Hog Farmers Air Beef About Pork And Beans

Pork and beans is leaving a bad taste in the mouths of some Iowa hog farmers who fear the kid-favorite food doesn’t project a healthy image.

The Iowa Pork Producers Association on Tuesday asked companies that make the dish to change their recipes and make it leaner.

The meat used in pork and beans is mostly fat, said Manchester farmer Gary Helmrichs. He said that sends the wrong message about an industry working to lighten up and produce lean meat.

“This is poor advertising for us,” said Helmrichs, who sponsored the resolution passed at the association’s annual meeting.

But pork-and-beans producers said consumers are happy with the present product and they are not likely to change recipes.