A twelve-ounce steak (other than a lean sirloin cut) has more saturated fat than you should eat in an entire day and over 600 calories-and that’s without a side dish. Protein is an essential nutrient, and meat is an exceptional source of it-in fact, there are certain BCAA’s (branch chain amino acids) that can only be derived from red meat)-but most people need to eat only five to six ounces of protein rich food each day.
A one-ounce serving of protein-rich food consists of:
-1/2 cup cooked beans
-1 egg
- 1 tablespoon of peanut butter
-1/2 ounce of nuts (small handful)
-1 ounce of meat (chicken, turkey, beef, pork or fish)
So today, don’t eat a whole cow. Skip the huge slab of meat. A serving of meat should take up no more than one-third of your dinner plate (ideally, it would fit in the palm of your hand). Compare that to what we see in America every day: the smallest slab of meat served in most restaurants is twelve ounces in size., the average chicken breast is about five to six ounces, and the average hamburger patty is about four ounces.
