February 11, 2025 – Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers is leading 23 states in pushing back against dietary recommendations in the most recent “Dietary Guidelines for Americans.”
According to a release sent Monday, Hilgers says that the report lists beans, peas, and lentils as as preferred sources of protein, and lists meat, poultry, and eggs as last on the list of protein sources.
“As common-sense Americans know, animal-based protein like beef and eggs has been and continues to be a staple in a healthy diet. The Biden-Harris Administration’s radical recommendation to get protein from beans instead of beef shows why the federal government should stay out telling Americans what to eat,” said Attorney General Hilgers.
”We look forward to working with the Trump Administration to correct these out-of-touch ideas and to help Americans make science-based dietary choices,”
In the release, Attorney General Hilgers espouses the virtues of beef as a source of protein, saying that “no food has as much protein, calorie for calorie, as beef and other meats.”
The release also says that beef is an excellent source of micronutrients, which contribute to metabolic functioning, cognitive development, and hormone regulation.
The President-elect of Nebraska Cattlemen, Craig Uden, also issued a statement with Attorney General Hilgers.
“If the goal of the Dietary Guidelines is to make Americans healthier, we should consider not only the essential nutrients in beef, but also the opportunity beef provides to lower American’s caloric intake,” Uden said.
“It takes about twice the calories of beans, peas, and/or lentils to get the same amount of protein from beef. If we’re working together to keep America Healthy, there is no better protein source than beef.”
Joining Nebraska Attorney General Hilgers on the comment are attorneys general from the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
By Jackson Piercy, WOWT
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