June 2010 Newsletter
 New Retailers: Sun Harvest and SuperTarget
Nolan Ryan’s Beef is teaming up with two new retail partners, Sun Harvest and SuperTarget, just in time for the 4th of July and summer grilling season. Nolan Ryan’s Guaranteed Tender Beef will be a fresh beef supplier for eight Sun Harvest’s stores in Texas.
Fifty-one SuperTarget stores in Texas will begin carrying signature beef items from Nolan Ryan’s All-Natural Beef. Target will introduce four new smoked sausage items to shoppers with in-store demos. Find out more about these new Nolan Ryan's Beef partnerships! 
Power of Protein
We all know that staying in good health requires some amount of discipline and one of many version of "eat less and move more" dieting and weight loss programs! Lean, protein-rich foods are delicious, satisfying and help keep our bodies strong.
Research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in 2008, showed that moderately increasing protein intake can be an effective and practical way to manage weight and increase satiety more than carbohydrates or fats. So why eat beef and not beans? Lean beef packs a bigger nutritional punch than many plant based proteins. Here are just a few examples where, calorie for calorie, beef hits a nutrition-packed home run!
A 3-ounce serving of lean beef offers the most protein and fewest caloies when compared to peanut butter, black beans or even soy tofu! It only takes 3 ounces (about 180 calories) of lean beef to get the same 25 grams of protein. You'd have to eat:
- 7 tablespoons of peanut butter (670 calories)
- Three 1/2 cup servings of black beans (374 calories)
- 1 1/4 cups of raw soy tofu cubes (236 calories)
With 25 grams of protein and less than 180 calories per 3 ounce serving, lean beef is a powerful addition to the diet! Read about the nutrition value of lean beef! 
New Nolan Ryan’s Hickory Smoked Beef Franks
Nolan Ryan’s All-Natural Beef is expanding their product line with Hickory Smoked Beef Franks. These fully-cooked all-beef franks are made from the finest beef available and are just in time for 4th of July grilling!
Nolan Ryan’s beef franks are specially prepared using fresh, not frozen, ingredients that are seasoned to perfection. They are smoked slowly for a robust hickory flavor. The beef franks are produced from all-natural beef containing no hormones or added antibiotics. All cattle are fed a 100% vegetarian diet.
Nolan Ryan’s Hickory Smoked Beef Franks have no MSG, no soy and no gluten. Available in both 13 oz. and 14 oz. packages, the label also features consumer recipes.
Rubs and Marinades for All-Natural Beef
The great news about beef is that all cuts combine flavor and texture in a nutrient-laden package that satisfies diners time after time. But there’s even better news. Its second greatest attribute is that its inherent flavor and texture allow you to add a memorable third dimension through rubs, marinades or special toppings.
Think of it this way: If you grilled a steak with no seasoning you’ll enjoy your meal because Nolan Ryan's All-Natural Beef just tastes great. But add a dry rub, a marinade or a steak topper and you remember your steak long after your meal has ended because of this progression:
- First sensation: Your palate delights in the flavor combinations you introduced to beef through the rub or marinade.
- Second sensation: Immediate kicking in of beef’s incomparable inherent flavor.
- Third sensation: Personal satisfaction over the pleasing tenderness of your beef selection.
There you have it: Three dimensions in a single bite of Nolan Ryan's All-Natural Beef complemented by your choice of a rub, marinade or steak topper. So the next question is what makes good rubs, marinades and toppers? Click to find out! |
