When the USDA and Department of Health and Human Services announced their new Dietary Guidelines for Americans in January 2026, the emphasis changed from a focus on eating plants to one heavy on protein, including red meat and healthy fats, along with fresh fruits and vegetables. The new guidelines also suggest cutting back on sugar and highly processed foods.
This is great news for pork lovers, especially when you add the benefits of premium Coleman All Natural Meats, which comes from hogs humanely raised on independent U.S. farms with no antibiotics ever or added growth hormones and all vegetarian feed. Let’s dive into why this answers the question, is pork good for you?
Protein
With its 7+ grams of protein per ounce, Coleman All Natural Meats lean pork is not only a treat for your tastebuds, but a gift for your body, too. The protein in your favorite pork chop or tenderloin is complete, meaning it contains all nine essential amino acids. That’s important for building and maintaining muscle mass and strength, especially as you age. Protein is also good for satiety, that feeling of being satisfied and full. For many people that means consuming fewer calories because they eat less, a bonus for anyone weight-watching.
Not only is pork an easy way to add protein to your diet, but it also contains many other critical nutrients.
Vitamins and Minerals
While many of us get our daily required vitamins and minerals from capsules or pills, it’s more gratifying to get them from the healthy and delicious food we consume. Coleman All Natural Meats are packed with the nourishment our bodies need.
A three-ounce serving of pork will deliver about six percent of your daily requirements for iron, potassium, and magnesium, important for carrying oxygen to your muscles, keeping your heart beating regularly, and making sure your metabolism is cranking along efficiently.
The same three ounce serving will give you 15 percent of your daily phosphorus, important for healthy bones, and 25 percent of the zinc, which keeps your immune system healthy.
And then there are the B vitamins, workhorses that keep everything from your central nervous system to your metabolism, immune system, blood cells and brain functioning well. Pork has an abundance of your daily required niacin, riboflavin, thiamine, B6 and B12, the latter of which is mostly only available from animal products like meat and dairy.
Which cuts give you the most bang for your buck?
Tenderloin, the most succulent cut, is also the leanest at less than three grams of total fat per three-ounce serving. One of our favorite recipes is this Asian-inspired Szechuan and Black Pepper Crusted Tenderloin with Sweet And Sour Pear Chutney.
Sirloin chops or roast carry between only three and five grams of total fat per serving, while packing the same nutritional punch of protein, vitamins and minerals. This simple recipe for Super Moist Boneless Pork Chops, with the addition of a colorful vegetable and a green salad, will please even the pickiest eater.
If you’re feeding a crowd, this Roast Pork Loin and Potatoes with a fragrant garlic and herb rub, makes a festive holiday meal or Sunday dinner.
And if you’re looking for a simple, healthy chili for a cool spring evening, try our Ground Pork and White Bean Chili.
No matter which cut you choose, Coleman All Natural pork offers you a healthy and delicious choice for your table.
The Coleman Way
The Coleman Way, since 1875, is our commitment to quality, taking pride in humanely raising animals on family farms in the U.S.A. with no antibiotics ever, no growth hormones, and 100% vegetarian fed. The result is premium, great-tasting, all-natural meats in a variety of cuts and flavors that can be easily prepared and that you can feel good about serving to family and friends.
