Saturated Fat Facts From "Eater's Choice"

From: The Washington Post | Date: January 28, 1987| Author: | Copyright information

Approximately 75 percent of the saturated fat in the American diet comes from the following foods: hamburgers, cheeseburgers, meat loaf, whole milk and whole milk beverages, 2 percent milk, cheeses (excluding cottage cheese), beef steaks and roasts, hot dogs, ham, luncheon meats, sausage, doughnuts, cookies, cakes, pork (including chops and roasts), butter, margarine, crackers, ice cream, frozen desserts, mayonnaise, salad dressings, french fries, fried potatoes, salty snacks, bacon and nondairy coffee creamers.

All meats-fish, poultry and red meats-contain approximately equal amounts of ...

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