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Protein foods with healthier (unsaturated) fats:

• Seafood such as salmon, trout, and herring
• Nuts such as almonds, hazelnuts, pecans, and walnuts
• Seeds such as flax seeds, pumpkin, sunflower, and sesame seeds

Protein foods with less fat:

• Chicken or turkey breast
• “Choice” or “select” cuts of beef. Look for cuts of meat that have “round” or “loin”
• Turkey bacon
• Deli meat such as low sodium sliced chicken breast

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Protein foods with saturated fats:

• Bacon
• Deli meat such as salami and pepperoni
• Fried chicken and turkey
• Hot dogs
• “Prime” cuts of steak and roasts with fat you can see
• Sausages