What is the leanest meat available?

[Deja Q]

I was looking at my ground turkey, and one pound contains 100% USDA recommended allowance for fat. :scared:

I'd love to go back to eating soy products, but the ground turkey is 1/4th the price.

Are there ground meats that are low in fat content that don't cost $4/pound?

Thx!

[Dogmudgeon]

1. Fabio

But, sadly, he is said to taste just like cheese.

--bkl

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. Goat is pretty lean

and if you have neighbors who raise milk goats, you can get a billy fairly cheap. Let him be your organic lawn mower for the season, and when it gets cold, have a goat roast.

[calico1]

3. You can also reduce the amount of fat

in a higher fat ground meat by rinsing it in a colander after you brown it.

[Deja Q]

4. The poor man's George Foreman (r) (tm) (c) grill!

:D

I dig it and shall do it.

It's goofy that I eat 105% daily allowance of saturated fat yet I've dropped 6 pounds in the last month. (some exercise and a bit change as to when I eat made all the difference; big breakfast, small snacks, big lunch, small snack, reasonable dinner to top at 1800 or fewer calories... not easy to do every day and there are days when I feel sick and woozy until I nibble on something, but it's working.)

[AlecBGreen]

5. Deer

SUPER lean...almost too much so. Its good in chili or (my favorite) sausage.

[CatWoman]

6. I've heard that ostrich meat is pretty lean, too

[Sporadicus]

8. I Hear Ya

Venison is so lean that, when I get it ground, I have the processor add a small amount of beef suet just so I can cook it without burning it.

[iamjoy]

7. Turkey Breast

not just ground turkey, but ground turkey breast - that's what's low in fat. Yes, it is expensive, so watch for sales.

[Sporadicus]

9. I Have a Problem With Ground Turkey

I think it's a severe gastrointestinal reaction to an amino acid in the turkey dark meat. Suffice to say, you don't want to be downwind after I've eaten it. I went home for lunch one day and ate spaghetti with sauce made from ground turkey - lots of garlic. Delicious! I was in a HAZMAT class that day, and everyone was taking turns putting on fully-encapsulated chemical suits.

Later in the afternoon, I felt the unmistakable signs of impending flatulent release. I retreated to a corner of the large room for this event, but there wasn't enough air in the room to dilute the aroma. The crowd of people began parting like the Red Sea as air currents carried my effluence their way. I blamed it on Scotty, who had just taken off the hood of his chemical suit :evilgrin:
Scotty emerged from his suit to find everyone lining the wall, giving him an evil glare. 'I didn't do it!" he insisted.

[Rabrrrrrr]

12. How ironic that it was in a hazmat class...LOL

[NV Whino]

14. That was the garlic, you ditz

not the turkey.

[Sporadicus]

15. Garlic Was a Factor

but I've had similar experiences with ground turkey when no garlic was involved. Suffice to say, my wife doesn't purchase ground turkey any more. Never. Ever.

[CrownPrinceBandar]

10. Human.

best served with Fava beans and a nice Chianti.}(

[mitchum]

11. Lorax

mmmm...

[Rabrrrrrr]

13. Sneeches with stars on thars

[StClone]

16. Leanest animal Protiens: Egg white followed by white fleshed fish

Then chicken and turkey breast.

[no_hypocrisy]

17. Venison. Rabbit.

[Endangered Specie]

18. try Fish

Sammon in particular, cooked right it can taste like steak but be much better in the fat calorie dept.