Ground beef adds more fat -- and more artery-clogging saturated fat -- to the average American's diet than any other single food. Plus, you can't trim away fat from ground meat like you can with steak or pork.
The Healthiest Cuts
Here is a chart to help you choose the leanest cuts. Remember to watch your portion size: 3 ounces of meat is about the size of a deck of cards or a computer mouse.
| Cut of meat (3 ounces) |
Total fat (grams) |
Saturated fat (grams) |
| Chicken breast |
3.0 |
0.9 |
| Pork tenderloin |
4.1 |
1.4 |
| Extra lean top round |
4.2 |
1.4 |
| Extra lean eye round |
4.2 |
1.5 |
| Mock tender steak |
4.7 |
1.6 |
| Shoulder pot roast, boneless |
5.7 |
1.8 |
| Boneless pork sirloin chop |
5.7 |
1.9 |
| Round tip |
5.9 |
2.0 |
| Shoulder steak, boneless |
6.0 |
1.9 |
| Pork loin roast, boneless |
6.1 |
2.2 |
| Top sirloin |
6.1 |
2.4 |
| Bottom round |
6.3 |
2.1 |
| Pork top loin chop, boneless |
6.6 |
2.3 |