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8 Diet Rules That Are Meant to Be Broken
The Rule: Swear off red meat to cut calories.
Smarter strategy: Enjoy an occasional hamburger for the protein -- and yumminess -- it provides. "Protein takes longer to digest, so it keeps you full," says Jonny Bowden, PhD, a weight-loss coach and author of The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth. Plus, studies suggest that it can help suppress your appetite. When researchers at University College London fed mice a high-protein diet, the rodents produced more of a hunger-fighting hormone called peptide YY and put on less fat than the mice that didn't receive as much protein. Red meat gets a bad rap because certain cuts (like those labeled "prime") are high in artery-clogging saturated fat. So keep it lean with "round" and "loin" options (as in top round, sirloin, and tenderloin) and ground beef that's 5 percent or less fat. Eat no more than two servings, or five ounces, of lean meat daily (a serving is about the size of a deck of cards) and no more than 18 ounces a week. Vary your options with other protein powerhouses, like fish, poultry, and beans.
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20% fat ground round/sirloin makes the best hamburgers. I'd rather have 1 of those once a month than a 95% lean burger once a week.
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6/21/2012 10:44:29 AM Report Abuseoops it was a first for me sry :)
1/16/2012 09:00:38 PM Report Abuseyes and lets not forget the B12s it has to offer as well as helping our bodies metabolize and utilize this vitamin for over all health and metabolism. Bison is my choice if I am feeling wealthy enough to buy it at the moment ;)
1/16/2012 08:59:50 PM Report Abuseand dont foget the b12s it offers as well as helping our bodies utilize the vitamins properly. Bison is a better choice but also can rack up the grocery bill rather high. Yes jrad all natural is the way to be if you can hunt it or afford it :)
1/16/2012 08:58:09 PM Report AbuseI do think it's great to make healthier meat choices, however, since I am a longtime vegetarian with vegan tendencies, I would vomit a LOT if I ate ANY red meat. Ok, I would probably lose some weight temporarily! :P Maybe articles in the future can try looking at the benefits of other proteins too, like Tempeh-my fave.
1/16/2012 08:12:27 PM Report AbuseI believe in healthy moderation, instead switch to a natural, grass fed lean meat, such as Springerhill Ranch, this product is awesome, 98% lean sirlon and steaks, I use it in EVERYTHING! You can google them, they are in Texas, they have mail order too anywhere in the nation. 2 gm fat per 4 ounces-LEAN :-))
1/16/2012 10:08:59 AM Report AbuseYou go, South Dakota Gal!!! I, on the other hand, don't like meat ...
5/5/2011 12:45:14 PM Report AbuseI do one even better, I get good exercise out hunting and harvesting wild game. My husband & I then process it ourselves. We know how the meat is handeled, we know what it ate, (all organic) and we have yet to have any recall on it for contamination of drugs or samonila or etc.....ALL NATURAL AND VERY VERY LEAN. South Dakota Gal
5/5/2011 10:03:55 AM Report Abuse