For many dieters, red meat is totally off limits. BUT meat can be a great source of protein, zinc, selenium, iron, and B vitamins. The problem comes from people choosing the wrong types of beef.
While we’re not such fans of the hunky chunks, if you have a hankering for some meat here are a few smarter options to chow down on:
- Roasts
- Rounds of steaks
- Top sirloin
- Bison
- Extra-lean ground beef for burgers
- Grass fed beef (difficult to find in many restaurants)
These are the big NO NOs. Meats to avoid:
- Heavily processed and high fat meats like hot dogs, salami, bologna and frozen meats
- Burgers that are more fat than ground beef
- Meat that is streaked with fat. Visible fat = major calories, saturated fat and cholesterol
Not at a restaurant? Cooking yourself? Firstly, bravo! Secondly, best ways of cooking your meat:
- Grilling
- Broiling
- Roasting
- Baking
As a general rule, keep the portion of your meat to 3-4 oz. which is about the size of your fist or a deck of cards.
The average restaurant sized portion of meat is 10 oz!! So when you’re out to eat try these tips to avoid a heart attack meal:
- Split your dish with someone else
- Eat half and brown bag the rest
- Order an appetizer sized meat and a large salad and make your own meat salad
- Order a small sized piece and sandwich your steak with a slice of bread from the bread basket
Remember meat can be good just steer clear of the Fred Flintstone sized brontosaurus T bones!
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