Buy Walking VideosMeat: You’re Right In Liking It
This poster is from a 1940’s campaign from the American Meat Institute. You can click on the poster to see it full-sized. It reads:
Swiss Steak… put it in the pan… turn on the heat and sniff its steaming fragrance as it simmers, bubbles and browns… smothered in its own gravy.
That’s hearty flavor for you.
But meat offers far more than flavor. All meat, regardless of cut or kind, is a generous supplier of complete protein, the kind of protein that children need for growth – the kind we all must have for life itself.
As silly as the advertising sounds, it’s right. Meat is a great source of protein and gives you more bang for your calorie than even beans. Too many times when I am watching my calorie intake, I tend to scrimp on meat so I can eat sweets. Ironically, I feel so much fuller when I eat the same number of calories in meat than carbohydrates.
Next time it feels like you’re hungry all the time, make sure to add lean meat to your diet. You’ll be surprised at how little you need to fill you up.
Poster via: Found in Mom’s Basement: 1940s posters from the American Meat Institute
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April 1st, 2009 at 4:28 pm
As a happy, healthy vegetarian–I beg to differ. Sorry, Laura, but I think that you’re a bit off the mark on this one. 🙁
I’m not going to argue that all meat is bad for you–but there is plenty of evidence to suggest that today’s corn-fed, factory-farmed meat isn’t as good as the meat produced at the time of that ad. Hormone-laden beef and chicken is taking a huge toll on our society, and it’s easy to get terrific nutrition from legumes and plant-based, organic foods.
But bottome line–if you’re going to eat meat, at least eat grass-fed, organic meat.