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Start Your Engines with Ground Beef

Start Your Engines with Ground Beef. How do you eat ground beef?. Where is the “ham” in my burger?. Originated in 1700’s Hamburg, Germany Immigrants brought to USA Sold at 1904 World’s Fair. What’s the difference?. Ground beef? Hamburger? Beef Pattie?. On the Fast Track. Ground Beef

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Start Your Engines with Ground Beef

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  1. Start Your Engines with Ground Beef

  2. How do you eat ground beef?

  3. Where is the “ham” in my burger? • Originated in 1700’s • Hamburg, Germany • Immigrants brought to USA • Sold at 1904 World’s Fair

  4. What’s the difference? • Ground beef? • Hamburger? • Beef Pattie?

  5. On the Fast Track Ground Beef • Chopped fresh and/or frozen beef muscle • Less than 30% fat • No added seasonings, water, extenders Hamburger • May have added beef fat Beef Patties • May have added ingredients as labeled

  6. “Made Right” in the Midwest It’s All in the Name • Loose Meat Sandwiches • Maid-Rite • Beef Burger • Sloppy Joes • Barbeques • Taverns

  7. Fuel Your Engine • Where does ground beef fit in a healthy diet?

  8. MyPlate: Protein Adults should eat 5 to 6 one ounce-equivalents (2,000 calorie diet) per day. Choose lean cuts of meat and poultry. Vary your choices – include fish, beans, peas, nuts and seeds.

  9. What’s an Equivalent? 1 ounce equivalents: • 1 ounce meat, poultry or fish • ¼ cup cooked dry beans or peas • 1 egg • 1 tablespoon peanut butter • ½ ounce of nuts or seeds

  10. Protein Group Moderate portions of lean beef are an important part of a healthy diet. Beef has nutrients important for health.

  11. Fuel Up: Beef gives ZIP • ZINC • IRON • PROTEIN • + B-Vitamins

  12. Nutrients in Ground Beef • How much ZIP in one serving?

  13. How Much to Buy? • One pound = four 3-ounce cooked servings of patties or crumbles

  14. Understanding the Label • Lean to fat ratio – (93% lean means 93% lean muscle and 7% fat) • Higher % lean = less fat • Example- 90% lean has less total fat than 85% lean

  15. Ground Beef Choices • Other choices • ground round • ground chuck • ground sirloin • Comes from the primal cut • % lean must still be given

  16. Ground Beef Choices Which to buy?

  17. Smart Tips for Reducing Fat • Purchase 70-85 % lean • Brown ground beef, until fully cooked • Rinse ground beef in colander with very hot water • Drain

  18. Clean Separate Chill Cook Fight BAC! Caution Flag!

  19. Clean • Wash hands and surfaces often with hotsoapy water

  20. Separate • Raw meats from other foods • Use clean knife and cutting board Don’t Cross Contaminate

  21. Chill • Refrigerate promptly • Last stop shopping Keep Cold Foods Cold

  22. Purchasing • Fresh ground beef (bright cherry red) • Purchase on or before “sell by date”

  23. Defrosting • In the refrigerator • In the microwave NOT on the counter!

  24. Cook to internal doneness of 160º F. Never eat raw or undercooked ground beef Cooking it Safe

  25. Check it out! • Insert an instant-read meat thermometer horizontally into the burger • Remove at 160º F • Color is not a reliable indicator of doneness

  26. And the Winner is.. To the Finish Line

  27. Economical, Nutritious, Versatile and Tasty Ground Beef

  28. Race Sponsors … Iowa Beef Industry Council Representing Iowa beef producers who fund the $1-per-head beef checkoff. Web site: www.iabeef.org Email: beef@iabeef.org Created By: Kristie Kuhse, Waverly Shell Rock Middle School FCS Teacher

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