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Guide to Leaner Beef

 
Lean Beef
  • USDA Select or Choice grades of lean beef trimmed of fat
  • Round
  • Sirloin
  • Flank steak
  • Tenderloin
  • Roast (rib, chuck, rump)
  • Steak (T-bone, porterhouse, cubed)
  • Ground round
  • Well trimmed brisket (must trim fat before cooking)
Medium Fat
  • Ground beef
  • Meatloaf
  • Corned beef
  • Short ribs
  • Prime grades if meat trimmed of fat such as Prime Rib

     

1 ounce from this food group has:
3 grams fat
7 grams of protein
55 calories
1 ounce from this food group has:
5 grams fat
7 grams of protein
75 calories



 
 


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