10 Unhealthiest Proteins To Avoid

Deli meats are a go-to easy lunch or dinner option, but it may be one you want to minimize in your healthy eating plan.

bologna sandwich

Bratwurst is a beloved German sausage—but Bratwurst lovers beware! One link (85 grams) of pork Bratwurst provides

Bratwurst

According to Elizabeth Shaw, MS, RDN, CPT, national nutrition expert and author of the For Dummies Instant Pot Cookbook and Air Fryer Cookbook,

Pork Belly

Although they have become a national symbol of baseball games, traditional hot dogs are brimming with saturated fat and calories.

Hot Dogs

Four ounces of hard pork salami provides 460 calories, 13.4 grams of saturated fat, and 2,550 milligrams of sodium.

Hard Salami

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends eating 8 ounces of seafood weekly.

Swordfish

Whether it's sausages, burgers, or other plant-based "meat" replacements, if you look at some of the nutrition facts panels it's anything but healthy.

Plant-Based 'Meat' Replacements

Three ounces of sliced beef and pork pepperoni provide 428 calories, 15 grams of saturated fat, and 1,340 milligrams of sodium.

Pepperoni

One link (101 grams) of Italian pork sausage provides 293 calories, 8.71 grams of saturated fat, and 569 milligrams of sodium.

Sausage

One of the unhealthiest proteins is Spam, and it's easy to see why once you know that 2 ounces of original Spam contain 180 calories

Spam

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