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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Or, you know, let your kids be vegetarian. It's better for them, anyway.[/quote]

There's nothing like a piece of fresh, all natural, antibiotic, hormone free venison. One of my relatives hunts and gives us a few packets of cutlets every winter. It's better than anything the supermarket sells and a lot leaner than beef. Same goes for buffalo. Native Americans ate both for thousands of years and they have a tremendous amount of respect for nature. Are we going to say they've got it all wrong? [/quote]

No, I'm saying avoiding meat is healthier. The fuck are you prattling on about Indians and respect for nature for?[/quote]

Eat some protein, you'll be in a better mood. Feeling hungry all the time makes one pretty short-fused. [/quote]

I'm not the short-fused vegetarian, but a basic understanding of nutrition would tell you that protein comes from a lot of places and there are many ways to not feel hungry all the time that don't involve eating meat.

Also, please tell me you are not conflating American Indians and people from India, the country? [/quote]

Of course not :P

I'm just considering that (at least modern) human beings have walked the earth for 60K+ years and many archeological sites have evidence of meat-eating i.e. pits containing the bones of antelope and mammoth. That diet is what got us this far. Why fix what isn't broken? Vegetarianism is a practice people take on for various reasons that do not include survival, unless you have very high cholesterol or other health isses. It's a practice people often take on for ideological/cultural reasons, similar to circumcision. OP's MIL needs a real health-related reason to tell her grandchildren not to eat meat such as it's toxic or improperly cooked. Would be nice if a pediatrician could advise here on the benefits/dangers of cutting meat out of a child's diet completely. Otherwise, why work so hard at cutting it out other than to prove a point or develop unique habits? [/quote]

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