GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Promoting lean meat as a healthy choice over items like plant-based proteins has been touted by the National Chicken Council and the Meat Institute to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, as well as the USDA to counter proposals issued by the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee.
NCC and the Meat Institute issued comments in response to the DGAC’s Scientific Report. NCC noted that it has issue with the emphasis on such items as beans, peas and lentils as more optimal proteins than chicken meat, and that chicken did not receive any. . .