The Meal Maker 2015 | Page 4

Planning dinner just got easier with the Meal Maker: Canadian Beef. Make it homemade It’s good for the budget, good for the planet and good for your family’s health. After all, making meals at home from fresh in-season ingredients is one of the best strategies for healthy eating. And if we cook smart we save time by getting a ‘free lunch’ from leftovers! Secret to healthier meals We're all strapped for time but we want to eat well. Cook your way through the seasons, anchoring the plate with a hungercurbing quality protein like beef and round out the meal with tempting seasonal sides. As a powerful protein, beef delivers the full nine essential amino acids your body needs to build and repair, with twice the iron of chicken. Get started Armed with the 'how-to's (next page) and recipe collection here, you'll have lots of meal options to choose from. Whether it's a steak that cooks in minutes or a slow simmering stew, there's something here that's sure to fit your schedule or craving. Per 100 grams raw lean beef, trimmed of external fat (composite of 26 cuts): 162 Calories, 21 g protein, 7.8 g fat, 0 g carbohydrate % Daily Value: potassium 9% DV, iron 15% DV, vitamin D 10% DV, thiamine 10% DV, riboflavin 15% DV, niacin 45% DV, vitamin B6 15% DV, vitamin B12 110% DV, pantothenate 10% DV, phosphorus 15% DV, magnesium 10% DV, zinc 60% DV, selenium 40% DV. See www.beefinfo.org for additional details and references to above statements.