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Beef Checkoff Program Helps Fund American Heart Association’s Lean Beef Cookbooklet

by Charlene Schuster, Executive Director, Montana Beef Council

Just in time for February Heart Month and in conjunction with the American Heart Association (AHA), beef checkoff dollars funded a heart-healthy recipe “cookbooklet” that features lean beef cuts along with cooking tips and nutritional information. The AHA’s “Six Simple Steps to Good Nutrition” are included, as well as tips on how to include beef as part of a heart-healthy diet. The booklet also provides useful information comparing the fatty acid content of beef to that of chicken, tuna, salmon and olive oil.

The glossy booklet, boldly branded with AHA’s familiar logo, features 14 lean beef recipes with full-color photos. Recipes for such dishes as Gyros-Style Steak Pitas, Burgundy Beef and Vegetable Stew, Beef Lasagna Rolls and Italian Beef Stir-Fry are included.This cookbooklet reminds consumers, health professionals and media that lean beef can play an important role in a heart-healthy diet. State Beef Councils are working with AHA affiliates to promote and distribute 100,000 copies of the booklet. In Montana, the Beef Council distributed the cookbooklet at the American Heart Association sponsored Ball in Billings on March 12. A lean beef option was featured at this gourmet dining event. Anyone interested in the cookbooklet can receive one by contacting the Montana Beef Council, PO Box 5386, Helena, MT 59604 or by calling 406-442-5lll.

Beef: Questions & Answers is a joint project between MSU Extension and the Montana Beef Council. This column informs producers about current consumer education, promotion and research projects funded through the $1 per head checkoff. For more information, contact the Montana Beef Council at (406) 442-5111 or at beefcncl@mt.net

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