Biden-Harris Committee Set To Push 'Plant Sources of Protein' Over Red Meat in New Dietary Guidelines—But Only After the Election
Little-known federal committee seeks to address 'branding crisis when it comes to protein'
Thomas Catenacci
October 29, 2024
A little-known federal group assembled by the Biden-Harris administration is preparing to issue dietary guidelines for Americans that will formally recommend beans, peas, and lentils take precedence over meats like chicken and beef.
Members of the 20-person Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee voiced support for both downgrading meat, poultry, and eggs and moving beans, peas, and lentils into the protein category. The preliminary directive came during a more than five-hour meeting hosted by the National Institutes of Health last week. The committee is expected to submit its recommendations, which would be in effect through 2030, to the Department of Agriculture and Department of Health and Human Services in early December, after the presidential election taking place in one week.
The draft guidelines come as environmentalists, animal rights activists, and left-leaning dietary experts continue to ramp up attacks on traditional sources of protein—such as red meat, pork, and chicken—both in the United States and across the world. Meat has been targeted by activists for its carbon footprint and impact on animals, but it is far more protein-dense than other sources of protein.
Under the proposed guidelines presented by committee chairwoman Sarah Booth, beans, peas, and lentils would leave the vegetable category and be prioritized over soy products, seafood, meats, eggs, and poultry. The previous guidelines placed meats, poultry, and eggs at the highest level of protein sources in the American diet and kept beans, peas, and lentils in the vegetable category.
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