Let us know when he gets to get to 100. Glad to hear that he's doing so well. I also know some one in his eighties that's vegetarian. There's other minerals besides iron that are hard to get from veggies. Yes, everyone is different, but some things about the way our cells work and their basic needs are the same. Jan G. ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Telecom Girl" <telecomgirl911@hotmail.com> Reply-To: BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com To: BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BSChat] Re: Beef & chicken Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 13:55:03 -0500 My grandfather just turned 82 - vegetarian, No meat, no fish, no living things Healthy All people are different - Women need iron which is easily absorbed from red meats - iron is harder to absorb from veggies because they have other minerals which inhibit the absorption of iron. Cook your chicken or fish in an iron skillet if you don't like red meat !! ----- Original Message ----- From: "J. Garland" <zippywebgenie@hotmail.com> To: <BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 12:41 PM Subject: Re: [BSChat] Re: Beef & chicken > > Seafood is my favorite, too. But, it's pretty hard to get enough of > everthing we need, minerals, etc., without some red meat now and then. There > was a study done of a lot of people who were over 100 years of age in this > country. Everyone of them ate at least 6 ounces of red meat every day. Not a > vegetarian among them. Of course, there's other factors involved in > longevity. But diet has to be one of them. > > Jan g. > > > "jcurtis" <jcurtis@redrock.net> wrote.... > > Why don't we say the same for beef & chickens, and hogs that are > killed, for our food? And then there's sea-food.< > As a matter of fact, I DO say the same thing for them but the > difference is that they have been raised for that express purpose and > not just slaughtered in their innocence and left laying there. > > > We humans have a basic need to eat cooked meat, fowl, fish. I think > it's inherited...back to cave ancestors.< > Our species are classified as Omnivores, which means that we eat > pretty much anything that we come across if we're so inclined. > Point of fact: Humans require 'X' percent (maybe 20-30%?) of their > diet to be comprised of protein. It is irrelevant whether that > protein source is derived from vegetables or meats. The problem is > that most vegetable sources are 'incomplete' protein. However, > incomplete proteins can be combined to make a complete protein which > will satisfy our nutritional requirements. > No, I'm not a vegetarian and enjoy a good roast as much as anyone. > Given a choice, I'll take seafood though. > Best, > SueB > > > > > ==== BLACKSHEEP-CHAT Mailing List ==== > Unsubscribe from the list: > Mailto:Blacksheep-Chat-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsub scribe > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go > to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. > > > ==== BLACKSHEEP-CHAT Mailing List ==== > Unsubscribe from the list: > Mailto:Blacksheep-Chat-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsub scribe > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > ==== BLACKSHEEP-CHAT Mailing List ==== Creative use of your delete key is encouraged. If you disagree with the subject, CHANGE the subject. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com