Why I Love Bison (and you should too!)

Bison, or buffalo is my favorite kind of meat to eat. It is a nutritional powerhouse and it's delicious. It has more protein than beef and less fat and cholesterol than chicken and turkey! It's also loaded with vitamins such as iron, riboflavin, niacin, b vitamins, zinc, phosphorus, selenium.... so much goodness :)

COMPARISON OF GROUND MEATS
ANIMAL	CALORIES	PROTEIN	TOTAL FAT	SATURATED FAT	MONO FAT	POLY FAT	CHOLESTEROL
BISON Grass-fed	146	20.23	7.21	2.917	2.753	0.336	55
BEEF 90% Lean	176	20.00	10.00	4.058	4.353	0.344	65
PORK 84% Lean	218	17.99	16.00	5.362	7.280	2.235	68
TURKEY	149	17.46	8.26	2.250	3.100	2.000	79
CHICKEN	143	17.44	8.10	2.301	3.660	1.508	86

Besides just the fact that it's super healthy and nutritious, bison are (in general) well treated animals. Make sure to look for locally raised, grass fed bison. For all you skeptics out there thinking, "Ew...buffalo!"--I promise, it pretty much tastes exactly like lean beef. Because it's so lean and has little intramuscular fat, it takes less time to cook so just keep an eye on it. When you overcook it, the taste starts to get a little gamey. So next time you are making burgers, swap beef for bison!