By now you know it's the "other white meat," but pork, a healthy food? You heard right. While it may seem impossible that the animal that gives us bacon could offer a lean, rich-tasting meat that's diet-friendly, it's true!
Although pork was once higher in fat, the pork industry has taken steps in recent years to produce leaner cuts through improved breeding and feeding practices. The results? According to the National Pork Board, today's pork is lower in fat and lower in the notorious artery-clogging saturated fat than it was a few decades ago. Also, your grocery store's butcher may be responding to consumer demand for leaner meats by trimming more fat from various cuts.
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Pork tenderloin is the leanest pork you can get: A 3-ounce cooked serving has about 4 grams of fat and 1.4 grams of saturated fat, as well as 140 calories. Compare that to the same amount of chicken breast, with 3.1 grams of fat, about 1 gram of saturated fat -- and the same number of calories; you can see that pork tenderloin stacks up nicely against the waistline-watcher's favorite.
You can often find it in the meat case, already shrink-wrapped and ready to go. Plus, serving up pork tenderloin from time to time can put an end to that age-old question, "Chicken again?"
The National Pork Board suggests cooking pork tenderloin at 425 degrees F for 20 to 30 minutes, or simply throwing it on the grill -- just in time for summer -- for 15 to 20 minutes. Since pork tenderloin is so lean, it benefits from a soak in your favorite marinade. But if you really want to sass things up, try a spice rub. Simply blend together various seasonings and rub on the outside of the pork tenderloin before roasting or grilling. Try our favorite rub recipes for achieving excellent ethnic flavors:
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