowel cancer with red meat that concerns me.

Ok, fair enough.

There's a lot of conflicting research about the red meat/cancer connection, but I can understand your concern.

Fwiw: my mother has had bowel cancer, my father died of lung cancer @ 69, but there are no indicators for me at all after a lifetime of essentially a red meat diet. Maybe I'm a freak..... no wait, my ex says I am.....

Just a word on the Kanga Bangas you get at the supermarkets yeah they are great for an easy meal good protein and low fat but you just have to watch the sodium content on them as I think it was pretty high per 100 gm

I choose the mince over the fillets most times as you can hardly taste the difference between roo and beef and its not like the mince is going to be tough after you fry it up.

Roo used to be a lot cheaper a few years back but lately more people have been jumping on it and it has driven the prices right up. Here in Adelaide you can get bulk roo fillets for around 7 bucks a kg at the markets. Not that much cheaper than chicken which you can get easily for around $7.5 per kg of chicken breast

I find the kanga steaks a bit strong tasting and can be tough, so I dice them up and slow cook them in a curry - they are awesome this way!

The mince is also great in stuff like spaghetti bolog!

Yep i use kangaroo meat as my protein source during my carb up, keeping fats low (keto) and making a pasta out of the mince. Its pretty good.