Tender Ridge™ Angus beef. Nutrition at its peak.
Beef is a part of a healthy, well-balanced diet. It provides vitamins and proteins critical to a healthy lifestyle. With a great flavor and tenderness that everyone from kids to grandparents can love, Tender Ridge Angus beef is a tasty way to get the nutrition you need.

Beefing up meat consumption ensures that our bodies get the essential nutrients from the proteins they need to grow healthy, strong and lean. And choosing Tender Ridge Angus beef can help make getting those nutrients much easier. Angus beef has a flavor and tenderness all its own. Most consumers agree that Angus beef is more consistently tender and flavorful than any other breed.

Choose lean cuts of Tender Ridge Angus beef.
When choosing meat, select lean cuts, and make sure serving sizes are appropriate. One serving of meat is 3 ounces, or about the size of a deck of cards. The amount of calories, cholesterol and fat varies greatly among different cuts of meat. Any cut of Tender Ridge Angus beef can be part of a healthy eating plan. Remember, the goal is to balance high-fat food choices with low-fat food choices over a period of time.

Compare. You'll be surprised.
A 3-ounce skinless chicken breast, the leanest part of the chicken, contains about 3 grams of fat, and the skinless chicken thigh contains about 9 grams of fat. Did you know there are eight cuts of beef that fall between the skinless chicken breast and skinless chicken thigh in terms of fat and calorie content? The "skinny" cuts of beef are flank steak, top round, eye round, round tip, top sirloin, bottom round, top loin and tenderloin.

*Source: USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 18 (2005). See our nutrition chart for more information.

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