[Walter123]

I bought some hamburger meat at their special price last Tuesday and asked the butcher what the fat ratio was and was told 85/15. I made tacos and there was a lot of fat in the pan that I had to drain. It definitely was not 85/15. Anybody else notice this?

[billybye]

15% fat is NOT lean. We buy leaner (7.5%) at Publix when it is on sale and stock up.

[Villager Joyce]

There is no fat in Crumbles and fantastic in tacos and casseroles. No, I'm not a vegetarian. I Go meatless when there is a good alternative. I miss you VPL.

As an alternative to ground beef, try ground chicken.

[looneycat]

Originally Posted by Walter123

I bought some hamburger meat at their special price last Tuesday and asked the butcher what the fat ratio was and was told 85/15. I made tacos and there was a lot of fat in the pan that I had to drain. It definitely was not 85/15. Anybody else notice this?

I would guesstimate it at more like 75/25 after using it a couple of times...good for some things not so much for others, shrinkage!

[jnieman]

I usely buy ground round. It's just perfect for tacos, burgers, etc. I also find it doesn't have little hard pieces in it.

[tomwed]

The way to keep the fat down is to eat smaller meat servings. Put more veggies in the taco or make smaller hamburgers with more toppings. Less lean is tastier. For me, if it's a bargain from Fresh Market, I buy it. The reason the meat's on sale is they are hoping you will buy a $6 bottle of ketchup made by tiny elves in Denmark.

Could you ask them to put another store at my end of town?

[jebartle]

So True....giggle, giggle, snort, snort!

Originally Posted by tomwed

The way to keep the fat down is to eat smaller meat servings. Put more veggies in the taco or make smaller hamburgers with more toppings. Less lean is tastier. For me, if it's a bargain from Fresh Market, I buy it. The reason the meat's on sale is they are hoping you will buy a $6 bottle of ketchup made by tiny elves in Denmark.

Could you ask them to put another store at my end of town?

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by tomwed

The way to keep the fat down is to eat smaller meat servings. Put more veggies in the taco or make smaller hamburgers with more toppings. Less lean is tastier. For me, if it's a bargain from Fresh Market, I buy it. The reason the meat's on sale is they are hoping you will buy a $6 bottle of ketchup made by tiny elves in Denmark.

Could you ask them to put another store at my end of town?

Excellent advice as usual and wonderful information about the elves. Who knew? I thought those suckers were only at the North Pole.

[Warren Kiefer]

Originally Posted by Walter123

I bought some hamburger meat at their special price last Tuesday and asked the butcher what the fat ratio was and was told 85/15. I made tacos and there was a lot of fat in the pan that I had to drain. It definitely was not 85/15. Anybody else notice this?

Are you saying that you have the visual skills to determine how much fat is in meat ???

[justjim]

We have a number of friends who shop at Fresh Market and think it is great. We don't agree---to us it's usually over priced. And----it's on the other side of TV.

We had some of that "special" burger at a friends house. I too thought it had more fat than advertised. But I'm no expert.

[Walter123]

Originally Posted by looneycat

I would guesstimate it at more like 75/25 after using it a couple of times...good for some things not so much for others, shrinkage!

Thank you for being the only one who understood my question.

[Walter123]

Originally Posted by Warren Kiefer

Are you saying that you have the visual skills to determine how much fat is in meat ???

No Warren, I am not.

[jgm3279]

Ground turkey breast also a great option!

[asianthree]

The fat content although someone important is part of the reason why you get such big flavors. The only way that you could compare how much fat is to buy the equal amount from fresh market and equal amount from another place. fry them both measure the amount of grease and then weight the meat. That about the only way I would compare.