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...remember, a little protein goes a long way. Your muscles will not fall apart if you don't eat protein at every meal. Stick with leaner cuts of meat and give preference to beans, fish, chicken or pork over red meat...
Meat has been a precious food commodity and a great source of complete protein, vitamins and other nutrients since prehistoric times. In fact, many anthropologists think meat may have played a key role in the evolution of our species. And although vegetarianism has become increasingly popular in recent years, meat of some variety is still at the center of the American plate...
...ancient ancestors hunted for their meat and expended a lot of energy chasing it down. Today our animal protein is raised on feedlots and in cages and delivered in great abundance nearly to our door. We eat roughly twice as much protein as we need, according to some estimates, risking injury to our kidneys and livers. Many cuts of meat--red meat in particular--are high in the saturated fats that have been linked to heart disease. Some studies suggest that eating meat may predispose us to cancer...
...safe to go back to the henhouse. Eggs are a complete protein and loaded with nutrients and vitamins A, B-12, folic acid and riboflavin--probably the best bargain in the grocery store. But this doesn't mean you should start each day with a mountain of scrambled eggs. Eggs have twice the cholesterol of beef, so three or four a week are plenty...
Although we tend to think of them as snack foods, nuts and seeds are actually terrific sources of protein, healthy oils and other nutrients, especially vitamin E. For that reason, the American Heart Association has allowed packages of nuts to carry the qualified health claim that they "may reduce the risk of heart disease...