Steak ‘n Shake adds new Protein Steakburger to the menu

Steak 'n Shake has a new burger coming to its menu.The fast-food chain announced in an Aug. 17 social media post that it would begin offering a new Protein Steakburger on Tuesday, Sept. 1.

The sandwich, consisting of two 100% grass-fed, grass-finished Steakburgers wrapped in lettuce and topped with cheese, onion, tomato and pickles, weighs in with 31 grams of protein at 530 calories and 6 grams of carbohydrates. That compares to a Double Steakburger Double Cheese at 36 grams of protein, 690 calories, and 38 grams of carbohydrates.

The new menu item comes three months after Steak 'n Shake said as of June 1 it would switch to 100% grass-fed and grass-finished beef from pasture-raised cattle for its burgers.

USA TODAY's attempts to contact Steak 'n Shake about the new burger were unsuccessful.

The fast-food chain's switch to grass-fed and grass-finished beef followed the company's naming in April of a Chief "Make America Healthy Again" (MAHA) Officer. Michael Boes, a developer of the 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and a past senior adviser within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health, was named to the post, the company said in an April 21 news release.

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