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Beef is lean.
  Eight cuts of beef (trimmed of outside fat), along with both Lean and Extra Lean Ground Beef, qualify for
the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada's Health Check™ program.
A lean ground beef burger.
  List of Beef that qualifies for Health Check™







Health Check™ is an education program
that helps Canadians make healthy choices
based on Canada's Food Guide.
Foods carrying this symbol meet specific
nutritional standards set by the Heart
and Stroke Foundation of Canada.



†Choosing leaner meats (extra lean or lean) is part of healthy eating. The Beef Information Centre financially supports the Health Check™ education program. This is not an endorsement. See www.healthcheck.org. Lean and extra lean ground beef qualify for the Health Check™ program. Health Check™ logo.
 

* Per 100 g raw beef, trimmed of external fat (composite of 26 cuts): 162 Calories, 21 g protein, 8 g fat, 0 g carbohydrate.
% Daily Value: 110% vitamin B12, 60% zinc, 45% niacin, 35% selenium, 15% iron, 15% vitamin D, 15% riboflavin, 15% vitamin B6, 15% phosphorous, 10% pantothenate, 10% thiamine, 10% magnesium, 9% potassium