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Culinary Corner

Lamb is delicious, but is it good for you?

Lamb may have a delicate flavor, but it packs a nutritional punch.

A 3.5 ounce lamb chop clocks in at 213 calories, 9 grams of fat (3 saturated), and 28 grams of protein. That compares to 313 calories for the same amount of top sirloin, which contains 8 grams of fat and 29 grams of protein. A 3.5 ounce pork chop has 225 calories, 10.5 grams of fat and 30 grams of protein.

So in the nutritional line up, lamb falls just shy of beef and pork in protein, between the two in fat and comes out the winner in terms of the least calories.

Fresh, grass-fed lamb also helps the body absorb zinc and iron, which are good for boosting the immune system and creating red blood cells.

So turn on the grill – lamb season is just starting.



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