• By Elizabeth Edmonds
• Posted Monday, June 3, 2013

Tips for choosing protein: Variety is key

We all need protein. Protein foods include both animal (meat, poultry, and eggs) and plant (beans, peas, soy products, nuts, and seeds) sources. Choose lean or low-fat cuts of meat like round or sirloin and ground beef that is at least 90% lean. Try grilling, broiling, roasting, or baking- they don’t add extra fat. Avoid breading meat or poultry, which adds calories. Make eggs part of your weekly choices. One egg a day, on average, doesn’t increase risk for heart disease. Only the egg yolk contains cholesterol and saturated fat, so have as many egg whites as you want.

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With protein foods, variety is key

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Nutrition Education Series

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