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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.