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Image of beef, fish, turkey, and eggsMeat and Others

(2-3 servings)

  • Choose fish and poultry more often. Remove the skin from chicken and turkey
  • Select lean cuts of beef, veal, pork or wild game.
  • Trim all visable fat from meat.
  • Bake, roast, broil, grill, or boil instead of frying or adding fat.
     

A serving can be:

  • 2 to 3 oz. cooked lean meat, poultry, or fish
  • 1/2 to 3/4 cup tuna or cottage cheese
  • 2 to 3 oz. cheese
  • 1 egg*
  • 2 Tbsp. peanut butter*
  • 4 oz. tofu*

* equivalent to 1 oz. of meat

 

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