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Everyone's Irish on St. Patty's Day!!
St. Patrick's Day offers a great reason to indulge in hearty Irish-inspired beef dishes like Shepherd's Pie and of course, the famous Corned Beef. Did you know that corned beef was originally exported by the Irish? It is now revered as a seasonal staple when paired with cabbage and potatoes. Slainte'! |
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March Is National Nutrition Month! |
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 National Nutrition Month® is a nutrition education and information campaign created annually in March by the American Dietetic Association. The campaign focuses attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits.
Affordable, Nutrient-Rich Lean Beef Fits into Any Healthy Eating Plan
Looking for healthy options at the grocery store but not willing to sacrifice taste - or your wallet? Finding delicious, yet healthful solutions for your entire family may be as close as your grocer's meat case. Sound too good to be true? Here's some food for thought: there are now 29 beef steaks, roasts and ground beef choices that are considered lean. Find out more... |
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 Prevention magazine named beef one of the "25 Ridiculously Healthy Foods" in October 2009
Lean beef is one of the best-absorbed sources of iron there is. (Too-little iron can cause anemia.) Adding as little as 1 ounce of beef per day can make a big difference in the body's ability to absorb iron from other sources, says Mary J. Kretsch, PhD, a researcher at the USDA-ARS Western Human Nutrition Research Center in Davis, CA. Beef also packs plenty of zinc (even minor deficiencies may impair memory) and B vitamins, which help your body turn food into energy.
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