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Eating healthy doesn’t mean you have to give
up red meat or dairy—just use healthier versions
of your favorite food. Stock up on heart-healthy
cookbooks and recipes for cooking ideas. Here
are few to get you started:
•
Use “choice” or “select” grades of beef
rather than “prime.”
Be sure to trim the fat off
the edges before cooking.
•
Use cuts of red meat and pork labeled
“loin” and “round.”
These cuts usually have
the least fat.
•
With poultry, use the leaner light meat (breasts) instead of the fattier dark meat (legs and
thighs).
Be sure to remove the skin.
•
Make recipes or egg dishes with egg whites, instead of egg yolks.
Substitute two egg whites
for each egg yolk.
•
Try low-fat or fat-free versions of milk, yogurt and cheese
for recipes that require dairy products.
Source:
American Heart Association
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