Meats

  • Are Pork Chops considered good meat to eat? I need more variety in my diet so I was wondering What kinds of meals do you eat for dinner. Like chicken with veggies? Also what do you eat for on the go. I am in college with a 1 yr old and I work alot so I need some stuff besides box meals and lunch meat sandwiches to eat.
  • Pork can be a great choice if you go for the lean cuts. Look for pork tenderloin or center cut pork loin chops. Pork tenderloin is a great, easy meal. You can buy it pre-seasonsed and just stick it in the oven. Same thing for turkey tenderloin.

    These are the meats that are regular rotation on my menu:
    • Chicken breast, lots and lots of chicken breast. I eat it broiled, sauteed, pounded flat and sauteed, stir-fried, stewed, braised, stuffed, ground and formed into patties. I am the Woman of 1,000 Chicken Recipes.
    • Pork tenderloin. We also eat this lots of different ways: roasted, broiled, pounded flat and sauteed, pounded flat and stuffed then broiled, stewed, stir-fried.
    • Pork loin chops, broiled or sauteed
    • Lean ground beef, usually in casseroles, chili, or meatloaf
    • Lean ground pork, stir fried or in meatloaf
    • Lean ground turkey, in tacos, casseroles, chili, or meatloaf
    • Turkey sausage, with pasta or veggies, in casseroles, or in stews or chili
    • Chicken sausage, on a bun like a hotdog
    • Fish, broiled, sauteed, and in stews
    • Turkey tenderloin--this is my newest addition to the rotation. Super easy and very tasty
  • I enjoy lean pork as well. My fave meats are:

    Chicken breast
    Lean ground white meat turkey
    Extra lean ground beef
    Lean beef -- usually tri-tip
    Lean pork
    Turkey breast
    Hebrew Nat'l 97% fat-free hot dogs
  • It isn't a meat, but I make a lot of meals with eggbeaters. It's great stuff, lots of protein for the calories, and versatile. You can do omelets, frittatas, or sometimes I just scramble it and toss it onto a salad. Cooking eggs is quick too, so it's good for those busy days.

    For on-the-go lunches, I usually pack something like a salad, fruit, lean protein, nonfat lite yogurt, things like that. I make sure to cook extra meat/protein and steamed/broiled veggies at dinner for that purpose. It's easy then to assemble a lunch with pre-washed lettuce and leftovers. You can even buy little packets of fat free dressing nowdays. It does take a little more pre-planning and effort, but it is certainly worth the extra time to be in control of your lunch!
  • We eat a lot of pork. We buy whole loins at Sam's Club and then cut them down into loin chops and roasts. From one $17 loin, we can get 14 or so chops and 2 roasts.

    Other meat I eat a lot of:
    * chicken breasts
    * ground turkey
    * lean ground beef (we usually mix turkey and beef 1/2 and 1/2)
    * mahi
    * salmon
    * shrimp

    When I want to splurge, I either get filet mignon or scallops (or both).

    Every now and then I get surimi (the fake 'crab') and use that in a seafood salad or pasta salad.

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  • Our grocery store just had a meat sale and we stocked up on poin loin. Got two huge ones for less than $3 each!!!! Amazing. One will feed the two of us for 5 meals. The bf has a great recipe and he grills the loin. Grilling is the best way I've eaten a pork loin.
    We also do chicken or beef "tacos." Cook up the meat, add beans, cheese, olives, whatever, and put in a toasted low carb pita.
    Last night we had beef jerky for dinner. Weird. But it was surprisingly filling (I got lower sodium jerky). I intended on getting some and snacking on them while I cooked dinner, but we were both so full afterwards we skipped dinner.
    Since your short on time I would also recommend lean cuisines.
  • We eat pork loin about once a week at least. I marinade it (you kind find alot of lower calorie marinades, or just use fat free italian dressing) or i use lite low sodium soy sauce and garlic. I have even used Mrs. Dash. I then plop it on my George Foreman grill and it is done in no time. You want to buy you lean center cuts though.

    I also use:
    Chicken breast - ALOT of this all different ways
    Lean ground white meat turkey
    Lean pork
    Turkey breast
  • I'm not a good person to ask since I'm trying to increase my fat intake. But I just wanted to say "hi" to a fellow Cincinnatian.