We cut back on eating meat when we found out about how the animals were being treated and how the meat was being processed.. When you think about the low quality feed these animals are receiving, it just makes the meat even less nutritional. Hormones, medications, and vaccinations given to these animals are not something we want to be consuming either. I eat eggs every day from our hens and we have some deer meat in the freezer. Nuts, beans, and some grains are excellent protein alternatives as well.