Lean Beef

Nutritionists advise if you enjoy eating beef you don't need to eat a lot to benefit from it.

Lean beef contains a variety of nutrients and contrary to belief it won't necessarily result in weight gain. Beef is now lower in fat than it used to be. Butchers now remove fat resulting in leaner cuts.

New cuts of beef have been specially developed for quick cooking, such as stir-frying. Beef burgers have been reformulated to contain a higher percentage of beef, with more protein and less fat. You can now buy lean or extra lean minced beef.

Modern recipes recommend frying mince in a small amount of olive oil, or dry frying and draining off excess fat once browned.

Unlike other foods, most of the fat in beef can be removed by trimming before cooking. Fully trimmed raw beef typically contains as little as 5% fat.

Lean red meat is not a major contributor of fat, saturated fat or cholesterol to the diet. Only 6% of our total fat intake, 7% of saturated fat and 10% of our cholesterol intake comes from meat.

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