Today's Tip: Get Your Grill On!

Grilling meat is a great way to cook for weight loss. The key is to choose the best cuts of meat that provide less fat and calories than some traditional grilling-out fare. Here are some rules of thumb to keep in mind when you're at the butcher's counter to select healthy meats for grilling:

Choose the Following:

• Beef - round or loin (eye or top round, tenderloin, or flank steak)
• Pork - loin or leg (tenderloin, loin, or sirloin chops)
• Veal - cutlets from the leg or loin chops
• Lamb - loin chops, boneless leg shank halves, or leg and shoulder cubes for kebabs

Most of these cuts contain approximately 200 calories and about three to nine grams of fat (per trimmed, cooked three-ounce serving).

Tips: "Rib" appearing anywhere on the label or package is a clue that it is a higher-fat choice. "Ground" meat is less preferable unless it is specifically labeled as "90% lean" or higher.

To learn more on choosing healthy beef selections at the grocery store, see: Grocery Store Smarts: Beef Up Your Diet.

To find out how many calories and grams of fat are in your favorite meat (and just about anything else!), visit Calorie Count.

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