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Eat Local, Taste the Exotic:
Go globetrotting with Canadian Beef without leaving home
Heather Travis, Beef Information Centre
Who wants to wait in line at the airport during March break, one of the busiest travel times of the year? Who can afford it? This March break, hop aboard the taste train, and since you’re the conductor, you can get off anywhere you want: Thailand, India, Mexico or maybe Atlantic Canada. Let Canada’s favourite protein take you globetrotting, without the vacation weight gain.
“Beef is the ultimate kitchen chameleon,” says Joyce Parslow, a home economist with the Beef Information Centre (BIC). “With a huge selection of cuts and ground beef varieties, available at a range of price points and able to suit just about every type of cooking, the versatility of Canadian beef is second to none.”
With one value pack of lean ground beef, it’s a week spent in Mexico. With recipes like the Latin Lover Burger, Make Ahead Mexican Lasagna and Clever Quesadillas you won’t hear complaining from kids or grown-ups – you’re more likely to hear them say “Ole!”
Using inexpensive beef stewing cubes and your slow cooker, warm up with some Island Inspired Stew after a day on the ski hill. Prefer the heat of India to the spice of Jamaica? Try some Curried Beef Stew – with its exotic taste and gentle heat, you’ll forget how cold your toes were on the chairlift.
Comforting and Canadian more your thing? What about some good old-fashioned good for you spaghetti and meatballs? No matter the flavour destination your family chooses this March break, Canadian beef can bring it to the table.
In addition to big flavor, Canadian beef provides 14 essential nutrients, including brain-boosting iron, vital to a child’s brain development and necessary for a brain to work at its best all through life. Iron also helps carry oxygen from the lungs to all parts of the body – helping you and your family to have the energy to do the things you love to do!
This March break, support local and taste the exotic with Canadian beef. Your brain and your family will thank you.