Thick Pork Sausages - Good or Bad?

Retro · 13-Jul-07, 05:58 PM

I'm to start a journal tonight, have been going gym on and off for the past 2 years but have been going 5 days a week for the last 2 weeks. My goal is currently put muscle while maintaining my current body fat or loosing if possible. So with that said, are Thick Pork Sausages bad?

Per 100g these sausages provide:

25.3g Fat of which 10g Saturates
11.3g Protien

I'm buying a variety of foods with fairly high protein but the fat seems high, so are these worth eating or am I doing more harm then good?

Thanks

Stang281 · 13-Jul-07, 06:23 PM

With that kind of fat stats Id say stay away. But well see what the more experienced players say

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Retro · 13-Jul-07, 06:32 PM

I was surprised at how much fat there is, but then again I know little on what the 'bad' fats are, plus they taste so good and I feel proud cooking them all by myself, lol

Stang281 · 13-Jul-07, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Retro

I was surprised at how much fat there is, but then again I know little on what the 'bad' fats are, plus they taste so good and I feel proud cooking them all by myself, lol

saturated fat is BAD. Id stir clear of sausages really. Same with hot dogs. If youre trying to lose weight

**.V.** · 13-Jul-07, 06:53 PM

Hey man, according to conventional wisdom they are terrible.

Better just pack them up and send them to me.

Seriously, if you are on a more standard "healthy diet" which is higher in carbs with moderate protein and low fat then the idea is to keep carbs around 45-50 percent of your calories, protein roughly 30-35% (some diets go as high as 50%) and your fat down to 20% or less.\

This would mean if you choose to eat beef or pork then you need to pick the leaner cuts like round steak and pork tenderloin or lean ham with the fat trimmed away. Sadly, this means no sausages unless you go for the tasteless "no fat" kinds.

Myself, I'm on a very high fat diet and about 60% of my calories come from fat each day. WOOOOHOOOO I get sausage and most of you don't.

tott · 13-Jul-07, 07:03 PM

I don't generally eat sausages, because they tend to be full of additives. If you can get traditionally made ones, I think they're fine.

A lot of fats, even saturated fats, aren't necessarily bad for us. Saturated fats are needed in our cell membranes for instance, and when/if we gain weight as body fat it's stored as saturated fat. They're not bad at all.

That being said, I think you have to make a choice when it comes to your diet. Either go low carb/high fat or high carb/low fat; or mixed if you don't really have to worry about your weight.

A few fatty sausages are probably very satisfying and will do you good... That's one of the big advantages of fats: they will keep you satisfied for a long time. They also contain important fat-soluble vitamins like A and D from the saturated fats.

**Lady C** · 13-Jul-07, 08:11 PM

Sausages contain all of the parts of the pig that are usually undesirable. I would stay away from them if you are looking to stay lean. You can get enough saturated fats from eating whole eggs (which is alot less than a sausage) and more vitamins and minerals.

I would stick with lean meats instead (turkey, chicken, lean beef and fish).

etothepii · 13-Jul-07, 08:31 PM

Bah, eat em! Not all the time, might be tough on your ticker! But once in a while won't make you fat. Just make sure your calories are in line for the day. Fat doesn't make you fat. Eating more calories than you burn does. If you ate a plate full of sausages a couple times per day, then you probably wouldn't be able to burn all those calories and would get fat. But a sausage or two in a meal in what is otherwise a sensible diet won't cause you any grief.

**minime** · 14-Jul-07, 11:16 AM

I don't eat sausages just because they are somewhat of a 'mystery' food in terms of what kind of 'pork' they contain. Also that doesn't seem like a favorable macronutrient breakdown to me, unless of course you are following a ketogenic diet in which case they would be perfect.

If you bought them already, eat them, just fit them into your diet for the day. Cut some fat someplace else that day (saturated fat especially) and enjoy! But stick to leaner cuts in the future IMO.

bodyshop20 · 22-Jul-07, 02:20 PM

As usual people above have said it TERRIBLE .
If sat fat is more than 5grams in the hundred in England it is classed as very dangerous to health.
Try quorn sausages, good protein high fibre low fat good carbs

tott · 22-Jul-07, 02:29 PM

^ Yes, but the question is if natural saturated fats really are bad for us? Personally I don't think they are...

bodyshop20 · 22-Jul-07, 03:03 PM

Hello tott, is there a natural food with high sat fat in it ?
I cant think of one myself, so i'd love to be enlightened.
Normally natural foods are ok as sat fat is an altered fat by processing food, which in turn make it not a natural food
Look forward to yr answer

tott · 22-Jul-07, 03:27 PM

Off the top of my head:

Animal products like meats, cheeses, eggs, butter, milk...

Vegetable products like coconut oil, palm oil, some nuts...

I think you might be confusing natural sat fats with trans fats? Trans fats are def. not natural and very bad.

bodyshop20 · 22-Jul-07, 03:30 PM

sorry tott yr correct i miss construded message, but thank you for correcting me i stand head down lol

EliteLift · 23-Jul-07, 02:48 AM

I would try and find somthing less processed/preserved to satisfy my love for fat. SULPHITES SUCK!!!!