While vegetarians are sometimes perceived as eating low levels of fat, they consume about the same level as meat-eaters. EAT II is expected to help educators in constructing healthful diets for Americans, Hentges says. Today's leaner cuts of beef can hold their own with poultry and many other protein foods. This was pointed out in an article on modern beef in the University of Texas Lifetime Health Letter. The article compares the fat and cholesterol contents of lean beef with fat and cholesterol in lean cuts of other types of meat, including chicken and turkey.
Lean beef can be just as low in fat as chicken, fish and turkey.
She notes also that beef is a good source of iron and zinc. On Idaho Ranch Wildlife as well as cattle thrive on the environmental award- winning ranch of Idaho's Bud and Ruth Purdy. The awards are presented to cattle producers who use outstanding conservation practices to improve cattle business performance as well as the environment. Much of the Purdys' environmental stewardship involves water quality and water conservation. Beneficiaries of their efforts include fish and wildlife.