The Wisdom of the Gaucho

The motivation for people to become vegetarian can range from ethical/moral (believing it is cruel to subject animals to butchering) to nutritional (simply believing that a vegetarian diet is healthier) to environmental (the higher ecological costs of raising livestock versus grains/vegetables). My spouse has been a vegetarian for fifteen years and got started on a dare, bet by a friend that she couldn't eat meat free for a week. Most individuals, and especially most Americans, consume far too much meat in their diets. The United States government RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance) for meat consumption is six ounces in one day. Three ounces is approximately the size of a pack of playing cards. So the next time you sit down for that half pound burger or eight ounce steak, realize that you are, in that one meal, consuming more meat in one sitting than the US government recommends you consume in an entire day. Non-vegetarians will often argue that it is impossible to have...