Is (smoke) sausage healthy?

The rain is ticking on the windows, the heating is on. Outside, a bleak wind blows around your ears. The colder days are approaching again and when you enter from the cold you can smell the scent of the delicious stew which is on the stove to simmer. And what do we often eat at that stew? Such a tasty smoked sausage. I admit, I love it! My grandmother always made the best stew kale. Plates full I could eat and then with such a nice fat sausage and a dimple of gravy my meal was complete. But is that smoked sausage other than that tasty is so healthy? Something that stands “too” is not healthy anyway. My grandmother always said: “Better to the baker, than to the doctor.” I always had to laugh at it. Of course, it is meant with a bold wink, because of course it is not healthy to always eat that smoked sausage. Why not, you might say. I would like to explain that to you.

Is (smoke) sausage healthy - What?

The answer is simple: “No”
Smoke sausage and other sausages, and meats are processed meat consisting of ground meat, spices, salt and fat.

There is a lot of salt and fet in. And that's not so healthy.
The smoked sausage is not found in the disc of Five and it is better to use a alternative to eat with your stew. Every now and then a smoked sausage can not hurt, but if you eat stew three times a week in winter and you add three smoked sausages, it's not so healthy. Now there is also a lean or vegetarian variant of smoked sausage nowadays. It is slightly less fat, but still contains a lot of salt. If you still want to opt for a smoked sausage, choose a lean or vegetarian variant and alternate it with one of the good alternatives below.

• Tartar
  
• steak (do not eat this variant too often, because it also falls under red meat). Fun and important fact: soon there will be a vegetarian variant of Dutch manufacture.
  
• turkey fillet
  
• Chicken fillet
  
• Hamlap
  
• tenderloin