Tips for Eating at Steakhouses provided by the American Heart Association
Eating steak on a low-fat diet? You bet, as long as it's lean beef and a reasonable portion.
Tips: Don't order king-sized cuts. About 3 ounces of a thinly sliced cut is perfect, or choose a 6-ounce steak and enjoy the non-meat entrees the rest of the day. Steakhouses generally prepare your food to order, so ask to have all visible fat trimmed before cooking.
| Instead of |
Try |
| Fatty cuts of meat, such as rib eye, porterhouse, T-bone |
Leaner cuts of meat such as London broil, filet mignon, round or flank steak, sirloin tip, tenderloin |
| French fried, au gratin or scalloped potatoes |
Baked potato or rice |
| Caesar or marinated salad |
Green salad with the dressing on the side |
| Fried vegetables |
Steamed vegetables |
| Pie and ice cream |
Angel food or sorbet |
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