deer meat?

[caringpct]

does anyone have any information on whether or not this is a good food for patients?

[greg10]

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/
type in venison
It is probably no different from other lean red meat.

Game meat, deer, loin, separable lean only, 1" steak, cooked, broiled New Search Refuse: 0%  Scientific Name:  Cervus elaphus, Dama dama Common Name:  venison NDB No: 17345 (Nutrient values and weights are for edible portion) Nutrient  Units  Value per 100 grams Number of Data Points Std. Error  Proximates  Water  g 67.07 6 0.482 Energy  kcal 150 0 0.000 Energy  kJ 629 0 0.000 Protein  g 30.20 6 0.200 Total lipid (fat)  g 2.38 6 0.317 Ash  g 1.25 6 0.043 Carbohydrate, by difference  g 0.00 0 0.000 Fiber, total dietary  g 0.0 0 0.000 Sugars, total  g 0.00 0 0.000 Minerals  Calcium, Ca  mg 6 3 1.288 Iron, Fe  mg 4.09 6 0.215 Magnesium, Mg  mg 30 3 0.433 Phosphorus, P  mg 277 3 7.234 Potassium, K  mg 398 3 11.319 Sodium, Na  mg 57 3 4.333 Zinc, Zn  mg 3.63 3 0.488 Copper, Cu  mg 0.227 3 0.028 Manganese, Mn  mg 0.029 3 0.003 Selenium, Se  mcg 13.3 3 2.333

[jbeany]

Actually, it's a good choice if you love red meat, since it's much lower in fat than beef.  If it's the processing/sanitary part you are worried about, I'd put my money on the safety of the little local butcher's shop over the big companies' processing centers any day. 

[iketchum]

Greg, you make venison sound unappetizing. I eat venison over beef every time.