Experts agree the iron, zinc, choline, and high-quality protein packed into every bite of beef supports the fast-growing bodies and developing brains of babies and toddlers. Leslie: Beef has struggled in is that it hasn't gotten into the snack category. "They need more sort of different products to get beef into people's stomachs," she says.
Americans love beef, and always have. But when it comes to the meat they actually choose to eat, chicken takes the crown. Bloomberg’s Matt Townsend and Leslie Patton join this episode to explain how poultry came to dominate the American diet. And historian Emelyn Rude shares what the past can tell us about where the industry goes from here.
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