Nutrition info on butchered beef?

robino419
robino419 Posts: 29
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
My parents gave us part of a butchered beef and I have no clue about the nutritional numbers for the ground beef when I use that for any meals. Does anyone have any ideas on this? It tastes so much better than store bought beef, so I'm sure it's higher in cals/fat!

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  • mjbrenner
    mjbrenner Posts: 222 Member
    Standard ground beef is 85% lean, 15% fat. You can find it in the MFP database using the percentages as your search criteria. I often grind my own beef from bottom round cuts just because it tastes so much better than the pre-mixed ground beef.
  • robino419
    robino419 Posts: 29
    thank you!
  • mjbrenner
    mjbrenner Posts: 222 Member
    You are welcome! You inspired me to grab some beef chuck roast that was on sale today so I can grind it up tomorrow for future use. Enjoy the fresh beef!
  • gp79
    gp79 Posts: 1,799 Member
    Compare the color of the meat to that of what is in the store. Leaner meats are usually more red in color.
  • carrie_eggo
    carrie_eggo Posts: 1,396 Member
    We buy our beef from a local farmer. I don't know for sure, but I think it's fairly lean. There is very little fat to drain off when I brown it. I use 85/15 or even 90/10.
  • AmyEm3
    AmyEm3 Posts: 784 Member
    We buy our beef from a local farmer. I don't know for sure, but I think it's fairly lean. There is very little fat to drain off when I brown it. I use 85/15 or even 90/10.

    Same here. I'm not sure what the percentage is but I know there is a lot more to drain off with store bought.
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