1. Make MyPlate with Steak, Fruits and Vegetables
With the release of MyPlate, beef makes it easier than ever to “enjoy your food, but eat less” as the 2010 Dietary Guidelines recommend. Lean beef is the perfect partner for your favorite fruits and vegetables, all in a 150 calorie package on average, for a satisfying 3 oz portion.
Our new fact sheet “Building a healthy plate with beef”, will show you just how easy it is to use one of the 29 cuts of lean beef to achieve MyPlate success with recipes like Farmer’s Market Vegetable, Beef and Brown Rice Salad or Beef, Mango and Barley Salad.
Overall, making any plate match the new guidelines requires two simple steps:
- Start with a 3 oz serving of lean beef (like Tenderloin, Flank steak, or Top Loin)
- Round it out with brightly colored vegetables, fruits and whole grains
2. Gobble Up Your Thanksgiving Meal? We’ve got beef with that!
Tired of turkey? Stuffed with stuffing? After gobbling up your Thanksgiving dinner, you’re left wanting different flavors. That’s probably why Chinese food and pizza are so popular the day after the holiday. Well, we’re ready to provide your taste buds with the variety they’re craving.
Go Asian with Chinese Beef Pot Stickers with a Quartet of Dipping Sauces. They pack enough flavor for the whole family! Then sink your chopsticks into Asian Braised Beef with Vegetables.
If you want something more Italian, whip up Beef Skewers with Garlicky White Bean Dip and finish the meal with a Mediterranean Beef Steak-and-Salad Pizza. No turkey or stuffing in sight.
3. What Beef is Thankful For
We all love a good bit of trivia or an insightful question. In honor of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, we got to thinking about what beef might be thankful for. Ideas and thoughts were plentiful! If you were beef, what would you be thankful for?
Spices? Bring them on! Beef loves a good rub or marinade. Knowing what spices to use and how to make a flavorful marinade will make you a master in the kitchen.
Carving knives? Steak knives? Well, they certainly aren’t called chicken knives! There is nothing like a juicy steak or a flavorful roast on the table. Carve your favorite roast with ease by following our simple tips or dig into a mouth-watering steak perfectly prepared under the broiler.
4. Beef's Favorite Flavor of the Month--Cinnamon
As we approach the holidays, scents and flavors begin to fill the air. One of our favorites is cinnamon. The spice can go beyond sweet cookies and pies to savory foods—like beef!
A few of our favorite uses for cinnamon include Moroccan-inspired dishes. Try Moroccan Beef and Sweet Potato Stew as an easy way to get lots of flavor in one pot. All the ingredients are placed in a slow-cooker, so you come home to a wonderful smelling house and dinner nearly on the table.
Some Mexican dishes, like Beef Picadillo-Stuffed Acorn Squash use cinnamon to spice up ground beef and provide a delicious earthiness on the tongue. The presentation is as impressive as the flavor.
But perhaps one of the most surprising uses for cinnamon is in chili! Try our Chili Con Carne for a meaty bite of warmth. We also offer a Cincinnati variation of chili in Beef Chili Five Ways, which harkens back to a famous chili from Ohio.
5. Feeling Lucky? St. Patrick’s Day Menu Ideas
A pot of gold at the end of the rainbow and a lucky four-leaf clover are sure signs of good luck when you think about your March story ideas. Did you know that beef can be your good luck charm too?
That’s right! Beef brings the “luck o’ the Irish” to St. Patrick’s Day food pages. Stop at the grocery store on your way home from work and in no time at all, you’ll be whipping up a simple Classic Reuben Sandwich. Or put the ingredients for Irish-Inspired Beef Pot Roast and Vegetables in your slow-cooker before you leave in the morning and you’ll come home to complete festive meal! Our comforting Beefy Shepherd’s Pie is sure to warm up your family if the weather is less than cooperative.
And no St. Patrick’s Day menu would be complete without the ever-popular choice—Corned Beef. Our recipe features a tasty apple onion sauté on the side.