About Low Fat Cooking: Bringing Back Beef

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Low Fat Cooking Low Fat Cooking Low Fat Living Easy Recipes Seasonal Recipes From Fiona Haynes, your Guide to Low Fat Cooking Despite its wealth of vitamins and minerals, beef has long been demonized by the low-fat camp because of its high cholesterol and saturated fat content, but should you avoid it altogether? It may be that in modest quantities, steak and hamburgers may not be so bad for hearts after all. What's the story? Is Fat Back? To eat low carb or to eat low fat? That is the question. Unfortunately, there's no clear right or wrong answer. Conventional wisdom continually shifts. The more we think we know about nutrients, the less we seem to understand. How to Make Lower Fat Burgers Well, if the latest analysis by the Harvard School of Public Health is right, and a modest amount of unprocessed red meat isn't going to increase your risk of heart disease, then put a burger or steak on the grill. Just don't top it with bacon, and for goodness sake don't grill any hot dogs! Small portions of these processed red meats increase your risk of heart disease by 42 percent and diabetes by 19 percent. Low Fat Grilling and Picnics With Memorial Day approaching, and summer not long behind, most of us will be enjoying cookouts and picnics. Find out how to enjoy a lower fat grilling and picnic season with these tips and suggestions. Southwestern Burgers This is one of my favorite burger recipes. These tasty, low fat burgers use extra-lean ground beef combined with mashed black beans to reduce fat content and make moist, flavorful patties. The jalapeno pepper, cumin and cilantro add a nice little kick. Low Fat Cooking Ads Soup Quick Dinner Recipes Casserole Beef Beef Recipes Casserole Recipe Featured Articles Spicy Shrimp Kebabs Mango and Black Bean Salsa Yogurt Marinated Chicken Blueberry Sorbet Strawberry Freezer Jam Keeping Corn on the Cob Low Fat   More from About.com Great Stuff Kids Love From the hottest tunes and best online videos to favorite books and classic toys, here are our top picks for the kids in your life. More > Join About.com's User Panel! Share your opinions and help us make About.com more relevant, informative and enjoyable to use. More> This newsletter is written by: Fiona Haynes Low Fat Cooking Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Low Fat Cooking newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Must Reads Good Fats, Bad Fats 20 Ways to Cut Fat in Cooking Top 10 Low Fat Spring Recipes E-Course - How to Eat Low Fat Low Fat Recipe Ideas Advertisement