Lean Ground Beef...... what % fat??

[Themachine01]

I have been trying to get in about 8oz of ground beef per night, usually about 1.5 hours after my post workout shake. I usually go with 4%fat but this morning I had to pick up 8%fat, its all they had and they told me its all they will be getting in for a while. Think it will make a big difference? Im gonna try to find another supermarket that carries a lower fat % ground beef but this might have to do for a little while.

 

[M56M]

wow i have never seen 4% fat, the lowest i have ever seen is 7% fat.

And i was always curious what that amounts to in grams of fat.

M56M

 

[bigp3]

cook it in a frying pan and use a fine wire mesh strainer when you are done to drain the fat from the meat,,,, works like a champ.

 

[jerkbox]

i think you can find ground sirloin at 2%

 

[Vageta]

Throw it on the barbeque then it's self draining. I usually buy 93% lean hamburger meat though I've seen 95%. I don't think a few % will make or break your diet either way.

 

[Shinobi]

I work in a meat store here in Portugal and what I do is: I chose the leanest meat and I ground it myself. Being on a meat store I also get some lean pork meat. I would tell u guys the name of each lean part of each animal but I dont know how to call them in english. I cant wait for the winter to come and do a bulking cycle with insulin, gh and LEAN MEAT BTW Lamb and ostreich meat are DELICIOUS!!!

 

[Volpe]

cook it in a frying pan and use a fine wire mesh strainer when you are done to drain the fat from the meat,,,, works like a champ.

i agree, its the only way to go

 

[bignate73]

get the butcher to grind up some london broil and you should be pretty lean.

 

[Themachine01]

whats the big deal about that little bit of fat anyway, its all unsat fat aint it?

 

[jerkbox]

beef contains saturated fat I believe.....not to mention a lot of cholesterol