# You get one source of animal protein for the rest of your life **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [October 18, 2023, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-source-of-animal-protein-for-the-rest-of-your-life/991729 "2023-10-18T01:09:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-source-of-animal-protein-for-the-rest-of-your-life/991729/1 "2023-10-18T01:09:21Z")
For some strange reason, a wizard says that you only get one source of animal protein for the rest of your life. Being a kind sort, you can still get protein from dairy, legumes, etc so you don’t have to take that into consideration. Which are you choosing? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-source-of-animal-protein-for-the-rest-of-your-life/991729/1))_ ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-source-of-animal-protein-for-the-rest-of-your-life/991729/2 "2023-10-18T01:12:29Z")
Seafood for the variety. Some of it even tastes like beef or poultry. I’m not familiar with a fish that tastes like pork, but I wouldn’t be surprised if there was one (oh, but I will miss bacon…). ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-source-of-animal-protein-for-the-rest-of-your-life/991729/3 "2023-10-18T01:18:18Z")
Bacon was the deciding factor for me. ---
**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-source-of-animal-protein-for-the-rest-of-your-life/991729/4 "2023-10-18T01:29:54Z")
Do I still have to pay for all the protein I consume? If I were still living in Australia, the answer would have been an easy Lamb as there was easily accessible, high quality, affordable lamb. Outside of Australia, it’s still my favorite meat but getting access to it at a price that doesn’t break the budget is a real challenge. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-source-of-animal-protein-for-the-rest-of-your-life/991729/5 "2023-10-18T01:35:34Z")
I knew I was forgetting an obvious one. In my defense, here in the southwestern US, lamb is practically impossible to find. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-source-of-animal-protein-for-the-rest-of-your-life/991729/6 "2023-10-18T01:35:50Z")
I think pork because there is just so much variety you can get from it compared to beef or chicken. Also, bacon. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-source-of-animal-protein-for-the-rest-of-your-life/991729/7 "2023-10-18T01:59:08Z")
For me it’s beef in all its glorious forms (ground, roast, and steak) right up to the day my heart explodes. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-source-of-animal-protein-for-the-rest-of-your-life/991729/8 "2023-10-18T02:12:40Z")
I don’t eat much beef any more, anyway, and chicken is good mostly in that it doesn’t clash with whatever flavors you’re pairing it with. And about the only time I eat seafood is at Lenten fish fries (where I could just get pierogi instead), and on the (very, very rare) occasion I find someplace with good calamari. Bacon, though, is irreplaceable. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-source-of-animal-protein-for-the-rest-of-your-life/991729/9 "2023-10-18T02:14:49Z")
Oh, and the other common American meat you’re missing is turkey. I would miss Thanksgiving turkey, but not nearly as much as I would Easter dandelion-salad-with-bacon-dressing. ---
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-source-of-animal-protein-for-the-rest-of-your-life/991729/10 "2023-10-18T02:18:26Z")
If “seafood” is all lumped together, it’s a no-brainer; I would happily become a pescatarian and probably not even miss meat all that much. If we have to specify a type of seafood, I’m going for shrimp, Not because they’re my favorite kind of shellfish ever, but because they’re versatile, readily available, and easy to cook with, which seem like more important qualities under the circumstances. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-source-of-animal-protein-for-the-rest-of-your-life/991729/11 "2023-10-18T02:21:56Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Oh, and the other common American meat you’re missing is turkey. I would miss Thanksgiving turkey, but not nearly as much as I would Easter dandelion-salad-with-bacon-dressing… I would consider that to be a form of poultry. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-source-of-animal-protein-for-the-rest-of-your-life/991729/12 "2023-10-18T02:22:33Z")
When I read the headline, I immediately said “chicken.” (Well, actually I said, “Chicky, chicky, chicky,” but that’s not relevant.) Then I remembered that I actually prefer turkey in sandwiches, so I was at an impass. Then I opened the thread, and saw that I could choose poultry and get both, so it’s all good. I had beef twice this week, and that was more than enough. I might have it again in another week or two. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-source-of-animal-protein-for-the-rest-of-your-life/991729/13 "2023-10-18T02:22:52Z")
I am choosing seafood…then I am teaching pigs how to swim. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-source-of-animal-protein-for-the-rest-of-your-life/991729/14 "2023-10-18T02:23:51Z")
Does pork include long pig? ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-source-of-animal-protein-for-the-rest-of-your-life/991729/15 "2023-10-18T02:26:54Z")
Elk. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-source-of-animal-protein-for-the-rest-of-your-life/991729/16 "2023-10-18T02:27:31Z")
Chicken (poultry), mostly because it can be prepared in so many ways: baked, grilled, barbecued, sautéed, batter fried, even boiled. Try all of those with beef or pork. Seafood has many prep options, but can’t be BBQed. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-source-of-animal-protein-for-the-rest-of-your-life/991729/17 "2023-10-18T02:46:03Z")
Yeah, seafood is too broad a category to not go with. If it was “seafood (one species)” then my answer is poultry. I like beef more, but eating only red meat for the rest of my life is probably a bad idea. > [@JohnGalt](#): > > Try all of those with beef or pork. Beef or pork can be prepared in all those ways. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-source-of-animal-protein-for-the-rest-of-your-life/991729/18 "2023-10-18T02:56:33Z")
I already eat more chicken than beef. I like bacon and ham. But there’s more ways to cook chicken. I voted poultry. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-source-of-animal-protein-for-the-rest-of-your-life/991729/19 "2023-10-18T03:13:35Z")
> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > Beef or pork can be prepared in all those ways. Yeah, was gonna say … nothing especially unique to chicken. I prepare beef and pork in all those ways, except maybe for batter frying. I bread and shallow fry instead. That said, I don’t batter fry chicken, either, breading and frying instead, like for a schnitzel or chicken parmesan. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-source-of-animal-protein-for-the-rest-of-your-life/991729/20 "2023-10-18T03:19:18Z")
Damn that terrible wizard! I wavered between seafood and poultry, and impulsively chose poultry because I eat lots of chicken, love turkey, and am happy to explore pigeon, quail, etc. - which to the extent I have eaten them have been delicious. But reading the answers of others and agreeing/disagreeing with their comments, I should probably have chosen seafood. If the wizard will accept a do-over, make it seafood for me. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-one-source-of-animal-protein-for-the-rest-of-your-life/991729.md?page=2)