There are many health benefits attached to eating meat. Meat is high in protein, which is crucial for the function of bones and muscles. Additionally, meat contains a variety of vitamins such as B12, Iron, and DHA. To ensure that your meat is as fresh and delicious as possible, consider shopping at Santa Clarita Valley Produce Market. With fresh deliveries throughout the week, Santa Clarita Valley Produce Market has a huge selection of poultry, beef, pork, lamb, and even hard to find meat selections such as Cornish game hens, rabbit, goat, and more. Santa Clarita Valley Produce Market also has Halal and Kosher meat selections.
With such a large selection of meats, it can be hard to pick just one. How do you know which meat has the most benefits and the best taste? Here’s a quick breakdown of the different types of meat and their corresponding benefits.
1. Poultry. Poultry refers to domestic birds consumed for their meat and includes fowl, chicken, duck, quail, and turkey. The healthiest cuts of poultry come from white meat because dark meat naturally has more fat. If you’re looking to save calories, choose white meat cuts of poultry with no skin and bake, grill, or broil them. Poultry is rich in protein and vitamins that help build healthy bones, muscles, skin, cartilage, and blood cells.
2. Beef. Beef is the number one source of protein, vitamin B12, and zinc and is also the #3 food source of iron behind fortified cereal and grains. In order to save calories with beef, choose the leanest cuts by looking for the words “loin” or “round” in their name and trim away any visible outside fat before cooking. For ground beef, choose a beef that’s 90 percent lean or higher.
3. Pork. Pork is particularly high in protein, zinc, phorphorus, selenium, and various B vitamins. As with beef, look for lean cuts like pork chops. Pork products like bacon or ham are high in sodium and fat content due to being cured in salt and should be eaten in moderation.
Be sure to check out Santa Clarita Valley Produce Market for their full line of delicious meat. Vegetarian or vegan? Santa Clarita Valley Produce Market also carries a huge selection a fresh produce including more than 300 varieties of domestic and hard to find international fruits and vegetables for low prices. Whatever your diet preference is, Santa Clarita Valley Produce Market will surely meet your needs!
Santa Clarita Valley Produce is open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. They are located at 23975 Newhall Ranch Road in the Bridgeport Marketplace in Valencia.
For more information, call 661-254-3900 or visit www.valleyproducemarket.com.