IN: White meat (chicken and fish)

OUT: Red meat (mutton, beef, pork and organ meat like liver and heart)

When it comes to non-vegetarian options, choose chicken and fish over mutton, beef or organ meat like liver. Chicken and fish (white meat) is far healthier than beef, mutton and pork (red meat). Like us on Facebook

Dr Prasad explains, `white meat has less fat and cholesterol than red meat. It gives the same amount of protein with an added advantage of lesser fat.` Dr Prasad stresses that fish provide essential fatty acids, which are heart friendly, and also aid brain development in children.

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