re: 70% of supermarket ground beef contains "pink slime"

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What do you tell patients who are vegetarians?

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To find increased levels of protein wherever they can, particularly during chemo and xrad. We actually give them a chart with nutritional levels they should hit each day. Our cafeteria is accomadating to them as well.

Our "power plate", that is served daily, always has some form of meat on it, and is created to achieve those suggested levels. Unless the patient directs us otherwise.