How to Choose Meat Low in Saturated Fat

Overindulging in meats high in saturated fats can cause significant health issues . Eating too much saturated fat can raise levels of dangerous cholesterol, which increases the chance of developing heart disease. Picking out foods low in saturated fat can help prevent heart disease and other health issues.

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Choose a Diet Low in Saturated Fats

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  Boneless, skinless chicken breast is a great choice. Try and stay away from dark meat in both chicken or turkey meat. Enjoy turkey bacon instead of regular bacon. Always remove the skin from chicken and turkey because that is where a majority of the calories are located.

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  Pork can also be very healthy. Especially pork tenderloin, a delicious and low fat cut of pork. Canadian bacon is also low in saturated fat and another great substitute for regular bacon. Well trimmed pork chops can be very low in saturated fats as well.

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  Be very careful in choosing the cuts of beef that you will put on your table. Ground beef that is 95 percent fat free is a good choice. Round tip roast, round steak, chuck shoulder pot roast, top loin, shoulder petite tender and medallions, flank steak, tenderloins and t-bone steaks are all good choices. All have less the three grams of saturated fat.

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  Enjoy a well trimmed leg of lamb.

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  Low fat turkey, roast beef and ham are also good choices in terms of lunch meats.