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Cirrus
24-07-2012, 07:57 AM
I was just wondering, here at our local costco and grocery store when i look at extra lean ground beef all i find is 15% fat content. Is this normal, i keep on reading some sort of 93/7 ratio on other forums. Does this mean that there is ground beef at 7% fat content, if so where can i find it.

thank you.
RagingRandy
24-07-2012, 12:00 PM
You are better off financially to buy the 15% at Costco. Once fried, drained and rinsed there will be very little difference between that and 7%. Beware of ground turkey\chicken as it is often touted as a better alternative. It will\can be higher if they grind the whole bird including the white and dark meats as well as the skin.
Cirrus
24-07-2012, 12:52 PM
Thank you very much for the quick response. Ground turkey is a staple of my diet, i eat it every day. I just make sure i buy the extra lean kind. If my memories serves me right it's listed on Fitness Pal as 3% fat ratio so i think i should be fine. I was just looking for beef so i could sub my steak ive been having before bed. A greater and leaner ratio would of been appreciated, i just cant find it anywhere.

Once again thanks for you input.
fathead
24-07-2012, 01:15 PM
extra lean ground beef is 10% fat in general. costco doesnt carry extra lean only "lean" which is 85/15. youll have to find extra at an alternative butcher. I find 95% pretty regularly. or buffalo is a good and even leaner alternative but prices have skyrocketed
Delt King
24-07-2012, 01:28 PM
Draining and rinsing can certainly bring it damn close to 5%…as well as making it taste like cardboard. Lol. An offseason staple for me.
Cirrus
24-07-2012, 01:37 PM
You guys are awesome thanks for the replies. I just found out about this site and absolutely love it. Thanks again.
natenator
24-07-2012, 02:13 PM
Draining and rinsing can certainly bring it damn close to 5%…as well as making it taste like cardboard. Lol. An offseason staple for me.

Truth.

Thanks god for Frank's
GYMBRAT
24-07-2012, 03:24 PM
You are better off financially to buy the 15% at Costco. Once fried, drained and rinsed there will be very little difference between that and 7%. Beware of ground turkey\chicken as it is often touted as a better alternative. It will\can be higher if they grind the whole bird including the white and dark meats as well as the skin.

This FTW for sure. We eat a TON of lean ground beef/steaks around my house!
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