Stemple Creek Ranch — Grass-Fed Ground Beef 90/10 (1 lb)

The lean grind: 90/10 grass-fed, grass-finished beef for sauces, bowls and anyone watching fat.

Same cattle as the 80/20, ground leaner. Stemple Creek's beef is 100% grass-fed and grass-finished, pasture-raised from birth to harvest, never a feedlot, no grain, no hormones, no antibiotics. Grass-finished beef is naturally higher in omega-3 fats, CLA and beta-carotene than grain-fed, and at 90/10 you get the protein with less rendered fat in the pan. Reach for this one when the recipe already has fat in it (olive oil, cheese, cream) or when you're draining it anyway.

Who this is for

• Taco meat, Bolognese and chili, where you'd drain the fat regardless
• Meal-prep bowls and macro counters who want the protein without the grease
• Doctors' orders on saturated fat, but you still want real beef
• Stuffed peppers, lettuce wraps and anything where extra fat pools

Details

1 lb brick, 90% lean / 10% fat. Sold frozen; thaw in the fridge overnight. Lean grass-fed beef cooks fast and dries out if pushed: medium heat, don't overwork it.

From Stemple Creek Ranch in Tomales, California, where Loren and Lisa Poncia raise cattle on pasture the family has worked for four generations, regeneratively and mostly certified organic.