Healthy Foods
• The leanest beef cuts usually include sirloin, chuck, loin and round. Choose 'choice' or 'select' grades rather than 'prime.' Select lean or extra lean ground meats.
• Lean pork cuts include tenderloin or loin chops.
• The leanest lamb cuts come from the leg, arm and loin.
• Remove all visible fat from meat and poultry before cooking.
• Remove skin from poultry before eating.
• Choose white meat most often when eating poultry.
• Duck and goose are higher in fat than chicken and turkey.
• Grill, bake or broil meats and poultry.
• Organ meats — such as liver, sweetbread, kidneys and brains — are very high in cholesterol.
• Cut back on processed meats that are high in saturated fat and sodium.