1. That’s Some Pig!!! Pork! The other white meat…

2. How many famous pigs can you name???

3. Hampton J. Pig (Tiny Toons)
                                                                      
Piglet
Wilbur
The Three Little Pigs
Spider Pig
Miss. Piggy
Porky Pig
Babe
Hampton J. Pig (Tiny Toons)
Hamm (Toy Story)
Pippo (Sanrio/Hello Kitty)

4. Pork Fun Facts
$105,000 is the highest price ever paid for a hog (March 5, 1998)
The longest single sausage measured 5,917 feet (cooked in Barcelona, Spain)
China is the number one producer and consumer of fresh pork in the world.
At the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair hotdogs were called “Red Hots”.
Pork is the world’s most widely eaten meat.

5. Pork Nutrition Info Pork is very high in complete proteins
On a 2000 calorie diet a person needs 5 ½ oz. of protein everyday
Pork is considered to be a lean meat…
When compared to chicken pork is known as The Other White Meat

6. Meats are composed of… Muscle Tissue Connective Tissue Fat
*Meat is edible muscle of the animal…
The toughest cuts of meat are found in the parts of the animal where the muscles are worked the most.

7. Cuts of Pork There are two specific cuts to be aware of… Wholesale
Large cuts that are sold to supermarkets
Retail
Smaller cuts divided by the supermarket
These come from the whole sale cut

8. Loin
Boston
Shoulder
Leg
Picnic
Shoulder
Side

9. Retail Cuts from Wholesale Cuts of Hog
Boston Shoulder
Ground meat, sausage, and shoulder roast
Picnic Shoulder
Arm roasts and stew meat
Loin
Pork chops, tenderloin, roasts, ribs, Canadian style bacon
*you get the largest variety from this wholesale cut!

10. Side
Spare ribs and sliced bacon
Leg
Ham and leg cutlets

11. Is time an issue of concern?
The following cuts can be cooked in thirty minutes or less…
Pork chops
Tenderloin
Ground pork
Ham Steaks