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What comes first, the chicken or the egg? Or, the milk or the cow? Well, in order to have REAL milk, you have to have the cow; so, that question is easy to answer. In order to have REAL beef, you have to have the cow as well! Nuts are NOT milk and plants are NOT meat. REAL Milk and Beef are the real deal! Dairy cattle also contribute to the beef checkoff, in addition to milk promotion checkoffs.

The Nutrients You Need with a Taste You

Love Beef and Dairy have been staples of nutrition for centuries. With the domestication of bovines, civilizations have benefitted nutritionally from the nutrients supplied by both.

Dairy is a nutrient-rich option, packing in nine essential nutrients.

It’s also an excellent source of protein. Studies show that three daily servings of dairy, improve overall diet quality and reduce the risk of various chronic diseases.

Studies also indicate dairy foods may contribute to lower blood pressure and reduce the risk for cardiovascular disease and Type 2 Diabetes. More specifically, the research shows the low-fat Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) eating plan—which emphasizes dairy, fruit, vegetables and whole grains and is supported by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans—

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may help manage blood pressure.

Milk contains essential nutrients like high-quality protein, calcium, vitamin D and more.

These nutrients help our bodies function properly. For example: 1. Protein helps build and repair muscle tissue. 2. Calcium and vitamin D helps build and maintain strong bones and teeth. 3. Milk also contains B vitamins, which can help your body convert food into fuel like Vitamin B-12,

Riboflavin (B2), Pantothenic acid (B5), Niacin (B3).

Top Dairy Trends

Helping retailers stay on top of consumer trends and better understand what drives food purchasing decisions ensures relevancy as well as the opportunity to increase demand and sales. And when it comes to trends, dairy delivers a lot of what consumers desire, which includes core beliefs and factors like locally produced, taste, nutrients, convenience, accessibility and sustainability.

Now, let’s also explore the powerhouse of nutrition, Beef: Big Nutrition. Small Package.

This may leave you wondering how beef stacks up against other protein options. When it comes to highquality proteins, beef provides many nutrients in a smaller serving size than some other choices (with unbeatable taste at that)! For example, you’d have to eat at least 8 oz. of cooked chicken breast (USDA NDB #05064) to get the same amount of iron in just 3 oz. serving of cooked beef (USDA NDB #13364). When comparing zinc, you’d need to eat 20 oz. of cooked chicken breast!.

One three ounce serving of cooked beef provides 51% of the daily value we need for Protein, 41% of daily value of B12 and 39% of the need for Zinc. Other essential nutrients highlighted in a serving include Selenium,

Niacin, B6, Phosphorous, Riboflavin, Iron and Choline. All of this for no more than 175 calories per day!

Research has revealed that saturated fat now is not the enemy in diets.

Nina Teicholz, investigative reporter for the NY Times and author of best selling book, The Big Fat Surprise, concluded: “A high-fat, low-carbohydrate regime has been demonstrated to fight heart disease, obesity, and diabetes; it leads to better health outcomes than does the so-called Mediterranean diet in head-to-head tests; and it performs far better than the standard low-fat approach that has been officially recommended in Western nations for half a century”.

Researchers at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, found that people eating higher levels of red meat and cheese are likely to live longer. People who had three portions of dairy and 120 grams of unprocessed red meat per day benefited the most, the research team found.

“Our findings on full-fat dairy and unprocessed red meat do challenge conventional thinking,” McMaster professor of nutrition and epidemiology Andrew Mente conceded to fellow researchers at the European Society of Cardiology conference in Munich, Germany.

Those eating the most dairy and red meat saw their chances of early death fall by 25 percent and fatal heart attack decreased by 22 percent, according to the researchers, who in their methodology accounted for differences in wealth and education, as well as other health habits.

“It’s protective up to the serving sizes that we’ve identified. We are saying three dairy and we are saying around one portion of red meat [a day], or white meat,” said Mente. “Relative to carbs, I would say that saturated fat is beneficial”.

Delicious takeaways

You can feel good knowing that beef is providing so much of what your body needs to perform at its best. And even more good news is how deliciously beef pairs with fruits, vegetables and whole grains— making it even easier to enjoy a balanced diet (Some of our favorite recipes to inspire you are found on Beefitswhatsfordinner.com or midwestdairy.com)