Cuts Of Steak With The Least Calories

Beef Sirloin.

Image Credit: Eising/Photodisc/Getty Images Lean cuts of steak contain nearly the same amount of fat, saturated fat and cholesterol-per-serving as boneless, skinless chicken breasts. In addition, lean steak has only slightly more calories in a 3-ounce serving than cooked chicken. The steaks that contain the least number of calories in a serving come from the round or loin section; avoid adding excess calories to these steaks and use a low-fat cooking method such as grilling, broiling, baking or braising. Although they are low in calories, it’s best to eat lean steak only in moderation: Too much red meat is linked to an increased risk of cancer and heart disease.

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Bottom Round Steak
   
Bottom round steak.

Image Credit: raul taborda/iStock/Getty Images According to BeefRetail.org, a 3-ounce serving of cooked bottom round steak contains 139 calories, making it the lowest calorie steak available. Because it’s so lean – each serving has less than 5 grams of total fat, with 1.7 grams of saturated fat and has less than 60 milligrams of cholesterol – bottom round steak is best cooked in moist heat to keep it from becoming tough. Try braising or stewing the steak with chopped vegetables in a covered pot in the oven. Bottom round steak can be broiled, but only after it’s been marinated to help tenderize the meat.

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Sirloin-Tip Side Steak
   
Sirloin steak.

Image Credit: Jupiterimages/liquidlibrary/Getty Images Also known as charcoal steaks, knuckle sirloin-tip steaks or round sirloin-tip side steaks, sirloin-tip side steaks contain 143 calories in every 3-ounce serving. This cut of steak is a good choice to slice thin and saute briefly, advises the Certified Angus Beef site. Make a small amount of the beef stretch further by stir-frying it with vegetables like green beans and carrots, and serving with brown rice. Sirloin-tip side steaks can also be marinated and grilled, braised or pan-broiled.

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Eye of Round Steak
   
Eye of round steak.

Image Credit: Rallef/iStock/Getty Images Eye of round steak is cut from the eye of round roast, sometimes also called the round-eye pot roast. A 3-ounce serving of cooked eye of round steak contains 144 calories and is lower in fat, saturated fat and cholesterol than bottom round steak or sirloin side-tip steak. Like other low-calorie cuts of steak, eye of round steak is so lean it can become dry, unless it’s cooked with plenty of liquid. Try preparing it in the slow cooker or in the oven, braised that calls for a long cooking time at low heat. Pan-broil or grill eye of round steak, only after it has been marinated.

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Round Tip Steak
   
Round tip steak.

Image Credit: Vaobullan/iStock/Getty Images Round tip steak contains 148 calories in every 3-ounce serving of the cooked beef. The steak may be labeled under a variety of different names, including sandwich steak, trimmed tip steak, breakfast steak and sirloin tip steak. Some of these cuts – especially those termed sandwich or breakfast steak – are sliced extremely thin and are suitable for pan-broiling. Thicker cuts can be marinated, then grilled or broiled, although they can also be used in stir-fries, sautes and braises.

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  references & resources
  
      BeefRetail.org: Nutritional Benefits of Beef
    
      Johns Hopkins Medicine: A Guide to Choosing Lean Meats and Poultry
    
      Archives of Internal Medicine: Red Meat Consumption and Mortality - Results from 2 Prospective Cohort Studies
    
      Food.com: Kitchen Dictionary - Beef Round Cuts
    
      Texas Beef Council: Beef Round Bottom Round Roast and Steak
    
      Beef - It's What's For Dinner
    
      Certified Angus Beef: Sirloin Tip Side Steak
    
      Texas Beef Council: Beef Round Tip Roast and Steak
    
      Certified Angus Beef: Eye of Round Steak
    
      Texas Beef Council: Beef Eye of Round Roast and Steak
    
      RecipeTips.com: Beef -- Steaks
       




  references & resources
  
      BeefRetail.org: Nutritional Benefits of Beef
    
      Johns Hopkins Medicine: A Guide to Choosing Lean Meats and Poultry
    
      Archives of Internal Medicine: Red Meat Consumption and Mortality - Results from 2 Prospective Cohort Studies
    
      Food.com: Kitchen Dictionary - Beef Round Cuts
    
      Texas Beef Council: Beef Round Bottom Round Roast and Steak
    
      Beef - It's What's For Dinner
    
      Certified Angus Beef: Sirloin Tip Side Steak
    
      Texas Beef Council: Beef Round Tip Roast and Steak
    
      Certified Angus Beef: Eye of Round Steak
    
      Texas Beef Council: Beef Eye of Round Roast and Steak
    
      RecipeTips.com: Beef -- Steaks
    




Beef Sirloin.

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Bottom round steak.

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Sirloin steak.

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Eye of round steak.

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Round tip steak.

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      BeefRetail.org: Nutritional Benefits of Beef
    
      Johns Hopkins Medicine: A Guide to Choosing Lean Meats and Poultry
    
      Archives of Internal Medicine: Red Meat Consumption and Mortality - Results from 2 Prospective Cohort Studies
    
      Food.com: Kitchen Dictionary - Beef Round Cuts
    
      Texas Beef Council: Beef Round Bottom Round Roast and Steak
    
      Beef - It's What's For Dinner
    
      Certified Angus Beef: Sirloin Tip Side Steak
    
      Texas Beef Council: Beef Round Tip Roast and Steak
    
      Certified Angus Beef: Eye of Round Steak
    
      Texas Beef Council: Beef Eye of Round Roast and Steak
    
      RecipeTips.com: Beef -- Steaks