Think you need to give up ribs, sausages, steaks and ground beef to fit into your bathing suit this summer? No way! Check out Hungry Girl's guilt-free finds for those carnivorous cravings...
Crave Steak? Order Up!
Think steak's off-limits when you're dining out and counting calories? Guess again! Steak can actually be one of the better options on the menu, as long as you follow a few simple guilt-free guidelines. Go for a lean cut, like filet or sirloin. Avoid the fattier cuts, like shell steak, skirt steak and ribeye. And no need to order the 20-ouncer -- steak's loaded with protein, so you'll fill up fast, even with a petite portion.
Love to Rib It Up? Try Gardenburger BBQ Riblets! 
Saucy, meaty, savory ribs are AWESOME -- no doubt about it. But, they're also loaded with fat and are typically served in ginormous portions, so those calories can really rack up (get it?!). The folks at GB have hit it out of the park with their individually packed, saucy, meatless BBQ Riblets! Each serving (about 5 oz. and no bones!) has 240 calories, 4.5g fat, and 5g fiber. Plus, each Riblet is swimming in so much delicious BBQ sauce, you can easily toss in a ton of veggies to bulk up your meal. Mmmmmmm!
Sucker for Sausage? So Many Options!
The average b-fast sausage patty has around 200 calories and 15g fat. Eeeks. Kick a craving for a pre-noon pork patty with a meatless version, like the ones by Yves (2 small patties = 80 calories and 2g fat) and Morningstar Farms (1 patty = 80 calories and 3g fat).
Jonesin' for an actual fat sausage link for lunch or dinner? A regular one (beef or pork) will cost you at least 200 calories and around 20 grams of fat! But there are chicken and soy sausages out there that taste just as good, with way less fat and fewer calories! Check out the meatless ones by Boca (1 link = 130 to 140 calories and 6 to 7g fat) and Al Fresco's big fat rockin' chicken sausages (1 link = 130 - 160 calories and 6 to 7g fat). Both brands offer crazy-good flavors, like Boca's Smoked Sausage (with garlic and honey) and Al Fresco's Sweet Apple (with maple syrup inside!). These are sooooo worth seeking out...
Ground Beef Goes Guilt-Free!
Love Mexican food, meatloaf, meaty pizzas and more? We sure do! But even lean ground beef is pretty high in fat, and ground turkey doesn't always do the trick. Enter ground-beef-style soy crumbles! Our favorites are these freezer-aisle finds: Boca Ground Burger and Morningstar Farms Meal Starters Grillers Recipe Crumbles. We use them to make slimmed-down Taco Bell swaps (like our latest: a guilt-free take on the Cheesy Beefy Melt!), tamale pie, an eight-layer dip, and so much more! These crumbles taste like the real thing and are super-easy to add to any recipe. But best of all, with impressively low calorie and fat counts, they're the guilt-free answer to fatty ground beef!
Hungry for More?
Check out the Manly Meals chapter of Hungry Girl: Recipes and Survival Strategies for Guilt-Free Eating in the Real World for TONS of guilt-free meat-tastic recipes. We've got a recipe for Sloppy Janes! There's a Philly Cheesesteak swap that's impressed even diehard fans. And then there's our meatloaf... not just any meatloaf ... Crazy-Good Turkey Taco Meatloaf! The book's in stores now, and it's packed with 165 recipes and so much more!!!
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