Red Meat & Nutrition

Meat has played an important role in our evolution and we choose to eat meat for optimum nutrition, enjoyment, ease and convenience.

Red meat can be described as nutrient dense – as it’s packed with many essential vitamins and minerals that help boost good health and wellbeing.

Health Benefits

Red meat can form part of a healthy diet. It is a good source of protein and provides essential vitamins and minerals, such as iron and zinc. To have a healthy, balanced diet, people should try to eat some protein-rich foods (such as lean red meat, fish or pulses) as well as base meals on starchy carbohydrates (particularly wholegrain or higher-fibre varieties), eat plenty of fruit and vegetables, have some lower fat dairy foods or dairy-alternatives, and choose unsaturated rather than saturated oils and spreads (small amounts).

Browse the resources below to discover the nutrients found in red meat.

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