I understand why for environmental purposes they are encouraging less meat consumption but this is a tricky topic for me. And I agree, feed lot beef is terrible for the environment and for your health. However, all of the research I've been doing for my health recently has pointed to the fact that we actually need to be consuming more animal protein, ideally 1g per healthy pound of body weight per day. As someone with multiple auto immune conditions I've transitioned over the years from the SAD Diet (Sad American Diet) to raw food vegan, to vegetarian and a few years ago when I started eating meat again. All in support of what my body needs (eating for my biology not ideology) while keeping in mind the environmental impact of my choices. So though I choose to eat meat daily, I choose locally and ethically raised animals and only pasture raised beef and pork. After seeing the list provided, I will certainly favor eggs and chicken over beef and pork. And we always eat lots of in season fruits and veggies in our house, favoring to support our local agriculture and we are fortunate to have an awesome local farmers market thereby cutting down on carbon emissions of shipping.
