Ground beef

Ground beef is like playdough made out of cow meat. When you get a big piece of cow meat, you can't just bite into it like a sandwich. It's too tough and yucky. So, we grind it up into tiny pieces so that it's easier to chew and cook. Kind of like when you play with playdough and make it into tiny little balls.

Sometimes, different parts of the cow are used to make ground beef. This can affect how much flavor it has and how fatty it is. But, we usually try to make ground beef with a good mix of meat so that it tastes yummy and is healthy for us to eat.

When you buy ground beef at the store, it's important to make sure it's safe to eat. This means it needs to be kept cold so that bacteria can't grow on it. When we cook ground beef, it needs to be cooked all the way through to kill any bacteria that might still be there.

We use ground beef to make lots of tasty foods like hamburgers, meatballs, and tacos. So, next time you're enjoying one of those foods, remember that it all started with cow meat being ground up into tiny pieces!