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I’m sick of chicken and tuna. Do you have any other recommendations for a low fat protein source?
In terms of nutritional value, lean cuts of red meat more than match the more traditional bodybuilding protein foods such as chicken breasts and tuna.
For example, a 3-ounce chicken breast contains 3-grams of fat, while 3-ounces of round or eye-fillet steak contains 4.2-grams. Lean ground beef contains 5-grams of fat per 100-grams. Lean roast beef contains just 3-grams of fat per 3-ounce slice. Some of the fat contained in lean beef will actually help you lose fat and build muscle.
Cooked beef fat contains CLA (Conjugated Linoleic Acid), a nutrient shown to enhance body composition. Lean beef also contains much more iron and other trace elements than chicken or tuna.
Lean beef is also higher in B-group vitamins, these vitamins are essential to energy production. On every occasion that I’ve recommended a bodybuilder to increase his/her red meat intake, the athlete has seen and felt the difference in their physique. So, beef up!
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