Healthy U.S.-style dietary patterns can be modified to provide increased energy from protein

Nutrition Journal

Table 1 Contributions of fresh and processed meat and poultry item clusters to protein foods in the HEP

Item clusters in the red meat and poultry food subgroups^a	Representative Food	Contribution to Protein Foods (%)	Contribution to Food Subgroup (%)
Red meat		38.21	100
Fresh
Beef	Beef, round, eye of round, separable lean only, roasted	9.06	23.71
Beef, ground	Ground beef, 97% lean, patty, pan-broiled	10.36	27.12
Game meat	Deer, top round, lean only, steak, broiled	0.35	0.91
Lamb	Lamb, domestic, leg, separable lean only, choice, roasted	0.32	0.83
Liver	Beef, liver, pan-fried	0.23	0.61
Pork, fresh	Pork, fresh, sirloin chops, boneless, lean, broiled	4.88	12.76
Subtotal		25.2	65.94
Processed
Sausage	Turkey sausage, reduced fat, brown and serve, cooked	2.53	6.62
Luncheon meats, beef	Frankfurter, beef, low fat	3.35	8.75
Luncheon meats, pork	Ham, sliced, extra lean	4.72	12.34
Pork, cured	Pork, cured, ham, whole, separable lean only, roasted	2.42	6.35
Subtotal		13.02	34.06
Poultry		29.39	100
Fresh
Chicken	Chicken, meat only, roasted	24.37	82.9
Turkey	Turkey, meat only, roasted	1.6	5.44
Subtotal		25.97	88.34
Processed
Luncheon meats, poultry	Turkey breast, sliced, prepackaged	3.43	11.66
Subtotal		3.43	11.66
Total red meat and poultry		67.62
Fresh		51.17	76
Processed		16.45	24

^aContributions calculated from data used by USDA in the development of the U.S. Healthy Style Eating Pattern (HEP) [22]. Consistent with the DGA, the meat group in this study includes beef, pork, lamb, goat, and game meat, all in either unprocessed (fresh) or processed forms, while the poultry group includes chicken, turkey, Cornish hens, duck, goose, and game birds, likewise all in unprocessed (fresh) or processed forms. Lean meat or poultry therefore includes both fresh and processed forms

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