Chicken

Chicken is a lean white fat burning meat that tastes great and can be prepared in many ways. Roasting, broiling, poaching, or grilling chicken are a great way to enjoy the flavor of chicken without adding extra, unnecessary calories.

Chicken is a very excellent source of protein. It contains just over 2/3 of your protein in just a single 4 ounce serving! Although all meat contains protein, chicken is one of the best sources of it. That’s because chicken, particularly chicken breast, has much less fat in it. In fact, a serving of chicken breast holds half the amount of fat that a trimmed steak does. Although chicken itself is very lean, the skin will double the amount of fat in your chicken, so the skin is best removed BEFORE cooking.

Chicken also holds some “anti-aging effects”. Studies have shown that eating chicken as a regular part of one’s diet can help reduce the effect of Alzheimer’s disease and other symptoms of age-related decline. It has also been shown to protect against bone loss in the elderly. Studies show that eating plenty of lean protein can make a significant difference in bone mass.

And just to be clear, you can't deep fry it or soak it in barbeque sauce if you hope to reap any rewards from eating it. It needs to be prepared as simply as possible and again, you need to be sure to remove the skin.

With such great health benefits, why isn’t chicken on YOUR shopping list?