| A big juicy burger on a toasted bun with all the fixings | | | | one minute. Meanwhile, wash and dry the colander and |
| is always delicious. I love them myself and crave them | | | | the skillet thoroughly and place colander in the sink. |
| occasionally. But liking them does not make them | | | | Generously blot top of beef with more paper towels. |
| healthy for me. | | | | Return the cooked beef back into the colander. Then |
| Are you conscious about what you eat? Do you | | | | pour hot water (approximately 150 to 160 degrees F) |
| make healthy food choices? I try my best to always | | | | over it and let it drain for five minutes. |
| eat healthy and make the right choices for my health | | | | Repeat this last step one more time. This step also |
| and body. But, sometimes I do give in to the craving of | | | | takes out some of the flavor of the beef, but you can |
| the all-American hamburger. | | | | add any herbs or seasonings you like after rinsing. If |
| Of course it is always a wise, healthful choice to | | | | your recipe calls for onion, garlic salt, or other |
| choose the leanest ground beef while shopping for | | | | seasonings, you might want to add it after you rinse it. |
| your family. But unfortunately it's not always in our | | | | Return the beef to your skillet. Reheat, and continue |
| budget to do so. Ground chuck and extra lean beef is | | | | with your recipe. |
| much more expensive than the regular. | | | | Grilling Versus Frying |
| Did you know that you can reduce the fat in regular | | | | Let's face it...it's always wise to grill burgers rather than |
| ground beef by as much as 50 percent? This is | | | | frying. And also any other meat that you cook. Grilling |
| something I wasn't aware of until doing a simple search | | | | is great for the summer time. And for the winter |
| on another article that I was working on. If your family | | | | months, you can always broil or invest in an indoor grill. |
| budget won't allow for the leaner ground beef, there | | | | Alternative For Ground Beef |
| are steps you can take to actually take out | | | | Try substituting your beef with ground turkey. It's a |
| approximately half the fat. I found this quite intriguing. | | | | well-known fact that ground turkey is much lower in |
| The simple steps below takes out half the fat | | | | fat than ground beef. It is also less expensive. Lots of |
| Naturally we drain off a lot of the fat by simply | | | | people have never even tried ground turkey. It is |
| straining it through a colander after cooking it. But there | | | | actually very good...turkey burgers are especially good. |
| are additional steps to reducing the fat even more. If | | | | Most of the time, you can't even tell the difference in |
| you are preparing beef that goes in spaghetti, chili, or | | | | casseroles or pasta dishes. Try it sometime with your |
| even casseroles...drain the fat off of it thoroughly with | | | | family and see if they notice the difference. If you find |
| a colander after cooking. | | | | them asking "Where's the beef?"...then you know they |
| Then with a slotted spoon, take out the cooked beef | | | | did. |
| and place on a paper towel lined platter and let sit for | | | | |