Those "Lean" Meats That You Eat: Are They Truly "Lean?"

Probably not. In most cases, the meats that you consume aren't nearly as lean as you are lead to believe. Especially ground meats, as they can contain more than 30% fat. Even if you do manage to find lean meats they are likely to contain steroids and antibiotics, which are also fattening.

But there's good news, truly lean meats do exist, you just have to know where to find them. And that is the purpose of this post, to provide you with information so that you can make a more informed decision when buying meats.

If you've been unable to lose fat even though you are eating a clean diet of complex carbohydrates, vegetables, and meats, your problem is most likely hidden fat, steroids, and hormones within those meats. That leaves you with two choices; stop eating meat, or start eating meat that is truly lean and clean.

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The best way to be certain that you are eating lean and clean meat is to buy it from a neighborhood butcher shop or an organic meat market. There, you will be able to choose lean meats that come from organic chicken, pastured pork, and grass-fed beef. All of which will be free of antibiotics, steroids, hormones, and animal by-products.

If you prefer ground meat, you will have the opportunity to thoroughly inspect each cut of meat beforehand so that you can be certain that you are getting nothing but lean meat. Butcher shops and organic markets stock the freshest meats that you can buy.

And there's more, butcher shop meats cost less than supermarket meats, but I'm not sure the same applies to organic markets. So, if you are eating supermarket meats, there is reason to suspect that they are not truly lean, and therefore are not good for you if you want to be lean.