Here's the skinny on chicken: Most of the fat in poultry is hidden in the skin. If you eat chicken without the skin, you'll slash your fat and saturated fat intake in half!
1. Shed the Skin!
Remove the skin from chicken. Here's a handy trick: Grab the skin with a paper towel. (You can also remove the skin after the chicken is cooked to keep the flavor and moistness in--however, if the chicken is cooked with other ingredients, some of the fat will melt into the rest of the dish.)
2 Trim the Fat!
Cut any visible fat from chicken with a kitchen scissors or knife.
From "Betty Crocker's Low-Fat, Low-Cholesterol Cooking Today." Text Copyright 2005 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.