Million of American eat meat for dinner almost every night, with a strong – preference for beef. In addition, they eat meat in sizable portions — and therein lies the problems. If you eat half a pound of steak or hamburger, you are getting anywhere form 300 to 800 calories from fat alone, mainly saturated fat.
And the amount of protein in an eight ounce serving of meat is two or three times what you need at a single meal. A healthy diet does not require that you forgo eating meat. But you can get roughly half of the protein you need for a day in three ounce portion of lean meat. Substituting fish or chicken can cut down on saturated fat even further, as can getting more of your protein from plants foods such as dried beans pasta, rice and corn. For guideline on serving meat at dinner.
