A beef patty made from regular ground beef, for example, loses one-third of its fat during grilling. For a six-ounce burger, that's a big savings – about 20 grams of fat, or 5 teaspoons' worth.

The latest Statistics Canada figures show the retail cost of regular ground beef has risen 41 per cent in the last three years. On average, a pound of ground beef that came at a sticker price of ...