Choosing Meat and Fish yt
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Choosing Meat and Fish
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Look for the leanest cuts of beef, poultry, and other meats, because they have the least saturated fat. For beef, the leanest cuts are round, loin, and sirloin. Ground beef is higher in fat than these cuts; if you are cooking hamburger or meatballs, buy "extra-lean ground beef," which has roughly 10 percent fat (compared with 20 percent or 25 percent in other ground meat). The leanest cut of chicken and turkey is the breast (white meat); of pork, the tenderloin. The leanest cuts of lamb are the leg, loin roast, and chops.
In addition, the healthiest meats come from "free-range" animals raised without antibiotics in the feed. Free-range cattle are less likely to develop infections (and need antibiotic treatment) than animals raised factory-style in tight pens.
High-quality fish can be fresh or frozen within hours of being harvested. When buying whole fish, the scales should be intact and colorful A- color fades along with freshness. The eyes should be bright and the gills red and without slime. When buying fresh fillets, examine the flesh. It should be moist and elastic and should not be brown or dry at the edges. Frozen seafood should have solid flesh, no discoloration, and little or no odor.
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