Guidelines for Intake of Meats and Proteins
Meat
Meat products that can be consumed:
Lean meats: The consumption of lean meat is to be restricted to one 3 oz serving/meal with five meals/week.
- beef - round, sibloin, chuck, loin, super lean hamburg
- lamb - leg, arm, loin
- pork - tenderloin, fresh leg, shoulder-arm
- veal - all trimmed cuts, but should not be commercially ground
Meat products that are to be avoided:
Fatty meats:
- corned beef
- regular pastrami
- mutton
- ham
- Canadian bacon
- luncheon meats
- short ribs
- spareribs
- bacon
- sausage
- frankfurters
- canned meats
- sandwich spreads
Poultry
Poultry products that can be consumed:
- chicken and turkey with skin removed
Poultry products that are to be avoided:
- self-basted poultry
- processed poultry products such as turkey franks, chicken franks, turkey boloena
Eggs
Egg products that can be consumed:
- egg whites
- low cholesterol egg substitutes
Egg products that are to be avoided:
- Egg yolks
- Food prepared with egg yolks
Cheese
Cheese products that can be consumed:
- skim or part-skim milk cheese such as mozzarella, ricotta, bakers, farmers, hoop
- low-fat (1%) cottage cheese
- pot cheese
- special low-fat/low cholesterol cheeses
- Weight Watchers cheese
Cheese products that are to be avoided:
- cream cheese
- processed cheese
- cheese spreads
Beans
Bean products that can be consumed:
- dried beans
- peas
- lentils
- tofu
Bean products that are to be avoided:
- regular canned peas
- regular canned beans
- regular canned lentils
Milk
Milk products that can be consumed:
- skim, non-fat (fluid, powered, evaporated, condensed) milk
- buttermilk
- lactose-reduced and sweet acidophilus milk made from skim milk
Milk products that are to be avoided:
- any milk product made with whole or 2% milk
- chocolate milk
- milkshakes
- eggnog
- coconut milk
Yogurt
Yogurt products that can be consumed:
- Yogurt made from skim or non-fat milk
Yogurt products that are to be avoided:
- Yogurt made from whole milk or custard style
Written by: Healthplus24 team
Date last updated: December 10,2009
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