Some insanity from the Virgin Islands...

Now while I'm not a big fan of canned corn beef and suchlike I thought you might want to take a moment and do the math on what this stuff from one of the more affordable stores on one of the cheaper islands in the Caribbean actually costs...

Yeah, that's works out to $9.32 a pound!

What we eat...

When all is said and done we don't eat a lot of meat aboard "So It Goes". Face it, meat, as in beef/pork/lamb/chicken/etc, is not all that boat friendly...

Luckily, folks don't really need all that much meat. For instance, an adult male requires around 56 grams of protein a day which works out to a single serving of seven ounces of chicken/beef/pork.

Obviously, we in the US of A eat a lot more animal protein than we actually need.

Truth is, since most people get a lot of protein from other sources (milk products/eggs/beans/nuts/etc) hardly anyone actually needs anywhere near seven-ounces of meat a day...

That being said, from time to time I'm not all that adverse to a big steak or prime rib but it is very much a VERY occasional thing. Though, after reading about current decisions in the USA meat business I expect I'll be eating even less meat in the future.