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=unsubscribe ============================== 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.