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Growing Meat vs. Going Vegetarian

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But then again, it could be due to the fact that we are constantly bombarded with billion-dollar advertising campaigns from the meat industries, the dairy industry, and the egg industry, as well as from myriad restaurant chains that promote and sell these very animal products. It could be "our little snake brains," as Ausubel suggests.

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From Today's New York Times

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Well-planned vegan diets are healthful for pregnant mothers and their infants, as well as for older children, according to a large body of scientific research. It is well settled that a balanced diet of these foods provides the same essential amino acids that Nina Planck finds in an egg. Contrary to Ms.

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The One Animal Product You Should Feed Your Children

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Researchers have also learned that the cancer-causing chemicals that form in beef as it cooks also tend to form in chicken. What about other animal products such as dairy products? Unfortunately, switching from red meat to chicken does not help very much. Meatless meals also help your child to keep stronger bones.

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