Iowa Family and Consumer Science Educators -
The Iowa Beef Industry Council is pleased to offer educational materials for your Food and Nutrition classes. If you have specific requests, please contact us.
2011 Materials - Download this letter and order form to get beef education resources for your
classroom.
- Beef Grants for Family Consumer Science Food Classes. More Info
Basics About Beef - 24-page student booklet that covers all aspects of buying, storing, preparing and serving beef. One free per student. Basics has been updated and is now available in PDF format (3MB file).
Introductory Beef Selection and Cookery Lessons - two lessons cover reading the label, selecting cuts and connecting the cut to the cookery method. Developed by Medan Aden, FCS educator, Panorama High School. Download these lessons for an introductory unit.
Ground Beef Lesson and PowerPoint presentation - Includes lesson plan and study guide, classroom recipes and teacher refereces. Developed by Kristie Kuhse, FCS educator, Waverly-Shellrock Junior High School.
Beef Recipes - check out www.BeefItsWhatsForDinner.com for hundreds of recipes and videos on beef preparation.
How We Raise Beef - visit www.ExploreBeef.org to learn about how we raise cattle across the U.S. to produce safe, nutritious beef.
Nutrition Links -
- Beefnutrition.org - A site specifically for those working in the nutrition field.
- School-wellness.org - This Web site provides a variety of tools to help teachers, school wellness leaders, health professionals and families address the nutrition and health challenges facing the youth of today.
- Family-mealtimes.org – a site for families needing help with healthy family meals