Red Meat Cravings & Crohn's

I crave red meat. I could eat it at least 4x a week and not bat an eye. Does anyone else crave red meat? I'm guessing I have an unknown nutritional deficiency that the red meat satisfies. I'm already dealing with Vitamin D and Vitamin B12 deficiencies - could there be another one? What are your thoughts?

vadreamer, I think the B-12 deficiency might be part of it. Red meat is full of iron, too, although I would think that veal isn't probably a great source of iron.

I eat red meat when my body tells me to, which is about twice a month. For a while I was a vegetarian until one day I woke up and thought "I really need a hamburger." That was pre-Crohn's, but I listened after a while and resumed eating meat.

A really nice way to prepare beef that's easy on the stomach is either a stew or pot roast. Cooked for a long time, even the toughest cuts are tender and delicious.

Hey Va...I can't seem to handle red meat except the occasional good hamburger. If I want it, but not handle...I have done the chew and spit routine. It would be shame to do that to a nice filet though hehehehe. I too have those cravings though.....I think it is the iron based on my 20 years of craving a nice strip steak.

Hmmm. I wish I was actually in touch with what my body craves. My brain craves peanut butter cookies, and popcorn, and hot fudge sundaes, and corn on the cob, and cherry pie, and mexican food and cheese sauces, and raw veggies....ahh I can go on all day.....but my body doesn't like any of those things so well:) Seriously though, if you can tolerate it, red meat once in awhile isn't such a bad thing.

Nothing wrong with moderation...

I am not a fan of beef, but that's for taste reasons. It just doesn't really float my boat. I love good lamb, but it's hard to find here in the US of A, though I have been meaning to check out some wholesale butchers here in the country... And pork is my preferred tambourine of taste.

Venison done right will fix the craving for red meat. I like my beef also.

T