| This series of articles has been taking a
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| | the name of the cut. Eye of round roast,
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| look at nutrition, and any look at
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| | for example, boasts only 4 grams of total
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| nutrition just wouldn't be complete
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| | fat and 1.4 grams of saturated fat. Don't
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| without examining meat. Long considered
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| | be afraid to ask the butcher to trim off
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| the ultimate staple of the American diet
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| | some of the excess fat - most grocery
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| (meat and potatoes anyone?), meat is the
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| | stores will do this for free.+ PORK
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| usually the centerpiece of our meal.High
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| | No other meat has been transformed into
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| in iron, zinc and protein, meat is
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| | such 'fatty' variations, from sausage to
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| important (or should be important) to all
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| | bacon to salami. For those of us who are
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| of us. The question is, what kind of meat
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| | pork lovers, however, there is hope! It
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| is healthiest and which is most
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| | is possible to buy lean(er) cuts of
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| affordable?Some meats are simply too high
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| | pork!The tenderloin is the leanest cut of
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| in saturated fat for regular consumption.
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| | pork: a 3-ounce serving contains 139
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| Examples include most beef steaks, fatty
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| | calories and 4.1 grams of fat, which is
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| pork chops, and of course the traditional
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| | roughly comparable to a skinless chicken
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| breakfast meats (sausage and bacon).
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| | breast. Other lean cuts (based on a
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| There are, however, quite a few meats
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| | 3-ounce serving) include boneless loin
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| that deliver all the good nutrition we
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| | roast with 165 calories and 6.1 grams of
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| seek without loading us down with
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| | fat; boneless sirloin chops with 164
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| artery-clogging fat.+ CHICKEN
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| | calories and 5.7 grams of fat; boneless
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| Hands down, the best choice for healthy
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| | loin chops with 173 calories and 6.6
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| and affordable meat is that old favorite
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| | grams of fat, and boneless ham (extra
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| the chicken. Choosing white meat portions
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| | lean) with 123 calories and 4.7 grams of
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| (breast) will significantly reduce our
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| | fat. A 2-ounce serving of Canadian-style
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| fat intake. Chicken breast is one of the
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| | bacon contains 86 calories and 3.9 grams
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| primary foods of bodybuilders, some of
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| | of fat.Get more information about pork at
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| the healthiest people on the planet! The
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| | FISH
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| most economical way to purchase chicken
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| | In the lean meats contest, fish is
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| breast is usually to buy the bags of
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| | hands-down the undisputed winner! Unlike
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| flash-frozen fillets; these can be found
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| | the fats in most 'meat with feet', the
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| for $1.49 to $1.99 per pound.A boneless
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| | fats we find in fish are primarily the
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| skinless chicken breast (3 oz. serving)
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| | HEALTHY omega fats.Although there are
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| delivers only 3 grams of fat (5% of RDA)
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| | literally hundreds of different ways to
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| and 0.86 grams of saturated fat (4% of
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| | buy and prepare fish, many of us find
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| RDA). That's about 1/2 the fat in even
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| | fresh fish to be expensive. Halibut,
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| the leanest cuts of beef! Be aware,
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| | swordfish, shark and others start at
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| however, that the 'dark' meat on a
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| | $8.99 per pound. It is possible, however,
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| chicken is not nearly as healthy as the
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| | to buy fish without 'breaking the
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| breast - a boneless skinless chicken
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| | bank'.Look for salmon on sale, and
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| thigh has 9.2 grams of total fat and 2.6
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| | consider buying the whole fish to save
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| grams of saturated fat.....that's triple
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| | money. It's not unusual to find quality
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| what we find in the chicken breast. Get
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| | salmon for $2.99 or less per pound -
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| more nutrition information about chicken
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| | which is less expensive than the leanest
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| at good way to incorporate more chicken
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| | cuts of beef.Of course, canned fish is
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| into our diet is to substitute skinless
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| | typically very inexpensive and delivers a
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| ground chicken for ground beef. When used
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| | powerful nutritional punch! Consider, for
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| in a recipe (tacos, spaghetti, etc.) it's
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| | example, canned tuna fish.....one can of
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| hard to tell the difference, and the
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| | tuna provides 32.5 grams of protein and
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| health benefits are HUGE. Be sure to look
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| | only 2.5 grams of fat! Even better, that
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| for SKINLESS ground chicken though,
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| | same can of tuna has ZERO grams of
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| because if the package doesn't say
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| | saturated fat! Talk about a wonder-food!
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| skinless then it's guaranteed to be high
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| | Look for canned tuna on sale, when it's
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| in fat!Finally, don't forget about that
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| | possible to stock up the pantry at 4 cans
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| popular chicken alternative: the turkey.
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| | for $1.+ THE BOTTOM LINE
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| It's not just for thanksgiving anymore!+
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| | The bottom line is that we can all enjoy
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| BEEF
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| | meat without adding to our own 'bottom'
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| Beef. It's what's for dinner! Many of us
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| | line. Take the time to learn which cuts
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| just couldn't imagine going without our
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| | are the leanest, look for them on sale,
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| daily beef serving, but have we
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| | and stock up when the price is
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| considered the cost to our health? It's
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| | right.We'll see you at the butcher
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| all too tempting to save some money and
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| | counter!* Copyright 2005 Pick Up The
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| buy the "high fat" ground beef instead of
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| | Pace. Permission is not required for the
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| the leanest. It's also true that the
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| | distribution of Pick Up The Pace articles
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| fattiest cuts are the least expensive
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| | as long as they are used in their
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| (chuck is a great example).But beef
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| | entirety, are properly credited to Pick
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| doesn't have to aid our expanding
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| | Up The Pace, and are accompanied by our
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| waistline! Take the time to compare
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| | website link: The information in this
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| nutrition facts on the different cuts,
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| | article and on this site is for general
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| which you can get from your butcher or
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| | reference purposes only and not intended
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| from One of the healthiest cuts of beef
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| | to address specific medical conditions.
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| is the flank steak which, when prepared
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| | This information is not a substitute for
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| correctly, is absolutely delicious! Top
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| | professional medical advice or a medical
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| round is also quite low in fat, although
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| | exam. Prior to participating in any
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| it tends to get tough when served as a
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| | exercise program or activity, you should
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| steak.Love burgers? A great way to enjoy
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| | seek the advice of your physician or
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| healthy and tasty ground beef is to
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| | other qualified health professional. No
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| purchase a top round roast and ask the
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| | information in this article or on should
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| butcher to grind it into ground beef
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| | be used to diagnose, treat, cure or
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| (make sure he or she trims off the excess
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| | prevent any medical condition.Tracie
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| fat first). If you have trouble making
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| | Johanson is the founder of Pick Up The
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| this grind 'stick', try adding a raw egg
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| | Pace, a 30-minute exercise studio for
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| to the mixture before forming into
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| | women, focusing on fitness, health and
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| hamburger patties.When shopping for beef,
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| | nutrition for maximum weight loss. Please
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| look for the words 'round' or 'loin' in
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| | visit for more information.
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