Name Game: Seeking Lean Cuts of Meat

Name Game: Seeking Lean Cuts of Meat

September 29, 2006

When shopping for meat, certain words indicate cuts that are lower in fat. Look for “round” or “loin” in the name when shopping for lean beef and the words “loin” or “leg” when you’re seeking lean pork or lamb.

Here are some examples of lean cuts of meat:

  • Beef: Eye of the round, top round steak, top round roast, sirloin steak, top loin steak, tenderloin steak and check arm pot roast.
  • Veal: Cutlet, blade or arm steak, rib toast and rib or lion chop.
  • Pork: Tenderloin, top loin roast, top loin chop, center loin chop, sirloin roast, loin rib chop and shoulder blade steak.
  • Lamb: Leg, loin chop and arm chop.

If you’re not sure of the cut, ask the butcher or check the label. Along with the net weight, unit price and cost per package, the label tells you the kind and the cut.

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