What is the minimum required quantity of meat necessary for normal functioning?

Question

If I were to cut on my meat allowance and still not need to take suplements, what quantity of meat weekly would keep me in the safe zone?

Answer 1

You can be completely healthy without meat. There is nothing in meat that cannot be found in a vegetarian source. Variety is the key to any good diet. If you are eating many different types of foods(vegetables, fruits, grains, etc) than you will not need a supplement.

If you want to keep meat in your diet, I would suggest no more than 2-3 servings of lean meats per week(remember that a serving is about the size of a pack of playing cards).

Answer 2

It is not the meat you need for survival, it is the protein.  You can get protein from beef, chicken, fish, etc.  But did you know you get protein from soy and dairy products.  More peanuts are high in protein.  So is the old army combination of rice and beans.Go to the American Dietetic Association for what is considered a balanced meal of protein.

Answer 3

You don't have to eat meat in order to survive. I haven't eaten meat in two years and I'm the healthiest I have ever been. Meat only makes people fat, then add in all the preservatives, antibiotics, chemicals, and the cruelty. You are eating all of that. You are eating all the fear that a cow, pig, or chicken goes through. You don't have to eat meat. You can eat tofu, soy beans, nuts, leafy greens, lots f vegetables and still get the required amount of protein.

Answer 4

You can safely eat no meat at all if you learn protein combining. Very simple - combine whole grains (rice, corn, wheat, oats etc) with soy, legumes or beans (tofu, soy milk, peanut butter, refried beans, lentils, navy beans, black beans, etc). Specific amounts to combine and the amounts of protein produced can be found in "Diet for a Small Planet" by Frances Moore Lappe.

Most humans need 30-60 grams of protein daily. It doesn't matter if the protein comes from meat, eggs, dairy, or plant sources. An egg has about 3 grams.

Answer 5

You can thrive on no meat at all. There is no such thing as a "meat allowance."

(You don't need to combine proteins, either. Frances Moore Lappe's book is fabulous, but that little tidbit is woefully outdated and even Ms. Lappe acknowledges that. As long as you eat protein from a variety of sources over the course of days or weeks, your body will use it as it sees fit.)

Answer 6

As long as you eat a well-balanced diet -- fruits, vegetables, grains, beans, and nuts -- you don't need to eat any meat in order to be healthy.

The American Dietetic Association, one of the leading nutrition authorities in the U.S., writes: "...appropriately planned vegetarian diets are healthful, nutritionally adequate and provide health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases....Vegetarians have been reported to have lower body mass indices than nonvegetarians, as well as lower rates of death from ischemic heart disease; vegetarians also show lower blood cholesterol levels; lower blood pressure; and lower rates of hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and prostate and colon cancer."

Answer 7

You can completely cut out your meat consumption and still be perfectly healthy. You don't need meat for good health, and you'd probably actually be healthier without eating meat. If you're eating a well-balanced diet, you won't need supplements either.

Answer 8

Can I do negative numbers? Guess not. So: zip, zero, zilch. You don't need any meat for "normal functioning." And you also do not need to combine proteins at meals. Just eat a variety of fruits, vegetables, grains, beans, and nuts, and you will be fine.

Answer 9

No meat at all will keep you in a safer zone

Answer 10

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I don't take any supplements with my diet (veggie) because my doctor says I'm perfectly healthy, because I eat little dairy, mainly vegetables, fruits and good amounts and grains/pasta,
& nuts in small portions, legumes, and soy in small portions.
*No junk food
*No juice
*No coffee/tea (well, green tea)
*Lots of water