Gotta love sheet pan recipes. It makes food prep and cleanup so much easier. These sheet pan pork chops are full of flavor and roasted to perfection with sweet potatoes, cabbage, and turnips. You could choose whatever vegetables are in season and at your local farmers market. This recipe is also great with brussels sprouts, green beans, red potatoes, carrots, and well, most vegetables you can think of.
As with all food, quality matters. Pork chops are no exception. The pork you choose will make a difference for both your health and the environment. Pasture-raised pork isn’t just more nutrient-dense, it’s also more delicious.
It’s true you are what you eat, but it’s also true that you are what you eat eats. This goes for pork chops too. Conventionally raised pork is typically fed a highly inflammatory diet of GMO corn, soy and other Frankenfoods. They are also raised in inhumane conditions, locked in crates on unbedded cement floors, and barely able to walk around. Imagine how ill and inflamed your body would become if it were locked inside all day, without fresh air and sunlight. This also happens to the animals we eat when they are not cared for properly. When consumed, their inflammation becomes our inflammation.
Conventionally-raised animals are also more hazardous to your health. Not only are they inflammatory, but they have a higher incidence of bacteria growth and are more likely to carry dangerous diseases like E. coli. Their meat is more likely to contain high levels of heavy metals and pharmaceuticals. They may also have higher amounts of pesticide contamination from the pesticide-rich “food” they are fed.
Healthy pigs are sustainably raised and allowed to move about and forage for their own food. They have access to outdoors, sunlight and fresh air. They eat a natural diet and are given few-to-no antibiotics and are never fed GMOs or hormones.
Pork from healthy pigs is also better for your health. It’s higher in omega-3 fatty acids and has fewer inflammatory omega-6 fatty acids than conventionally raised pork.[1] It’s also higher in vitamin E and CLA.
CLA cannot be manufactured in the body, and therefore, you must get it from your diet. Grass-fed, pasture-raised animal products are some of the best sources of CLA (which is why many vegans and vegetarians are deficient in this nutrient). Here are just a few of the reasons you want to make sure you’re getting enough CLA in your diet [2]:
Some studies even show it can help reverse atherosclerosis (the hardening of the arteries, a precursor to heart disease).
Pasture-raised pork is also more sustainable and better for the environment. Conventional pigs are raised in horrid conditions where they produce large amounts of waste in concentrated areas. Pasture-raised pork deposit their waste across large outdoor areas, which actually nourishes the soil and doesn’t contaminate the water supply.
Look for heritage pork. Yes, it’s a higher price tag, but it’s well worth it, for both its nutritional value and environmental impact.
If you live in the Bay Area, Belcampo and Prather Ranch both carry delicious, locally-raised, high-quality pork.
If you live outside the Bay Area, try to find a butcher that sources locally. Make sure to ask about how the pigs were raised and what they were fed to make sure you’re buying high-quality, sustainable pork chops.
If you don’t have access to local, pasture-raised pork, don’t worry. US Wellness Meats carries some of the best quality meat out there. Plus, they ship directly to your door. Can’t get easier than that.
Don’t toss out the leafy greens attached to your turnips. Turnip greens are a great source of vitamin C, folate, copper, manganese, and calcium. You can cook them the same way you would cook beet greens, collard greens, chard, and other leafy vegetables. You could easily add them to other greens as well. They mix in great with the rainbow chard in this recipe for One Pot Pork Tenderloin and Rainbow Chard. I also love turnip greens braised in bone broth with a dash of sea salt and turmeric. Super simple and delicious. Try adding turnip greens to soups and stews too.
Don’t bother with peeling your sweet potatoes. It takes time and the peel actually holds a lot of nutrients. Plus, it gives a great crispy texture to sweet potatoes when you roast them. Just make sure you’re buying organic and washing them thoroughly before eating the skin.
Add the turnips, cabbage, and sweet potatoes to the large bowl and toss all the vegetables so everything is well-coated in the herb-mustard sauce.
Place the pork chops on a large parchment-lined baking sheet. Spread the vegetables around the pork chops. You may need two baking sheets for this so that you don’t overcrowd the pan.
Bake in the oven at 425 for 12 minutes. Take the sheet pans out, flip the pork chops and toss the vegetables. Return the baking sheets to the oven and bake for another 12 minutes, or until the pork reaches an internal temperature of 140 degrees.
These sheet pan pork chops are full of flavor and roasted to perfection with sweet potatoes, cabbage, and turnips. This recipe is Paleo, Whole30, and low-carb.
[1] Understanding Meat Quality, Dr. Susan Ducket, Clemson University, Results from Pasture Based Beef Systems – 3 year Multi State Study
This recipe looks amazing! I can’t wait to try it. I’m not a huge fan of mustard. Would the recipe still be good if I didn’t use mustard? Thanks!
Hi Ben! Great question! Yes, you can definitely make this recipe without the mustard, it will just have a slightly different flavor, although still delicious! You could substitute honey or maple syrup (for a sweeter flavor). Or, horseradish with honey would add that spicy-sweet tanginess that mustard offers. Let me know what you end up trying. Enjoy!
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I bought a jug of Weight Gainer Gold from VitaminShoppe, but I can't for the life of me mix it well ?
My first question is: I bought a jug of Weight Gainer Gold from VitaminShoppe, but I can't for the life of me mix it well ?
My next question is: Just wondering if anyone on here has or is using growth hormone and what there experience of it is what gains can you expect what dosage and the cost...
I'm quite surprised you guys have used the stuff, I always thought this stuff was only used by the really huge guys if you don't mind me asking when your on it how big do your arms get and what can you bench (training weight)..
Hgh doesn't increase strength at all. the juice you take with it might. if done correctly, you shouldn't lose any size when you come off. nothing noticable at least...
GH doesnt build that much muscle it helps keep the fat off when eating big but it is best used for dieting for a show...
Gh is a phenomenal tool for building muscle imo. especially as I find gear less and less effective as I have been using it for years. yes it's superb for helping with fat loss and keeping muscle when dieting but it definately builds muscle if used correctly...
I'm thinking of using it with winny, prop and clen for cutting up, how much do you guys reckon I should run it at, considering it'll be my first experience of it.
If I do get some do you fancy getting some with me Garry as it's a tad on the expensive side and I know you are curious too ..
I have legit jintropin hgh and igf available for 200 a kit next day delievery if anyone is interested?..
I do 4ius mon-fri with the weekend off which is 20ius,there is 100ius a kit so doing it this way will last 5weeks...
Although good results can be seen in about 2-3weeks imo with hgh the real effects take 2-3mths for best use..
Opex your jin is not real if you can sell it and cover costs to post it for 200, the only way it's gen is if it's the 4iu bottles re-labelled as 10iu.
You can't but it from China for that unless you are buying over 3000 units. And I don't suppose you're doing it for nothing even if you are a nice guy...
I can assure you my jin is 100% legit and tested and direct from the gensci factory - I have been around for quite some time and know every fake of gen-sci. (brown/red washy coloured lids).
I buy in bulk and every kit has the yellow cap with 10iu gen-sci written on it and the 315 security seal with the fibres through it,i have sold hundreds of these kits to lots of people with great results and the usual complaining of pins and needles etc these guys know their shit also and compete..
True I do not make a big profit but selling it this way gets me more business as people didnt want to shell out 2000 for 10kits!.
I actually get e-mails from irrate sources telling me I am selling my kits too cheap but where I used to source the european guys where offering kits for very little profit and to compete I had to drop my prices.
So to answer your question my jintropin is 100% real and if you would like a domestic bulk deal hit me up with an e-mail - I have alot of refs who you know well as I know you from the forums and what forums you are on..
I thought they were a bit too cheap too but I know opex wouldnt sell fake or underdosed gear,he doesnt need to. he is one of the best sources in the uk with an untouchable rep...
Many years ago before I was a source I was stung with fake gear off a source and was a little pissed off to say the least - that shit does'nt run with me!.
I will take pics of the kits and the seals,lids etc if you want and I can e-mail it here to someone to host as I am having trouble posting pics.
Ok mate, I have taken some pics but my camera is shit but I tried my best so fire me your e-mail address please.
Sorry jason but growth is a step to far for me dont want the health risks if I aint used it by now I aint gunna I can get what I want from the roids.
I dont get that alot of you guys are so carefull with your roid use taking every precaution and then use growth but maybe my knowledge on the subject is a bit outdated as all the research I did into it was in the late 80's early 90's...
Oh and a small stone to scratch the water amps to allow them to break easier along with the gen sci leaflet..
Sorry bro!! If you think 200 is too cheap for Growth, then you are obviously not looking in the right places and your getting ripped off!!! Opex is offering legit Growth at a very good price. As his rep suggests it will be excellent quality!! Ive seen some crazy prices for Growth being offered by rip off merchants. Just because Opex is not a rip off merchant, doesn't mean is Growth is fake...
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