| Great Tasting Beef Jerky Our thanks to client Kevin H. To most people, beef jerky looks horrible and tastes like cardboard. There are a hundred brands of beef jerky on the market today and most contain an inordinate amount of sugar and fat to sweeten the taste of what many consider to be chewing on a papersack. Properly manufactured, beef jerky can not only be healthy but taste pretty good. However, a nutritionally packed beef jerky is hard to find. Most jerkies manufactured in the U.S. and Canada are covered in "crap" (sugar, cinnamon, molasses, bar-b-que sauce, Louisiana hot sauce, teriyaki, etc.) which completely changes the overall taste and consistency while others are overcooked, undercooked or manufactured with animal hormones (which precipitated a 2006 food recall of some brands in California). Simply put, finding a good tasting and nutritionally efficient beef jerky is hard to find. Never say never. One of our clients found such a beef jerky. A new item appeared at his local H-E-B Store: HILL COUNTRY FAIR BEEF JERKY manufactured in plastic, 3 oz. packages. When we took a closer look at this brand of beef jerky (which I had never heard of before) we were amazed at the information contained on the back of the Nutritional Facts: HILL COUNTRY FAIR BEEF JERKY ( 3 oz. packet ) Nutritional Facts: Servings: 3 Serving Size: 1 oz. Protein: 16 gr. Fat: 0 gr. Carb.: 0 gr. Price: $2.99 My client brought the packet of jerky to training with him and gave me the entire packet to try out. I ripped open the safety zip and undid the plastic seal and ... tasted some damn good beef jerky! There are no artificial preservatives, animal hormones or additives, just seasoned jerky that is quite pliable and easy to chew. The taste is not overpowering. The best part is the protein content. With a 3 oz. package (1 serving = 1 oz.) providing over 16gr protein, you can easily down one entire packet (if your a glutton like me) and get 48 solid grams of protein nearly half or a third or our required protein intake per day. High Protein Beef Jerky. Who knew? Thanks to client Kevin H. for this tip. (c) Copyright. 2000 - 2009. Mike Stewart Fitness Eat Healthy / Lift Heavy. All Rights Reserved. |
| Straight Talk on Fitness www.mikestewartfitness.com Web/blog Entry June 5, 2007 |