Get Your Strength From Beef
Beef is a great source of 10 essential nutrients that support a heart-healthy lifestyle including protein, zinc, iron and B vitamins. The nutrients found in beef provide our bodies with the strength to thrive and grow throughout all the stages of life. Read more below to learn about how beef's nutrients help fuel you and your family.
Early Bites with Beef
The American Academy of Pediatrics, the Women Infants and Children’s Program (WIC) and, now for the first time ever, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend introducing solid foods, like beef, to infants and toddlers, in order to pack in every bite with protein, iron, zinc and choline. Puree, mash, chop and shred beef to share the family meal's flavors with your youngest. Read on to learn how and why to incorporate beef throughout your baby's developing feeding stages.
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Around 6 months of age, it is important to introduce nutrient-rich solid foods along with breastmilk or formula. The introduction of these first foods, also known as complementary foods, provides babies with the opportunity to experience new tastes, textures, colors and also teaches them how to enjoy food. Foods like beef can provide babies with a good source of iron, zinc, choline, B vitamins and protein, and can also provide them with a unique taste and texture experience.
THE MORE YOU KNOW
Dive into more nutrition research, expert knowledge and advice as well as recipes that will help you wit the how-to's by visiting Beef It's What's For Dinner. If you have questions about starting solid foods, always consult your physician or health care provider first.
Beef Strong and How Our Team Stays Strong
Shout out to the sports parents out there just doing their best to keep track of kids, schedules, and all. that. gear. They probably expect to be fed, too. Take a seat on the sideline or in the stands and search for inspiration to fuel your fit fam as the Tacoma Defiance FC shows you How Our Team Stays Strong.
A Dietitian Explains Beef For Strength
Registered Dietitian and Health Coach, Kim Larson has spent her professional life helping people achieve athletic success, personal health and create balance in their kitchen by focusing on the power of real foods. Learn from Kim as she helps parents understand beef's essential role in a strong life.
Strength Starts In The Kitchen
Meet Rose. Mom, entrepreneur, mindset coach and lover of life. Like most of us, she's got her plate pretty full. She's your gal if you're looking to be the healthiest version of yourself and fill your life (and plate) with joy and a whole lot of grace.
Farm To Gym Fitness
The daily dose of fitness that most farmers and ranchers enjoy isn't all that different from the strength training moves you might see in any given gym each day. See if you can stay fit like a farmer with moves like the "Hay Throw", "Tailgate Step Up", or (everyone's favorite) "Dodge the Bull".
Beef's Protein
If there was a protein contest, beef would surely be crowned the king! One 3 oz cooked serving of beef provides 25 grams, roughly 50% of your Daily Value, of this important nutrient that supports strong, lean bodies—making it an excellent source!
Beef's Nutrients
When it comes to beef and your health, you can rest easy knowing that along with being delicious, beef contains important nutrients. In just one 3 oz. cooked serving, you’re getting 10 essential nutrients including protein, zinc, iron and B vitamins.
A long list of Nutrients
Wondering how beef stacks up against other protein options? When it comes to high-quality proteins, beef provides many nutrients in a smaller serving size than some other choices (with unbeatable taste at that)!
One Simple Ingredient
Food should be delicious, and you just can’t beat that mouthwatering flavor combined with the authentic source of protein provided by a serving of beef.
Lean Beef
We all know that beef tastes great, but did you know how good it is for you too? A 3 oz. serving of lean beef provides 10 essential nutrients in around 150 calories, less than 10 grams of total fat and less than 95 mg of cholesterol.
Beef & Heart Health
Research on heart health shows that eating lean beef can be a solution to one of America’s greatest health challenges. Not only can lean beef be part of a heart-healthy diet, but it can help lower cholesterol as part of a healthy diet and lifestyle.
Beef for all ages
Beyond the special memories around the table and the tasty delights we experience across a lifetime, beef provides our bodies with the fuel and strength to thrive throughout all stage of life- from infancy to adulthood.
The Nutrition Of Beef Cuts
All beef cuts contain 10 essential nutrients. But, cuts can vary slightly in their nutrient content depending on their location on the carcass. See the nutritional profile of some of the classic and up-and-coming beef cuts.
Resources for Retail Dietitians
Health and nutrition are top of mind. With more dietitians working in retail grocery, here’s an opportunity for meat departments and dietitians to work together to help people understand the meat case and the nutritional benefits of beef.
Resources for Health Professionals
Research and clinical studies have shown the various benefits to consuming lean beef and how it plays an important role in a heart-healthy diet and lifestyle. Learn more about the research and studies behind beef's nutritional qualities.
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