Extra Lean
Packaged seafood or game meat, cooked meat, or cooked poultry with less than 5 g total fat, less than 2 g saturated fat, and less than 95 mg cholesterol per serving
Light or Lite ...
Extra lean ground beef or lean ground turkey breast.
French fries
Mashed potatoes made with fat-free milk, a baked potato topped with a vegetable or fruit salsa, or a salad.
Spaghetti bolognese (made from extra lean minced beef and lots of vegetables) served with wholewheat spaghetti and salad.
"Lean" and "Extra Lean"
Used to describe fat in meat, poultry, seafood, and game meats.
Fat ...
These days, meat is much leaner than it has been due to trimming efforts on the part of meatpackers. Beef labeled as "loin", "round" and "extra lean" are your best choices.
Ground beef
Regular ground beef (25% fat)
Extra lean ground beef (5% fat)
3 oz (cooked)
3 oz (cooked) ...
This is a relatively inexpensive diet plan and the only cost may be that the grocery bill is slightly increased due to the need to purchase extra lean proteins and fresh vegetables.
Pros ...
Choose Leaner Cuts of Meat
Kick your prime rib to the curb and instead opt for leaner cuts of meat such as round, chuck, loin and sirloin. Packages marked 'lean' or 'extra lean' are always a safe bet.
Beef cuts including round, sirloin, chuck arm, loin and extra lean ground beef
Pork cuts of leg, shoulder and tenderloin
Dry beans and peas
Fresh, frozen or canned fruits in light syrup
Fresh, frozen or no-salt-added canned vegetables ...
Extra Lean
Food labeling terminology that means there is less than 2g of saturated fat, less than 5g of overall fat and no more than 95mg of cholesterol for a 100g portion of meat, poultry, game meat, or seafood.
Fad Diets ...
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