Less Carnivorous #
June 11th, 2008 | In Worth Reading
Mark Bittman has some practical advice for omnivores looking eat less — not no — meat.
1. Forget the protein thing. Roughly simultaneously with your declaration that you’re cutting back on meat, someone will ask “How are you going to get enough protein?” The answer is “by being omnivorous.” Plants have protein, too; in fact, per calorie, many plants have more protein than meat.