meat

Meat is the fleshy muscle of an animal which is eaten by other animals.

• Meat is a source of protein.
• Human beings and animals both like to eat meat.
• People who don’t eat meat are vegetarians.
• The meat from a cow is called beef.
• If your doctor tells you to cut back on red meat, red meat is beef.
• The meat from a pig is called pork.
• The meat from a chicken is called chicken.
• Some people don’t consider fish to be meat, but it is still a type of meat.
• You can buy processed meat from a deli. (deli = delicatessen; a place that sells prepared food.)
• Ham, salami, and sliced turkey are popular forms of lunch meat for sandwiches.
• Spam is processed meat that comes in a can.
• A butcher is a person who works in the meat department of a grocery store.
• Do you like to eat meat? What kind of meat do you like?

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This page was published on March 27, 2017.