By making easy swap of meats, you can cut your intake of fat and saturated fat by as much as 65 percent. From The Best Life Diet Cookbook by Bob Greene
You might be surprised to discover just how fat laden some of your favorite meats are. Take a 4-ounce hamburger: it weighs in with 24 g of fat (that’s nearly 5 teaspoons). And 9 of those fat grams are from cholesterol-raising saturated fat -- more than half your daily limit if you’re eating 1,600 calories per day. If you make an easy swap, for instance, having a piece of beef tenderloin instead, you can cut your intake of fat and saturated fat by more than 65 percent.
Other cuts that can help you keep your fat intake in check include:
Beef: Flank steak; T-bone; any cut with the word loin in it, such as sirloin, top loin, or tenderloin; any cut with the word round in it, such as top round or eye of round; ground beef that’s at least 90 percent lean (lean ground beef is best used in chilis or casseroles)
Buffalo: Ribeye; shoulder; top round; top sirloin
Lamb: Arm chop; leg shank; leg sirloin; leg top round; loin chop
Pork: Center loin chop; lean ham; loin rib chop; shoulder blade steak; sirloin roast; tenderloin; top loin chop; top loin roast
Veal: Blade or arm; cutlet; rib loin chop
Learn how you can cut more fat out of your diet
with Bob Greene's The Best Life Diet
Cookbook
About the author
Bob Greene, bestselling
author of The Best Life Diet
Cookbook, is an exercise physiologist and
certified personal trainer specializing in fitness, metabolism, and
weight loss. He holds a master's degree from the University of
Arizona and is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine
and the American Council on Exercise. For the past seventeen years
he has worked with clients and consulted on the design and
management of fitness, spa, and sports medicine programs. Bob has
been a guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show. He is also a
contributing writer and editor for O the Oprah magazine,
and writes articles on health and fitness for
Oprah.com.
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