Ground beef and other meats often have a high fat content. Perhaps they have more fat than what you need. Browning and draining the meat gets a lot of fat and water out. If we are talking about 80/20 ground beef then 4 ounces of raw meat becomes 3 ounces cooked and loses 68 calories from 7.6 grams fat just from regular draining. To get even more out is really easy! Put a paper towel on your plate, place the meat on it and use your spatula to move the meat around a bit to let the paper towel do its job of absorbing. When you toss that paper towel away, you’ll feel how heavy it is with that extra liquid. It should save you about an extra 40 fat calories from 4.5 grams fat!
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