How much red meat should I eat?

The Australian Dietary Guidelines recommend eating 455g of lean, cooked red meat per week as part of three to four healthy, balanced meals. Learn how much red meat to eat here.

The Australian Dietary Guidelines recommend eating 455g of lean, cooked red meat per week as part of three to four healthy, balanced meals.

The Australian Dietary Guidelines are produced by the National Health and Medical Research Council. They use the best available scientific evidence to provide information to Australians on the types and amounts of foods that will help them follow a nutritionally adequate and healthy diet.

The guidelines define red meat as unprocessed meat from beef, veal, lamb, mutton, pork, goat, kangaroo, venison and other game meats. This includes mince and other cuts such as steak, chops, cutlets, roasts, slow cooked cuts, diced and strips, and fresh sausages that are lean with reduced sodium.

Our Red Meat Buying Guide can help you buy enough red meat per serving for a variety of healthy, balanced meals three to four times a week.

Red meat buying guide:

What to buy

Number of meals and serving size

What to use it for

500g (raw weight) of mince or fresh meat cuts

Four meals with serving sizes of around 87g (cooked weight)

Great for pasta, stir-fries, soups, salads and sandwiches

1kg (raw weight) of red meat

Five meals with serving sizes of around 140g (cooked weight)

Perfect for slow-cooked meals like casseroles, stews, curries and roasts

200g (raw weight) steaks

One meal and 140g (cooked weight) serving size

Ideal for the classic ‘meat and veg’ meal

DISH INSPIRATION

Pasta, Stir Fries, Soups, Salads, Sandwiches

Meatball, Bean and Pasta Soup

Macaroni with Tomato Sauce and Meatballs

Beef Stir-fry with Brown Rice

Stir-fried Beef with Asparagus

Beef Salad Bowl with Roast Vegetables

Beef Salad with Tamarind Sauce

Vietnamese Rare Beef Salad

Thai Beef Salad

Australian Lamb Cucumber and Watercress Salad

Pulled Lamb Sandwich with Pomegranate Port Wine Sauce on a Toasted Brioche Bun

Roadside Breakfast Lamb Sausage Sandwich

Beefy Breakfast Burrito

Slow-cooked Meals

Aussie Lamb Little Loaves

Beef & Red Bean Stew

Slow-Cooked Greek Lamb Stew

Instant Pot Aussie Lamb Stew

Indian Green Aussie Lamb Curry

Rump Roast

Classic ‘Meat and Veg’ Meals

Hamburg Steak

Aji Amarillo Australian Grass-fed Flat Iron

Korean Sesame Grilled Beef

Lamb T-bones With Beer and Bean Ragout

How much red meat should I eat?

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