| I recently received correspondence from someone | | | | meat you're allowed will depend on how lean your |
| who asked me how much meat was allowed on | | | | choices are. For example, if you chose leanest |
| Medifast. Apparently, this was a large part of this | | | | seafood (cod, grouper, tilapia), turkey, or 98% lean |
| person's diet and they did not want to have to give this | | | | beef, then you are allowed to have 7 ounces of it. If |
| up. The amount of meat on Medifast is not that | | | | you're choosing the leanest and highest quality protein |
| restrictive, but it is sensible. I will discuss this more in the | | | | (egg whites) then you're allowed to have a whopping |
| following article. | | | | 14 of those. That's why an omelet with lean protein |
| Some Of The Medifast Foods Contain Meat: You will | | | | (animal or otherwise) can be a huge and satisfying |
| have a good amount of protein in your once daily "lean | | | | lean and green meal. |
| and green meal" and this is probably where you'll have | | | | Now, the next grouping of meats are classified as |
| the most control and variety. But, there is some animal | | | | 95-97% lean. Things like chicken, swordfish, halibut and |
| proteins in the Medifast meals that are provided for | | | | very lean beef fall into this category and you're |
| you. And you'll see most of these in the soups and | | | | allowed to have a little less since these are a little less |
| stews. For example, there's crab, chicken noodle, | | | | lean. You can have 6 ounces of these choices. If you |
| chicken and wild rice, and vegetable beef soups. The | | | | like the egg yolks, you're allowed to have two. |
| chili tastes like there is ground beef in it, but what | | | | Finally, we get to the choices that are the least lean. In |
| you're tasting is texturized vegetable protein (tvp) | | | | terms of seafood, we're talking about catfish, salmon |
| which is a very common and decent tasting ingredient | | | | and mackerel. In terms of beef, we're talking about |
| in many vegetarian chilis. Many people are fooled by | | | | steak, roast, or ground beef. Lamb, pork chops, |
| this as the chili is really pretty good. | | | | chicken, and turkey are all fair game here, as long as |
| The Amount Of Meats That Are Allowed In Your | | | | they are 85 - 94% lean. In terms of these choices, you |
| Lean And Green Meal: Your main meal each day is | | | | are allowed a 5 ounce serving. |
| going to be comprised of the "lean and green meal." | | | | Most of the time, when you buy meat, the packaging |
| This is really the only meal that you are responsible for. | | | | will tell you the weight and you can then make |
| But, most people look forward to it, because it does | | | | adjustments accordingly. You might also have a food |
| give you some degree of control and variety. And this | | | | scale. I hope this article has shown you that you get a |
| means it can be fun to experiment with and tweak it. | | | | decent serving of meat each day and there is also |
| Now, the company does provide some guidance on | | | | some animal products that are included in some of the |
| this. They want for you to have lean protein (which | | | | Medifast meals that are prepared for you. |
| can be in the form of meat) and veggies. How much | | | | |