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Steakhouses
Eating steak on a low-fat diet? You bet, as long as it's lean beef and a reasonable portion.

Tips: Don't order king-sized cuts. About 3 ounces of a thinly sliced cut is perfect, or choose a 6 ounce steak and enjoy non-meat entrees the rest of the day. Steakhouses generally prepare your food to order, so ask them to trim all visible fat before cooking.

Instead of

Try

Fatty cuts of meat, such as rib eye, porterhouse, T-bone

Leaner cuts of meat, such as London broil, filet mignon, round or flank steak, sirloin tip, tenderloin

French fried, au gratin or scalloped potatoes

Baked potato or rice

Caesar or marinated salad

Green salad with dressing on the side

Fried vegetables

Steamed vegetables

Pie and ice cream

Angel food cake or sherbet