March is such a great month! It's National Nutrition Month; we have St. Patty's Day to celebrate; and Spring is right around the corner, hopefully!!
The Wisconsin Beef Council is making it even GREATER! Visit our Facebook page and register to win $500 in FREE BEEF during the month of March.
We've been hard at work taking classic beef dishes and giving them a modern twist with fun ingredients and a healthy dose of good nutrition (which frankly is easy when you start with nutrient-rich beef). So, check out our Irish inspired recipes, pefect for celebrating St. Patty's Day with, including a "skinny" version of Irish Pub Beef Stew.
It's that easy. The Wisconsin Beef Council want's your freezer full of beef this Spring!
Modern Take on a Classic: Corned Beef
Corned Beef with Roasted Vegetables and Lemon-Mustard Sauce
This year we've been hard at work taking classic beef dishes and giving them a modern twist with fun ingredients and a healthy dose of good nutrition (which frankly is easy when you start with nutrient-rich beef).
What would be more appropriate for March than Corned Beef? A very classic recipe like Homestyle Corned Beef with Dilled Cabbage can easily be updated with side dishes like mashed potatoes spiked with unexpected whole grain mustard.
National Nutrition Month...Get Your Plate in Shape
It's National Nutrition Month and America's favorite protein, beef, is here to help you celebrate deliciously. Recognized by the 2010 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee as a nutrient-dense food, lean meat - including lean beef - makes it easier to "enjoy our food, but eat less" as the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans encourage.
Mediterranean Beef & Salad Pita
Perhaps most importantly, a single serving of beef provides nearly 50 percent of the Daily Value for protein[1]
You may be surprised to hear that a 3 oz serving of lean beef (about the size of a deck of cards), has an average of about 150 calories and is a good or excellent source of 10 essential nutrients.[1]
The proof is in the pudding, er, plate-right? Here are some of our favorite recipes bringing MyPlate to life!
Caribbean Beef Burgers (using lean Ground Beef) have the fruit portion of the plate built right in. Serve with whole grain couscous or a whole wheat bun and enjoy some fresh vegetable sticks on the side.
We hope you find this information helpful as you think about simple ways to build a healthy plate with beef. As you think about the kinds of plates kids will find appealing during the school day, this fact sheetprovides some useful lunch-packing tips.
Enacted through the 1986 Beef Promotion and Research Act and Order, the Wisconsin Beef Council is a checkoff-funded, producer-directed organization dedicated to building demand for beef and veal through promotion, consumer education and research.
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