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There can be little doubt that beef is one of the most popular meats in the world, and this is not likely to change any time soon.

Recently, there has been copious argument over whether beef is a super food to be eaten frequently, or a real problem food to be avoided whenever you can.

So what are we to believe?, even in scientific circles, there are many views, but during the course of this column we will submit a few helpful factual tips on beef, disprove many well-known fallacies and ensure that you get the correct information needed to form your own opinion.

However, before we do so, here is a flavourful recipe that you can prepare for your dinner guests.

This is an enticing recipe for ‘macaroni beef chili’. It is not complicated to prepare and is a quick way to feed a family with lots of children.

Ingredients:
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Uncooked Macaroni – one cup
Low fat Ground Beef : 0.5 pounds
Garlic powder : 0.5 tsp
Hot cayenne or chili Powder : one tsp
Salt : 1 x pinch
Freshly ground black peppercorns : 1 x sm. pinch
Good quality tomato soup : one Tin
Quality cheddar cheese : 1 x oz. (finely grated)

Instructions:
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Bring a good sized saucepan of water to a rolling boil add the macaroni and cook for 7 minutes approximately.
Fry the meat until browned in another good sized pan and very carefully drain off any fat that has been produced.
Stir in the garlic, chili powder, salt and pepper and then stir until well mixed.
Reduce the heat and fry gently for approximately 5 mins.
Stir in the cooked macaroni and tomato soup, and bring to a rolling boil.
Cook for a few more minutes until soup and macaroni are heated through.

Before you serve, add the cheese, and heat briskly till it melts.

Ladle into bowls and serve your guests.

This is a great beef recipe to cook in volume as left overs can be kept in the fridge and served the next day.
If you scale the recipe up, you can leave the cheese out and freeze portions for later. Once it is ready add the cheese, and heat briskly till it has melted.

Now you have a good beef recipe here are a few concrete nutrition facts:

1/. The zinc that is in beef is central for normal growth and development, strengthens the immune defense system, helps remedy cuts, grazes and wounds, moderates hunger and can improve your ability to enjoy flavours.

2/. Some folk believe that you should abstain from beef because it possesses unhealthy levels of fat. Even though this may have been true in the past, beef produced now is much healthier than it was previously, and over half of the fatty acids present in today’s beef are monounsaturated fats which are widely considered to be not as damaging as other fats.

3/. Some so-called dieticians believe that dieters should steer clear of beef. This is completely untrue, the good news is that the 80g serving of quality beef that most nutritionalists advise as a sensible daily limit, is actually less than ten percent of the general 2000 calories per day diet.

4/. If you examine it objectively, lean beef is more or less as healthful as expensive multi-vitamin pills as it is a superb provider of vitamin b12, zinc, iron, niacin, phosphorus and vitamin b6.

5/. Even a 3 ounce serving of lean beef can deliver more than ten percent of ones required daily requirement of phosphorus, vitamin b6, protein, vitamin b12, zinc, iron, and niacin.

6/. Beef is rich in Important ‘b’ vitamins, which are believed by nutritionalists to assist in preventing strokes and coronaries and also help the body to manufacture red blood corpuscles.

7/. Taking the uncooked weight,, 100 grams of beef provides:

* only 200 kcal
* 12.15g of fat.
* 319mg of Potassium.
* 3.8mg of Zinc.
* 20.71g of Protein.

If this beef recipe is not for you, why not try something completely different? By searching online, you can easily find a good selection of chicken recipes or fish recipes that should satisfy those who don’t like beef, and if you have any non-meat eaters in you family, there are just as many vegetarian recipes to enjoy.

We trust this article has given you a better comprehension of both the pros and cons of eating beef, and hopefully given you an enticing new addition to your collection of recipes.

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