So my husband said to me the other day, oh I have never tried beef liver before. And I had to smirk because I have been sneaking liver into ALL of our meals.
Beef liver is SO nutrient dense. Healthline has a great breakdown of it here, but some benefits straight from their website include:
- Vitamin B12: 3,460% of the RDI. Vitamin B12 helps the formation of red blood cells and DNA. It is also involved in healthy brain function (2Trusted Source).
- Vitamin A: 860–1,100% of the RDI. Vitamin A is important for normal vision, immune function and reproduction. It also helps organs like the heart and kidneys function properly (3Trusted Source).
- Riboflavin (B2): 210–260% of the RDI. Riboflavin is important for cellular development and function. It also helps turn food into energy (4Trusted Source).
- Folate (B9): 65% of the RDI. Folate is an essential nutrient that plays a role in cell growth and the formation of DNA (5Trusted Source).
- Iron: 80% of the RDI, or 35% for women of menstruating age. Iron is another essential nutrient that helps carry oxygen around the body. The iron in liver is heme iron, the kind most easily absorbed by the body (6Trusted Source, 7Trusted Source).
- Copper: 1,620% of the RDI. Copper acts like a key to activate a number of enzymes, which then help regulate energy production, iron metabolism and brain function (8).
- Choline: Liver provides all of the Adequate Intake (AI) for women and nearly all of it for men (AI is used because there is insufficient evidence to set an RDI). Choline is important for brain development and liver function (9Trusted Source, 10).
Want to add it into your diet too? Try my sweet potato and beef skillet. Super easy!
Ingredients:
@epicbar bond broth
@forceofnaturemeats beef w liver & heart
Onions
@sietefoods seasoning
Top with avocado
Directions:
Cook the sweet potato in a cast iron skillet with one cup bone broth.
Once the sweet potato start to soften, add in the ground beef liver, I like to also add a touch of site seasoning.
Once cooked, add in avocado and a dash of kit hill sour cream with scallions. YUM!
