What’s for dinner? In my childhood home, before the days of lean ground turkey in every supermarket meat case, it was ground beef. One of my favorite meals was Sloppy Joes [1]. The beef was usually a fatty grind, but it was cheap. I still love to eat some of those ground beef classics, and luckily I know that the problem with beef is just its image.
Beef actually has a lot going for it, health-wise. Any ground beef 90%-lean or higher fits into a healthy eating plan. Few foods provide as much zinc, a mineral vital to growth and a healthy immune system. Plus, beef is a great source of protein, iron and vitamin B12.
So with relatively little fat and all those nutrients, it’s actually easy for us to make Sloppy Joes [1]healthier. Here’s what we did:
* Add plenty of finely diced mushrooms, onions and tomatoes so that we could use less meat but keep the serving size generous and make it moist.
* Use 90%-lean ground beef.
* Opt for whole-wheat buns over white buns—they have more fiber and nutrients.
Links:
[1] http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/eatingwell_sloppy_joes.html
[2] http://www.eatingwell.com/user?destination=print/1855
[3] http://www.eatingwell.com/print/1855
[4] http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=healthy_cooking/quick_healthy_cooking/super_easy_sloppy_joes&linkname=Super-Easy Sloppy Joes
[5] http://www.eatingwell.com/sites/default/files/sloppy_joe.JPG
[6] http://www.eatingwell.com/healthy_cooking/quick_healthy_cooking/super_easy_sloppy_joes
[7] http://www.eatingwell.com/healthy_cooking/quick_healthy_cooking/super_easy_sloppy_joes?section=comments#tabs
[8] http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes_menus/collections/healthy_ground_beef_recipes
[9] http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes_menus/collections/healthy_eating_kids
