Meadowland Farms™ ground beef is an excellent source of protein, B vitamins and iron. The leaner grinds are lower in fat content. Meadowland Farms ground beef offers multiple lean points so you can choose your leanness preference, keeping your ground beef as lean as a recipe allows.
A little chat about low fat. If you are watching your fat intake, there are many ways to reduce fat in ground beef. Of course, buying a lean grind, from 90/10 up to 97/3 lean points, is one solution. However, there are other things you can do to reduce the fat in Meadowland Farms ground beef.
Low-fat cooking tips:
- Avoid pan-frying your Meadowland Farms ground beef patties. Use the low-fat cooking methods of broiling, grilling or at least pan-broiling, which is frying in a dry skillet and pouring off the grease as it accumulates.
- Cook Meadowland Farms ground beef in a nonstick or well-seasoned cast-iron skillet that doesn’t require additional oil. If the ground beef starts to stick, add water or olive oil rather than a hydrogenated vegetable oil, margarine or shortening.
- When a recipe calls for browned ground beef, try boiling and draining the ground beef rather than browning it in a skillet.
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- Reduce the oil in sauces. When a sauce calls for oil, use olive oil, a monounsaturated fat, in place of processed oils high in trans-fatty acids.
- After cooking Meadowland Farms ground beef for casseroles, lasagna and other dishes, skim or pour off any remaining fat before finishing the recipe.
- To make sauces and gravies lower in calories, skim the fat from the pan juices, then cook over medium-high heat to thicken.
- Chill soups and stews made with Meadowland Farms ground beef after cooking in order to easily remove fat from the surface after it solidifies. Return to heat and serve.
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GROUND BEEF BASICS