We all need protein, Shoe, particularly the younger and the older we are. I eat eggs, seafood, peanut butter, lots of things to maintain protein levels. I just can't easily eat beef, pork, and those other kinds of red meats. It isn't a conscious choice, it's just me and my strange feelings about textures and flavors, i guess. Plus the memories of hogs and chickens and their demise left me a little rattled in that area as well.
'Course I've been accused of being strange in a lot of other areas.
Something about talking to my trees and arguing with my plants and standing in front of 10 feet tall gun totin' men who threaten to end the life of a 14 ounce stray kitten who got tangled up in his holly bush. But then that's another story for another time.
I swear, it's just the dreariest day out there. Again.